Established to integrate and strengthen urban-related affiliated research institutes to develop the University of Seoul as a specialized university in urban sciences, conduct effective research, and provide policy materials that can be practically used by relevant departments of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, as well as promote education for Seoul city officials and foster urban research and industry-academia-government cooperation at the University of Seoul.

Established to contribute to industrial management and economic development through academic development in business-related fields and promotion of industry-academia cooperation.

Established to research domestic and international theories and practices of law, publish and disseminate the results, develop policies to solve urban social problems, and contribute to improving citizens’ lives through civic law education, while supporting the construction of a rational and effective tax system through comprehensive research on tax law, tax policy, and tax practices.

Established to analyze and propose solutions to modern social problems through theoretical and empirical research on social issues such as administration, international affairs, economics, social welfare, and taxation.

Established to provide the theoretical foundation and the most fundamental basis for research in the field of urban science, which is what the University of Seoul specializes in, through various humanities approaches centered on philosophy, history, and literature.

Established with the purpose of balanced development of theory and practice in higher education and promotion of academic research and industry-academia cooperation in the field of science and technology through creative research activities, technology development, and training of professional technical personnel.

Established to conduct basic and applied research in cutting-edge information technology fields, provide continuing education for industry technicians and technical public officials, and carry out and operate joint industry-academia-research projects.

Established to contribute to the development of science and technology and the establishment of national science through academic activities and research for the advancement of natural sciences.

Established in 1993 as an affiliate of the University of Seoul with the support of the Seoul Metropolitan Government on the occasion of Seoul’s 600th anniversary to foster and spread “Seoul studies.” The institute aims to explore the processes and forces that create and change Seoul’s places, people, events, and culture, aiming to reveal the urban universality and uniqueness of Seoul.

Established to contribute to the development of national and municipal administration as well as social progress by analyzing the causes of corruption problems, which hinder economic and social justice and are obstacles to economic development, through interdisciplinary research and suggesting policy alternatives.

Established to address the issue of rapid urbanization, which has led to the increase in the number of casualties from urban fires, and has given rise to concerns about urban safety.

Established to conduct theoretical research on local tax systems and tax policies related to local taxes, and to develop comprehensive research to establish a rational tax system corresponding to decentralized thinking.

Selected as a target for support of the 1998 Creative Research Promotion Project by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the institute efficiently conducts comprehensive research and development projects on quantum information processing technology that will lead the future information society, contributing to national business development and establishing the foundation for core technical components for the leap into a future ultra-high-speed, large-capacity information processing society.

Established to investigate and research environmental pollution status necessary to understand the local environmental situation and solve environmental problems, provide environmental technology support to businesses, and conduct environmental education and promotion projects to raise environmental conservation awareness among citizens including students and homemakers.