Our department is a specialized academic unit dedicated to nurturing electronic engineers with international competitiveness and creativity. Since transitioning to the College of IT in 2010, we have embarked on a new era of growth and excellence. With a 56-year history that began as the Department of Electronic Engineering in 1968, our department has played a leading role in advancing Korea’s electronics, semiconductor, and information and communication industries. To date, we have produced approximately 22,000 graduates, including 10,000 professionals in major domestic and international corporations, 500 professors at universities worldwide, and 600 researchers at government-funded institutes, all of whom are key figures driving innovation in the global IT sector.

Through the recruitment of outstanding students, the dedication of our faculty, and the hard work of our students, our department has continuously secured national support for IT education and research. Since being designated as a specialized electronic engineering department in 1973, we have achieved numerous milestones, including selection as a National Policy Engineering College in the field of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1994. In 1999, we became the only department in Korea to have both its undergraduate and graduate programs simultaneously designated under the Brain Korea 21 (BK21) program in the field of Electrical, Electronic, and Computer Engineering. We have also successfully carried out major national projects such as the Nuri (New University for Regional Innovation) Program (2004–2008), the IT Convergence Talent Development Project (2009–2013, KRW 5.3 billion annually for undergraduate support), the BK21 IT Research Talent Development Project (2006–2013, KRW 3 billion annually for graduate student support), and the Smart Electronics Specialization Project (2014–2019, KRW 2.6 billion annually). Currently, we are conducting the KNU Electronic and Electrical Convergence Talent Development Project (2020–2027, KRW 20.3 billion for graduate student support) and the Regional Innovation Project (RIS) (2022–2025, KRW 1.7 billion annually).

Through these initiatives, we have enhanced the quality of education and research while establishing diverse scholarship programs, boasting a scholarship coverage rate of over 70%. We offer short-term overseas training programs to help students develop as global talents, operate exchange programs with universities such as Warsaw University of Technology, and run a dual-degree program with the University of Texas at Dallas. Additionally, we have established an industry-academic cooperation program with LG Display that provides scholarships and guaranteed employment opportunities. As a result, over 80% of our graduates secure positions at major corporations and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or pursue advanced studies at prestigious domestic and international graduate schools.

Since the 2011 academic year, we have also been operating the Mobile Engineering Contract Department in collaboration with Samsung Electronics, a world-leading company, to cultivate next-generation core talent. This program admits 30 students annually and offers specialized training for future industry leaders. Furthermore, as of 2023, our undergraduate admission quota has increased to 401 students.

Our department provides an optimal environment for nurturing global IT experts, with a well-structured curriculum covering various specialized fields, including Biomedical and Multimedia Engineering, Intelligent Systems and Control Engineering, Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic wave Engineering, Information and Communication Engineering, Semiconductor and Display Engineering, Circuit and Embedded Systems Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Signal Processing, and Artificial Intelligence Engineering. We are committed to preparing our students for the IT convergence era, ensuring they become key players in the global technology landscape.