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Department of Global Urban Sustainability & Engineering
- Overview
○ “Designing Smart, Sustainable, and Resilient Cities for the Future”
○ The Department of Global Urban Sustainability & Engineering is an interdisciplinary department that cultivates global engineering professionals capable of designing and operating sustainable urban infrastructure and smart-city systems in response to the climate crisis.
○ Built on an integrated engineering foundation spanning the full range of construction-related fields, the department combines urban engineering, transportation engineering, disaster-prevention engineering, and environmental engineering to provide future-oriented education in smart infrastructure, AI-enabled smart mobility, and climate-resilient cities.
- Educational Features
○ Global curriculum
○ Integrated education in engineering + cities + data
○ AI- and smart-city-centered education
○ Practice-oriented projects (Capstone Design)
○ Foundation for international cooperation and global career development
- Educational Objectives
○ Develop the ability to create integrated urban-infrastructure solutions addressing the climate crisis and urban problems such as flooding, urban heat islands, and traffic congestion.
○ Cultivate globally oriented interdisciplinary engineers with competencies in sustainable urban design and management.
○ Develop future-oriented technical professionals capable of leading AI- and data-driven smart-city operations.
- Ideal Graduate Profile
○ Global Urban Engineer: Global competence to understand and solve international challenges.
○ Sustainable Innovator: Innovative thinking that incorporates sustainability and environmental considerations.
○ Smart Infrastructure Specialist: Ability to design AI-, ICT-, and data-driven urban infrastructure.
○ Resilient City Planner: Specialist in urban design responding to disasters and climate change.
- Education and Research Areas
○ AI & Data-driven Urban Systems
- Urban modeling and urban AI
- GIS and spatial-data analysis
- Urban and regional planning
○ Smart Infrastructure Engineering
- Sustainable infrastructure design
- Construction and urban-infrastructure management
- Smart construction and automation technologies
○ Smart Mobility & Transportation
- Transportation engineering and planning
- Intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
- Transportation-demand analysis and future mobility
○ Climate Change & Sustainability
- Climate-responsive urban design
- Net-zero strategies
- Energy and environmental systems
○ Disaster Prevention & Resilient Cities
- Urban disaster prevention and disaster management
- Flood and inundation response
- Climate-resilient cities
Career Paths after Graduation
○ Public Sector & Policy
- Public officials in land and urban planning
- Urban and transportation policy institutions
- International organizations such as the United Nations and World Bank
○ Engineering and Industry
- Construction and engineering companies
- Transportation and smart-infrastructure companies
- Environmental and energy companies
○ Advanced Industries
- smart-city companies
- ITS and mobility companies
- AI- and data-driven urban-platform companies
○ Academia and Research
- Graduate study in fields such as urban engineering, civil engineering, transportation, and environmental engineering
- Research institutes and policy-research organizations
- Faculty
|
Name |
Research Areas |
|
Kim Su-han |
Water Supply and Sewerage Engineering |
|
Kim Yeol-woo |
Marine and Port Engineering |
|
Hong Chang-yu |
Urban Planning |
|
Kim Hyeon-su |
Urban Engineering |
|
Kim Jong-chan |
Geotechnical Engineering |
|
Kwon Yeong-man |
Geotechnical Engineering |
|
Lee Jun-hwa |
Structural Engineering |
|
Yoo Yong-jae |
Structural Engineering |
|
Hwang Yu-chan |
Structural Engineering |
|
Kim Tae-yoon |
Fire Protection Engineering |
|
Huynh Thinh |
Smart Mobility Engineering |