- Chosun University
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This article is about the university in Gwangju, South Korea. For the Chongryon-affiliated school in Tokyo, Japan, see Korea University (Japan).
Chosun University Established 1946 Students 32,000 Undergraduates 20,000 Postgraduates 2,480 Location Gwangju Website chosun.ac.kr Chosun University Hangul 조선대학교 Hanja 朝鮮大學校 Revised Romanization Joseon Daehakgyo McCune–Reischauer Chosŏn Taehakkyo Chosun University is one of the oldest and most prestigious private universities in South Korea. Its campus is situated in Gwangju metropolitan city, in southwestern South Korea. The current president is Joen Ho-Jong. Around 32,000 students are enrolled.
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Academics
Undergraduate courses are offered through the university's 14 Colleges: Humanities, Business, Education, Electronics and Information Engineering, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Physical Education, Foreign Studies, Arts and Design, Law, Engineering, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. Graduate courses, which cover most of these same areas, are offered through the various departments of the Graduate School. Medicine was offered at undergraduate level until 2007. From 2009, medicine is offered at graduate level.
History
Chosun University was founded by the Chosun College Founders' Association. The Association was formed in May 1946, and rapidly gained members throughout Chungcheong, Jeolla, and Jeju provinces. According to the school website,[1] "membership rose to more than 72,000 by the end of 1947." The first classes of the school, then called Kwangju Evening Academy, were held on September 29, 1946. It was renamed Chosun Academy shortly thereafter, and became a college in 1948. It became a university at the beginning of the 1953 school year, at which time the graduate school was also established.
Sister schools
Chosun University maintains sisterhood ties with a large number of institutions: 70 internationally, and 42 domestically.[2] Countries involved include Australia, China, Colombia, Egypt, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States, and Vietnam.
See also
- List of colleges and universities in South Korea
- List of Korea-related topics
- Education in South Korea
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Coordinates: 35°08′32″N 126°55′59″E / 35.14222°N 126.93306°E
Categories:- Universities and colleges in Gwangju
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