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The Korea National University of Arts affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism was established in 1993 to train professional artists with a focus on practical skills. In 1993, it opened the School of Music in Seocho-gu, Seoul, followed by the School of Drama in 1994 and the School of Film, TV & Multimedia in 1995. In 1996, the School of Dance was opened at the building in Seokgwan-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. The School of Visual Arts was installed at the Seokgwan-dong building in 1997. With the addition of the School of Korean Traditional Arts, Korea National University of Arts came to be equipped with six schools. With the goal of fostering professional artists in South Korea, it has adopted a unique entrance examination departing from the existing university entrance examinations in an effort to discover new talents. It has also focused on creating educational environment in which students can maximize their artistic potential. Although it retains a format of a school, it has been operated as an affiliate to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism since 1998 instead of the Ministry of Education. The School of Visual Arts has Department of Visual Arts, Department of Design, Department of Architecture, and Department of Art Theory. Korea National University of Arts has actively provided education for fostering international artists by running various international exchange programs and inviting globally renowned artists to teach classes.
* Source: Multilingual Glossary of Korean Art. Korea Arts Management Service
