Handong Global University
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한동대학교 | |
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Other name | HGU |
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| Motto | “Why Not Change the World?” |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1995 |
Religious affiliation | Nondemoniational Christian |
| President | Dosung Choi |
Academic staff | 130 |
Administrative staff | 78 |
| Undergraduates | 3,955 (2021) |
| Postgraduates | 397 (2021) |
| Location | , South Korea |
| Campus | Rural |
| Mascot | Seagull |
| Website | www |
36°6′14.6″N 129°23′17.7″E / 36.104056°N 129.388250°E
Handong Global University (Korean: 한동대학교; Hanja: 韓東大學校) is a private evangelical four-year university located in Pohang, North Gyeongsang, South Korea, with a campus of approximately 200 acres (0.81 km2).
History
[edit]The university was founded in December 1994. The founder, Song Tae-Hun, was an owner of a medium-sized company, and donated land and funds to establish a Christian university. He invited Kim Young-gil, a Christian leader who was formerly a NASA research scientist and a professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).[1]
The founder's company went bankrupt while Kim was recruiting the first professors and students. The university also met local opposition from Pohang citizens who expected the university to serve primarily Pohang residents. When it became known that the university would be a Christian university, recruiting students from all over Korea, many Pohang residents opposed its establishment. This led to lawsuits, in one of which Kim was accused of having used government subsidies for purposes which had not been officially approved. He was acquitted after spending 56 days in prison.[1]
In 2007 Handong University joined the University Twinning and Networking (UNITWIN) program, an initiative of UNESCO.[2] The university was selected as an “Advanced College Education (ACE)” institution by the Korean Ministry of Education in 2010 and 2011.[3] It was nominated as one of the 10 United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) hub universities in 2010.[4][5] As the UNAI global hub for capacity-building in higher education, the university broke ground in 2017 for the Ban Ki-moon Global Education Institute (GEI).[6][7]
In 2014, Chang Soon-Heung became the second president and announced new primary objectives for the university, framed as “Ten World-Changing Projects,”.[8]
Dosung Choi became the third president of Handong Global University in 2022.[9]
Graduate schools
[edit]- General Graduate School
- Graduate School of Education
- Graduate School of Interpretation & Translation
- Graduate School of Global Management & Leadership
- Graduate School of Counseling
- Graduate School of Computer Science
- Graduate School of Electrical Engineering
- Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering
- Handong International Law School (HILS)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kim, Phyllis Young-Ae. The Papyrus Basket: The School in the Wilderness. S.l.: Xulon, 2006. Print.
- ^ http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/ED/pdf/listnetworks3112014.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Handong Global University". Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
- ^ "UNAI Hubs | Academic Impact". Archived from the original on 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- ^ Sharma, Yojana (August 14, 2011). "GLOBAL: Leadership education gets boost through UN". University World News. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
Handong Global University had already started global entrepreneurship training, initiated by UNESCO in April 2007 as part of its University Twinning and Networking (UNITWIN) programme. And the network it built helped provide advice and expertise to other Asian countries, especially the least developed nations in the region. In particular the network's aim is to help universities learn through their links with other universities around the world. It is still early days with UNAI, said [Handong Global University] Kim, a former NASA materials scientist. It is difficult to predict how it will evolve. "But UNAI provides a wider purpose, a much broader field" for activities already started.
- ^ Nastranis, J (July 11, 2017). "UN Chief Welcomes Ban Ki-moon Global Education Institute". IDN-InDepthNews. International Press Syndicate. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ 영문 관리자 (July 12, 2017). "Handong Global University held a ground-breaking ceremony for the 'Ban Ki-moon Global Education Institute in Support of UNAI'". Handong Global University. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ "한동대학교 홈페이지에 오신것을 환영합니다". Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
- ^ Lee, Kevin (2022-02-10). "Handong Global University holds an inauguration ceremony for new President Choi Do-soung". The Korea Post (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-19.
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