Ajou University

Ajou University (Korean: 아주대학교) is a private research university located in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It was founded in 1973. Ajou University started as Ajou Engineering College with the aim of exchanging technology and culture through education between France government and South Korea government.

Ajou is located on a single campus with details, affiliated research hospital, Gwanggyo Bio-Techno Valley, Samsung Electronics headquarters, CJ Blossom Park, a food bio-convergence research institute. Gyeonggi-do Pharmaceutical Association has signed MOUs with Ajou. Its School of Business is a member of both the AACSB and EFMD certification bodies.EPAS

Ajou University Hospital, an affiliated hospital of the medical school and a base hospital in Gyeonggi-do, is opening Ajou University Intermediate Care Hospital, Ajou University Pyeongtaek Hospital, Ajou University Paju Hospital. The affiliated medical center is conducting research on human aging treatment. The university aims to find biomarkers related to specific diseases and aging based on biological information such as genes, proteins, and lipid information obtained from human tissues and cells, and to use them to develop new cell therapies and gene therapy drugs that can treat senile vascular diseases and aging itself. It has established an advanced college of bio-convergence engineering that deals with the convergence of Biological engineering, medicine, pharmacy, chemistry, artificial intelligence, and mechanical engineering to help solve issues related to aging, diseases, health foods, and environmentally friendly materials, and to protect human lives.

In 2020, Ajou University in Tashkent (AUT), an international branch of Ajou, was established in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. It was made possible by the collaboration between the Uzbekistan government and Ajou University. AUT is being operated following the curriculum and learning standards of Ajou University, and students who complete the curriculum are awarded a diploma from Ajou University or AUT by their majors. AUT was conceived as a way of realizing the global citizenship of Ajou, and today it stands as a remarkable example of the successful collaboration between the Uzbekistan government and Ajou University, making noticeable impacts on higher education in Central Asia.

The university recognizes that engineering, medicine, and pharmacy are in the future. Mobility engineering majors are those that deal with applications related to mobile devices, including future car(eco-friendly and self-driving car study), drones, aviation, and space.