Kangnam University (Korean: 강남대학교) is a private university in Yongin, South Korea.
Motto | Worship of God and Love for One's neighbors |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1946 |
President | Yun Shin-il |
Undergraduates | 10,473 (as of 2011) |
Postgraduates | 601 (as of 2011) |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | blue |
Mascot | white sheep |
Website | http://www.kangnam.ac.kr |
Kangnam University | |
Hangul | 강남대학교 |
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Hanja | 江南大學校 |
Revised Romanization | Gangnam Daehakgyo |
McCune–Reischauer | Kangnam Taehakkyo |
Founded July 1, 1946 by Reverend Yi Ho-bin as the Choong-ang Theology Institute, the school initially met at a lecture hall in the local YMCA in Seoul, South Korea. The university holds the spirit of Gyeongcheonanein, which means 'to worship the heavens and love mankind'. The institution eventually moved in 1967 to Jangsa-dong in Seoul and then to the Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu in 1974.
In 1976, the school was renamed the Kangnam Social Welfare School; the name, which the university kept to this day, comes from its city ward at the time. In 1980, the school moved to its present location in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Kangnam received its university accreditation in 1992.
EverLine has a station nearby.
Colleges
edit- Liberal Arts College
- College of International Studies
- College of Business Administration
See also
editExternal links
edit- Official website (in English)
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