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2020 ANU System in Prospect


Vision ... To Foster human resources and character to the society
Development Goal ... To gain access to a university focusing on education of the highest level
Educational Goals
  • To Administrate a curriculum of substance
  • To Establish an operational system led by departments (school groups)
  • To Build up a support system for job finding way
  • To display Innovation regarding university culture
Research Revitalization
  • Intensify general research abilities
  • Extension of research supports in specified areas
  • Revitalization of academic-industry joint research
  • Establishment of a support system for excellent faculty
Efficient Operation of University
  • Improvement in educational and research
  • Strengthening an efficient support system
  • Strengthening an operational evaluation system
  • Expansive securing of university finance
  • Operation of a forum for university development
  • Strengthening networks with the community
  • Increasing opportunities for lifelong education and its revitalization

What is the 2020 ANU Project?
This is a project to renew Andong National University reborn as a university focused on education of the highest level by 2020. This will be made possible by ANU's deliberate performance of its role as a key university in the region, leading regional industries and culture, and by its accomplishment of educational consolidation, research revitalization, efficient operation of the university and reinforcement of networks with the community.



Seven Tasks of the 2020 ANU Project

1 Strengthening the educational infrastructure
  • Operating a curriculum of substance
  • The establishment of an operational system led by departments (school groups)
  • Revitalizing the education development center
  • Operation of the program for managing students' career
2 Reinforcement of job-finding support
  • Establishment and operation of the comprehensive human resources development center
  • Development of programs to enhance the rate of job finding
  • Support and reinforcement of the commitment to finding jobs
3 University culture innovation
  • Practice the three campaigns of ANU
    (forming environments good for studying, keeping order, and being more self confident)
  • Encouraging of faithful attendance of classes
  • Holding students' events on weekends
4 Strengthening the research support system
  • Intensifying general research abilities
  • Creating a system to promote specified areas
  • Revitalizing academic-industry joint research
  • Establishment of a support system for improving faculty
5 Improvement of the university operation system
  • Drastic improvement for supporting education and research
  • Strengthening operational evaluation, and outcome-valuing management
  • Strengthening the system for efficient financial support
  • Operation of a forum for university development
6 Expansive securing of university finance
  • Organizing a society to support ANU's development and revitalizing its operation
  • Improvement of ways to raise development funds
  • Preparation for independent management and the creation of profit-making projects
7 Strengthening the external network
  • Strengthening of networks for cooperation with the community
  • Intensifying exchanges with outside organizations and various publicity activities for ANU
  • Increasing opportunities for lifelong education and its revitalization