What is Window on America?

Window on America

“Window on America” (WoA) began in 2005 as an information outreach initiative. WoA provides U.S. Government publications - available in both English and Korean - to well-known institutions throughout Korea.

WoA works as an ongoing partnership between the U.S. Embassy Seoul and the hosting institution which provides materials to that location. The hosting institution offers an ideal place for the publications, and maintains the WoA bookshelves. The Embassy is responsible for providing the materials.

Forty-five "Window on America" book-shelves are currently established throughout the Korean peninsula. An electronic version of the WoA map is available for those who want to locate a Window on America nearby.

The Embassy also presents “Digital-Window on America,” an online library for U.S. Government publications. While “WoA” physically serves as an information outreach project, “D-WoA” maintains the information on the web for a greater audience with internet access.

Both WoA and D-WoA are designed to reach out to the public and provide them with a closer look into the United States. The Embassy hopes that these programs will help better the understandings between Korea and the United States.

45th Window on America

Korea Military Academy
Established: 2011-05-17 |  Founded: 1946 (Public)

44th Window on America

National Library of Korea
Established: 2009-12-15 | Founded: 1945 (Public)

43rd Window on America

Korea Aerospace University Library
Established: 2009-04-15 | Founded: 1952 (Private)

42nd Window on America

Jeju Halla Library
Established: 2009-03-03 | Founded: 2008 (Public)

41st Window on America

National Assembly Library
Established: 2008-06-10 | Founded: 1952 (Public)

40th Window on America

Pohang University of Science & Technology
Established: 2008-05-29 | Founded: 1986 (Private)

39th Window on America

Keimyung University
Established: 2008-05-29 | Founded: 1954 (Private)

38th Window on America

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Established: 2008-05-08 | Founded: 1984 (Public)

37th Window on America

Chonbuk University
Established: 2008-05-02 | Founded: 1947 (Public)

36th Window on America

Wonkwang University
Established: 2008-05-01 | Founded: 1946 (Private)

35th Window on America

Sookmyung Women's University
Established: 2008-04-21 | Founded: 1906 (Private)

34th Window on America

Gyeonggido Institute for Foreign Language Education
Established: 2008-03-06 | Founded: 1995 (Public)

33rd Window on America

Republic of Korea Naval Academy
Established: 2008-02-14 | Founded: 1945 (Public)

32nd Window on America

Dongeui University
Established: 2008-02-13 | Founded: 1966 (Private)

31st Window on America

Munhwa Ilbo
Established: 2007-09-20 | Founded: 1991 (Private)

30th Window on America

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Established: 2007-08-14 | Founded: 1954 (Private)

29th Window on America

Hanyang University
Established: 2007-07-11 | Founded: 1939 (Private)

28th Window on America

Pyungtaek University
Established: 2007-06-05 | Founded: 1912 (Private)

27th Window on America

Yonsei University
Established: 2007-05-10 | Founded: 1885 (Private)

26th Window on America

Korea University
Established: 2007-04-17 | Founded: 1905 (Private)

25th Window on America

Cheongju University in Chungbuk
Established: 2007-04-04 | Founded: 1946 (Private)

24th Window on America

Chungbuk National University
Established: 2007-04-04 | Founded: 1951 (Public)

23rd Window on America

Daejin University
Established: 2007-03-14 | Founded: 1984 (Private)

22nd Window on America

Paichai University
Established: 2007-02-27 | Founded: 1885 (Private)

21st Window on America

Hannam University
Established: 2007-02-27 | Founded: 1956 (Private)

20th Window on America

Kyeongsang National University
Established: 2007-02-01 | Founded: 1948 (Public)

19th Window on America

Kyungbuk National University
Established: 2007-01-24 | Founded: 1951 (Public)

18th Window on America

Yeongnam University
Established: 2007-01-24 | Founded: 1967 (Private)

17th Window on America

Sogang University
Established: 2007-01-23 | Founded: 1956 (Private)

16th Window on America

Korean Polytechnic University
Established: 2007-01-19 | Founded: 2005 (Public)

15th Window on America

Sungkyunkwan University
Established: 2006-12-06 | Founded: 1398 (Private)

14th Window on America

Ewha Woman's University
Established: 2006-10-06 | Founded: 1886 (Private)

13th Window on America

Hallym University
Established: 2006-09-29 | Founded: 1982 (Private)

12th Window on America

Kangwon National University
Established: 2006-09-29 | Founded: 1947 (Public)

11th Window on America

Seoul Youth Center for Cultural Exchange
Established: 2006-08-04 | Founded: 2000 (Private)

10th Window on America

Pukyong National University
Established: 2006-07-05 | Founded: 1996 (Public)

9th Window on America

Dong-a University
Established: 2006-07-05 | Founded: 1946 (Private)

8th Window on America

Cheju National University
Established: 2006-05-26 | Founded: 1951 (Public)

7th Window on America

Chungnam National University
Established: 2006-05-16 | Founded: 1952 (Public)

6th Window on America

Korea National University of Education
Established: 2006-05-15 | Founded: 1985 (Public)

5th Window on America

Gwangju University
Established: 2006-03-31 | Founded: 1980 (Private)

4th Window on America

Chonnam National University
Established: 2006-03-31 | Founded: 1952 (Public)

3rd Window on America

Pusan National University
Established: 2006-02-22 | Founded: 1946 (Public)

2nd Window on America

Korea National Defense University
Established: 2005-09-22 | Founded: 1955 (Public)

1st Window on America

Seoul National University
Established: 2005-08-25 | Founded: 1945 (Public)