Korea Maritime and Ocean University

KMOU is the only maritime-specialized university in Korea, leading the marine industry, which is the core industry of Korea, and contributing to the nation's economy. Since its foundation in 1945, we have educated many marine human resources focusing on the fields of maritime affairs, engineering, sciences and social sciences.

There are no boundaries or obstacles which KMOU cannot overcome as we live in the ocean. Over Korea to the world! KMOU plays a central role in helping Korea navigate through the five oceans and six continents. KMOU, based on Jinhae Marine Officer School established in 1919, was developed in 1945 by Dr. Lee Si-Hyeong who pursued Korea’s development through the sea. The footprint made by KMOU for the past 90 years is just the history of Korea’s development and growth in the sea.

KMOU is the place where young people, who want to challenge the ocean, study and research. They want to pour their passion to the ocean, which is the future of the people of the world. Based on KMOU's traditional honor and prestige, we pursue our goal of being the world class maritime research oriented university and training the future global ocean leader. KMOU campus has world-class facilities and infrastructures. The construction of the ocean cluster in cooperation with related public institutes will help KMOU to contribute to more creative and forward-looking marine education and research.

The university is one of the earliest and prestigious national post-secondary educational institutions in South Korea, and the only post-secondary institution that specializes in maritime sciences and engineering.

Please watch KMOU's future direction as we lead Korea's marine education and the globalization of marine studies. We will be reborn as the world-class think-tank contributing to the realization of new marine world equipped with advanced technologies.

Especially, alumni of this university who made their careers with the sea have, through their painstaking efforts in all maritime affairs, played a vital role in making our country one of the top ten ocean-going countries in the world.

The advanced countries of the world have already entered an era of competition over resources that the ocean provides, such as logistic routes, minerals, foods, tourism, energy, etc. Now we must turn our focus from the continent to the ocean and prepare ourselves for competition in the ocean age.

Young men and women who dream of a bright future!Citizens who love Korea Maritime and Ocean University!The ocean is our new continent. The wide blue sea is open to the future of the human race.Put aside a land-oriented bias and discover an area of limitless possibility in the ocean.Discover the opportunities and challenges of the ocean, which is even bigger than the combined continents.At the center of the new ocean age stands Korea Maritime and Ocean University.