- Catholic University of Pusan
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president =Son Sam-seok
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students =1,200
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city =Busan
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website =http://english.cup.ac.kr/Infobox Korean name
hangul= 부산가톨릭대학교
hanja=釜山가톨릭大學校
rr=Busan Gatollik Daehakgyo
mr=Pusan Kat'ollik TaehakkyoThe Catholic University of Pusan is situated in the southeastern
South Korea n port city ofBusan . The current president is Son Sam-seok. The university is traditionally focused on nursing and health sciences, but in addition to these fields it includes schools of environmental science, business administration, computer information engineering, and social welfare. It enrolls about 1,200 students.History
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1964 , the Maryknoll School of Nursing opened under the directorship of Rita Catherine Bonin, attached to Maryknoll Sisters Hospital. It was reorganized as Maryknoll Nursing Junior College in1971 . It was renamed Pusan Catholic College in1990 . In1999 , it united with Jisan College (est.1979 ), another Catholic nursing school in Busan, to form the present-day entity of the Catholic University of Pusan.ee also
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List of colleges and universities in South Korea
*List of Korea-related topics
*Education in South Korea External links
* [http://english.cup.ac.kr/ Official school website, in English and Korean]
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