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| Korea National University of Arts (KNUA) was established by law in 1993. In 1990, the Ministry of
Culture and Tourism of Korea announced a 'Ten-Year Project for the Cultural Development,' and the foundation of
a national arts institution was the crucial provision of this project. Until the early 1980s, in Korea, there
was no specialized university that devoted its entire curriculum to various artistic endeavors. Therefore, many
budding artists who wanted to continue their artistic search through professional trainings went abroad. The
announcement of the foundation of the national university of arts in 1993 was thus the revelation and
manifestation of artistic prosperity in Korea. In the history of arts education in Korea, and also in Asia, KNUA
occupies a special place. It is the only national university in Asia dedicate exclusively to preparing talented
young artists for the professions of all artistic genres. KNUA encompasses all disciplines of arts including
music, dance, theatre, film, TV, animation, fine art, design, architecture, and Korean traditional arts. KNUA
is unique in its broad disciplinary scope and in its character as a conservatory-type of university. It consists
of six independent but correlative schools: the School of Music, the School of Drama, the School
of Film, TV & Multimedia, the School of Dance, the School of Visual Arts, and the School of Korean Traditional
Arts. Under this innovative and cooperative spirit, KNUA offers Bachelor's and Master's degree program while
providing pre-school training program for promising young students. As of 2003, students enrolled in KNUA are
about 2600, and more than 730 professors and lecturers are teaching in the newest studios and classrooms.
Korea National University of Arts is the most comprehensive and the most concentrated arts institution that
provides face-to-face teaching with professional orientation. Celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2002, it looks
forward to continuing to be a part of an international network of creative arts institutions that shape the world
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| 2002 |
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Appointment of the fourth president of KNUA (Geon-yong Lee) |
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| 2001 |
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Appointment of the third Provost (Bong-ryol Kim) |
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| 1999 |
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Completion of the Seocho-dong campus and the relocation of the School of Music and the School of Dance in Seocho-dong Campus |
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| 1998 |
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Opening of the School of Korean Traditional Arts |
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| 1997 |
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Opening of the School of Visual Arts |
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| 1997 |
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Appointment of the second Provost (Yun-cheol Kim) |
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| 1996 |
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Opening of the School of Dance |
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| 1995 |
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Opening of the School of Film, TV & Multimedia |
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| 1994 |
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Opening of the School of Drama |
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| 1993 |
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Opening of KNUA with an opening of the School of Music |
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| 1992 |
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Inauguration of the first President of KNUA (Kang-sook Lee) / Appointment of the first Provost (Geon-yong Lee) |
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| 1991 |
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Proclamation of the Presidential Decree for the Foundation of the Korean National University of Arts (Presidential Decree No. 13528) |
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| 1990 |
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Announcement of the foundation of the national arts institution as part of a 'Ten-Year Project for the Cultural Development' by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism |
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