SKY (universities)

Seoul National University • 1895: The year when the Beopgwan Yangseongso (Judicial Training Center), the first modern legal training institution in Korea established by King Gojong, was founded. It later became one of the ten schools integrated into Seoul National University, and 1895 is recognized as the university's symbolic founding year. • August 1946: The official founding year of Seoul National University as a national university under the National Seoul National University Establishment Act. Korea University • 1905: Bosung College was established as the first modern private institution of higher education in Korea. • 1932: Bosung College moved to its current location in Anam-dong, Seoul, expanding its facilities and academic programs. • 1946 August: "Bosung College" was renamed "Korea University" and became a comprehensive university, expanding into various academic disciplines. Yonsei University • 1885: Former Institute of Severance Medical College and Hospital (later part of Yonsei University) was established. First modern hospital and academic institution built in Korea. • 1915: Yonhi College established. • 1957 January: Yonhi University and Severance Medical College and Hospital merged into Yonsei University. ==National recognition==

In 2010, it was reported that 46.3% of high government officials and 50% of CEOs of major financial industries were graduates of SKY universities. Also, over 60% of the students who passed the 2010 Korean Bar examination were graduates of SKY universities. Being admitted in one of these universities typically requires students to be within the top 1% of the Korean College Scholastic Ability Test. Hence, high schools would release lists of how many students were admitted to a SKY university each year as a mark of prestige. The term has also been applied to the music and entertainment industry due to prominent alumni, including Academy Award-winning director Bong Joon Ho and renowned opera singer Sumi Jo. The founders of three of the "big four" K-pop labels (Lee Soo-man, Park Jin-young and Bang Si-hyuk) and prominent indie-oriented labels Mystic Story (Yoon Jong-shin) and Antenna Music (You Hee-yeol) are all graduates of a SKY university. ==Concerns==

There have been a number of SKY university students who have dropped out of school to protest against South Korea's overheated academic elitism. ==In popular culture==

• SKY Castle, a 2018–2019 JTBC Friday-Saturday prime time drama, explores the employment of coordinators by parents who wish their children to enter one of the three colleges, which sometimes does not come without consequences. ==See also==