In 2020, Seoul National University undertook the 「SNU 10-10 project」. The project aimed to provide focused support towards academic fields within the university with extensive potential and research competency for their development into world respected levels.

Various academic fields within SNU have applied, supporting their application with evidence of research competency and future development plans. The selection process was very competitive. To ensure a professional and fair selection process, academics with respected achievements and experiences, such as Nobel prize laureates and chancellors of world-renowned universities, consisted the selection panel. The panel, joined by former chancellors of domestic and international universities with esteemed reputation, comprised the final selection committee. The selection committee through a strict and thorough process, selected 20 final academic fields within SNU with the competency to develop into an internationally competitive level as an academic field.

The selected 20 fields will receive substantial evaluation and diagnosis from third party professionals and academics. Based on this information, each field will synthesize strategies to achieve improvements in their research quality and impact. Each academic field will then freely conduct various undertakings in order to achieve their set goals.

In 2020, Seoul National University undertook the 「SNU 10-10 project」. The project aimed to provide focused support towards academic fields within the university with extensive potential and research competency for their development into world respected levels.

Through the SNU 10-10 initiative, Seoul National University intends to further extend their insight into which fields have the potential to be part of the forefront in world development. Furthermore, Seoul National University seeks to understand what is required to fulfill each fields potential not only to further the University into a world-competitive institution but instead a world-leading one.