University of Ulsan

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The University of Ulsan (UOU; Korean: 울산대학교) is a private university in Nam-gu, Ulsan, South Korea. The founder of the University of Ulsan is Chung Ju-yung, the founder of Hyundai Group. It was founded on February 19, 1969 as the Ulsan Institute of Technology. The university was expanded into a four-year university on March 1, 1985. The university currently has approximately 10,500 students enrolled.

The city of Ulsan has been recognized as the Korean city which was built around the corporate base of the multinational Hyundai conglomerate. Thus, the Hyundai Conglomerate announced its plan to give 40 billion won to assist a variety of university-industry cooperation projects.

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