A
private university, Kyung Hee has a comprehensive education
system encompassing all grades from kindergarten to graduate
school. Founded in 1949 as a two-year college, Kyung Hee
established a four-year university at the Seoul Campus
in 1952. The Global Campus at Suwon opened in 1979, followed
by the Kwangnung Campus in 1984.
As Kyung Hee moves toward its 60th
anniversary in 2009, it ascertains prestige as a university
of significance and infinite possibility despite its
short history of only half a century. It has appointed
the next fifty years as the second Renaissance for leading
forward. As Kyung Hee reaches for its goal of expanding
to the competitive university, it is concentrating its
efforts on strengthening the core capacity in the fields
of education, internationalization, research, and university
management.
Besides, Kyung Hee strives to bridge
cultural and social gaps by promoting mutual understanding
and prosperity. As a result, it encourages frequent
exchanges with sister schools overseas to facilitate
the exchange of ideas. These activities spread a shared
belief in the value of learning.
Chancellor-Founder
Dr. Young-Seek Choue championed the pursuit of breaking
the barriers that insulate academia from society. This
belief materialized itself in the university’s founding
philosophy, “The Creation of a Civilized World” and the
University Motto, “Democratization of School, Ideas, and
Living.” In keeping with this drive for civilized culture
and democracy through education, Kyung Hee has cultivated
a strong relationship with the United Nations, charting
the establishment of the United Nations’ Day and Year
of Peace.
(As of October, 2009)
Student Enrollment : 22,907
Undergraduate :
19,923
Graduate :
2,984
University Administration
- Chancellor-Founder: Dr. Young Seek Choue
- President: Dr. Inwon Choue
Three Campuses
- Seoul Campus: 245 acres
- Global Campus: 510 acres, 25 miles south of Seoul
- Kwangnung Campus (Graduate Institute of Peace Studies): 12 acres, 25 miles north of Seoul
Seoul
Campus: College of Humanities, College of Law, College
of Politics and Economics, College of Business Administration,
College of Hotel and Tourism Management, College
of Science, College of Human Ecology, College of
Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, College
of Dentistry, College of Pharmacy, College of Nursing
Science, College of Music, College of Fine Art,
College of Arts and Design
- School of Dance (15 Colleges in total)
Global
Campus (Suwon): College of Electronics and Information,
College of Advanced Technology, College of Environment
and Applied Chemistry, College of Life Sciences,
College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, College
of Management and International Relations, College
of Foreign Languages and Literature, College of
Art and Design, College of Physical Education (9
Colleges in total)
