Students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering hold a technology exchange session at Singapore Polytechnic in July. [Yeungnam University of Science and Technology]
Students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering hold a technology exchange session at Singapore Polytechnic in July. [Yeungnam University of Science and Technology]

Yeungnam University of Science and Technology announced Monday that all five departments subject to the 2025 academic year operational review of its bachelor's degree advanced major program received S ratings — the highest possible grade.

The departments of mechanical engineering, cybersecurity, software content, social welfare service, and health and medical administration each scored 90 points or above on the final converted scale.

With every evaluated department meeting the S rating threshold, the university said the results affirmed its capacity to operate the advanced major program and its standards of education quality management.

Particularly notable, the university said, was that departments spanning engineering and IT on one hand, and social welfare and healthcare on the other, all received top marks — reflecting strong performance across entirely different academic fields.

The review was conducted on a 100-point scale across 15 indicators: three at the institutional level — covering performance against the university's operational plan, organizational support, and the track record of the program's steering committee — and 12 at the departmental level, including organizational support, curriculum design and delivery, student enrollment rates, and graduate employment rates.

The bachelor's degree advanced major program is a curriculum designed to allow graduates who have earned an associate degree at a junior college to obtain a full bachelor's degree through advanced study in their major field.

Building on these results, the university said it plans to strengthen curricula tailored to each department's characteristics and to continuously reinforce support systems at both the institutional and departmental levels.

"We will continue to do our utmost to enhance the educational competitiveness unique to Yeungnam University of Science and Technology — through curricula that reflect the characteristics of each major, systematic student support, and ongoing education quality management — so that our students can grow into specialized professionals in their respective fields," said University President Lee Jae-yong.


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