Purpose of Establishment

Mission

SNUSR is a platform for generating activities of social values.

It aims to foster human resources that contribute to society through social responsibility activities by the University based on its expertise.
It contributes to Korea's cooperation and sustainable development and the global community.
  • SNUSR is a platform that promotes various social responsibility activities of Seoul National University.
  • SNUSR delves into the University's role in creating social values and contributing to our society and puts social responsibility into action.
  • SNUSR fulfills its role as a member of the University while delivering social responsibility activities based on knowledge and expertise.
  • SNUSR discovers, plans, and supports educational, research, and practical activities for the University's social responsibility.
  • SNUSR fosters socially contributing human resources who have a sense of responsibility for a better society with expertise and excellence.
  • SNUSR contributes to the cooperation and sustainable development of local communities, the country, and the global society through social responsibility activities.

Vision

All members of Seoul National University participate and lead the knowledge-based social responsibility in Korea and the world.

SNUSR aims to be an institution that provides opportunities for social responsibility activities that all members of Seoul National University, including students, professors, staff, and alumni, can participate in.
SNUSR expects to become a leading institution that attempts and pioneers social responsibility activities based on the University's expertise.
SNUSR aims to be a global hub for social responsibility of universities that connects and shares various social responsibility activities at home and abroad and finds solutions together.

Core Values

Social Obligation
  • Social obligation awareness: SNUSR explores and delves into issues worldwide with sincerity and passion while recognizing the University's responsibility.
  • Thorough consideration and execution, SNUSR carefully deliberates and reviews social responsibility activities beforehand and afterward. We evaluate how the actions take place to add social value aiming to deliver the best outcome.
Innovative Expertise
  • SNUSR explores how to create social values through building expertise and knowledge and collaborates with diverse members of SNU and other actors to achieve the goal.
  • Innovative perspectives and challenges: SNUSR explores new approaches to social responsibility and challenges the status quo while experimenting with better ways to practice in the field.
Continuous Cooperation
  • Continuity of social responsibility activities: SNUSR continues to work on social responsibility activities, endeavoring to reach meaningful outcomes.
  • Focusing on recipients' perspective: SNUSR sees issues from the perspective of the underprivileged and tries to find the best solution for the recipients.
Warm Inclusivity
  • Respect for diversity: SNUSR acknowledges the diversity of people and social issues and respects their values and meanings.
  • Expanding participation opportunities: SNUSR works to provide better opportunities and make it easier for more people to get involved.