Brief History
1990 Jun. 25 Announcement of the founding of a national art school (as a part of the Ten-Year Project for Cultural Development by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism) 1991 Dec. 30 Proclamation of the Presidential Decree for the Founding of Korea National University of Arts (Presidential Decree No. 13528) 1992 Sep. 17 Enactment of KNUA Regulations Oct. 30 Confirmation of the organization of KNUA (the day of the official founding of the university) Nov. 16 Appointment of Professor of Music, Lee Kang-sook from SNU as the first Principal 1993 Mar. 8 Opening of KNUA, a specialized art institute with world-class faculty and facilities Mar. 8 Opening of School of Music, the first Conservatory-type school of music in Korea
1994 Mar. 3 Opening of the School of Drama, and opening of the Graduate Program of the School of Music) 1995 Mar. 8 Opening of School of Film, TV & Multimedia, the first ever in Korea dedicated to the training of specialists in the field of film and media 1996 Feb. 28 Relocated the campus to Seokgwan-dong Mar. 4 Opening of School of Dance, the first institution of higher education for dance 1997 Mar. 3 Opening of School of Visual Arts and of the Graduate Program in the School of Drama 1998 Mar. 9 Opening of the School of Korean Traditional Arts (Completion of KNUA organization of the six Schools) Sep. 25 Amendment of the Decree to extend the years required for graduation to two more years Sep. 28 Revision of the title from Principal to President, appointment of Lee Kang-sook as the first President (who was reappointed for the second and third time) 1999 Feb. 11 Amendment of KNUA regulations to grant Bachelor degree in the arts Mar. 2 Opening of the three-year graduate program in the School of Music and Drama and the two-year graduate program in the School of Film, TV, and Multimedia, and of the Korean Traditional Arts
Sep. 21 Completion of construction at the Seocho-dong campus (relocation of the Schools of Music and Dance) 2000 Mar. 2 Opening of the three-year graduate program in the School of Dance and Visual Arts, and opening of the certificate program in the School of Korean Traditional Arts 2002 Mar. 1 Appointment of Professor Lee Geon-yong as the fourth President Oct. 28 Amendment of KNUA regulations to implement course duration from 4 to 5 years, and introduction of the special admission procedures 2005 Sep. 1 Establishment of Korean National Institute for the Gifted in Arts to function as the hub center to discover and train artistically gifted prodigies 2006 Mar. 1 Appointment of Professor Hwang Chi-woo as the fifth President Oct. 9 Completion of the 2nd school building in Seokgwan-dong 2007 Mar. 5 Opening of Interschool Division. The education for Art and Technology was established and tested starting in the later half of 2008.
Apr. 20 Proclamation of the vision for KNUA and opening of the New Campus at Seokgwan-dong 2008 Aug. 1 Founding of Korean National Institute for the Gifted in Arts, the first to be supported by the government based on laws concerning the education of the gifted children Sep. 27 Entrance ceremony for the artistically gifted in the field of visual arts 2009 Aug. 13 Appointment of Professor Jongwon Park as the sixth president
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