Far East University
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Far East University |
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Motto | 성실, 창조, 협동 (Sincerity, Creativity, Cooperation) |
Established | 1994 |
Type | Private |
President | Taek-hee Lyu |
Faculty | 60 |
Undergraduates | 1,300 |
Location | Eumseong County, North Chungcheong, South Korea |
Campus | Rural, 64,000 m² |
Website | www.kdu.ac.kr |
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Hangul: |
극동대학교
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Hanja: |
極東大學校
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Revised Romanization: | Geukdong Daehakgyo |
McCune-Reischauer: | Kŭkdong Taehakkyo |
Far East University is located in Gamgok-myeon, Eumseong County, North Chungcheong province, South Korea. It was founded in 1994 by Dr. Taek-hee Lyu. The school flower is the chrysanthemum.
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[edit] History
When it first opened its doors on March 5, 1994, the school was a technical college known as Far East Information College (극동정보대학). It became a university in 1998, and the first graduate programs began in 2000.
[edit] Organization
The undergraduate courses of Far East University are divided among eight colleges and seven independent departments:
- College of Management
- Department of Hotel Tourism
- College of Broadcasting and Multimedia
- College of Social Welfare
- College of Law
- College of Information Communication
- College of Design
- College of Teaching
- Department of Secondary School Special Education
- Department of English
- Department of Japanese
- Department of Chinese
- Department of Theater
- Department of Sports and Leisure
- Department of Electronic Commerce
Graduate courses are divided among four graduate schools:
- General Graduate School
- Graduate School of Business Administration
- Graduate School of Education
- Graduate School of Industrial Information
[edit] See also
- Education in South Korea
- List of colleges and universities in South Korea
- List of Korea-related topics