Korea National Defense University

Korea National Defense University (KNDU) is the preeminent research and educational institute that leads national security initiatives. KNDU educates national security professionals that can actively manage the ever-changing security landscape and educational environment while developing security policies. Our institution, founded on August 15th, 1955, has two graduate school courses, the National Security College, and the Graduate School of Defense Management. The Duty Training Center is in charge of short term duty education of military and civilian personnel. Also, institutions affiliated to the KNDU include the Research Institute of National Security Affairs, the PKO Center, and the KNDU Library, all characterized by KNDU’s role and responsibility of ensuring national security. Today’s security and education environment is rapidly changing. KNDU aims to establish its prestige as ‘the best national security education and research institute’, meeting the changes in the era of knowledge information and globalization, while congregating the knowledge and efforts of faculty, students, and graduates. KNDU shall make its best efforts in training professionals in the national defense and security field. Also, we shall strive to improve existing education policies and conditions in order to promote ‘quality education’ that better meets the needs of the people and national defense demand in military and non-military fields. Moreover, KNDU shall reinforce its capacity through cooperation and exchange between universities and related institutions both domestic and abroad.