WINNERS GALLERY

Incheon National University (INU) has been awarded the top prize in the National Flagship University category at the 2025 16th Korea National Brand Awards (NYF K-NBA) for the fourth consecutive year.

The Korea National Brand Awards are hosted by the New York Festivals (NYF), one of the world’s top three advertising festivals. The awards recognize leading Korean brands across various fields each year based on the National Brand Competitiveness Index.

Since its establishment in 1979 as a private university, INU has undergone an unprecedented level of transformation and innovation in Korea’s higher education landscape. Key milestones include its transition to a municipal university in 1994, becoming a national university corporation in 2013, the relocation of its campus from Jemulpo to Songdo International City in 2009, and the merger with Incheon Technical College in 2010.

President Jong-Tae Park, who took office in 2021, stated, “As the national university representing Incheon, INU is striving to rank among the top 10 national universities in Korea and the top 100 universities globally. We are actively implementing strategies such as building an interdisciplinary collaborative research system and strengthening industry-academia cooperation and social contribution. Recently, we have also been receiving positive recognition from abroad, marking our growth as a global university.”