Sehan University is a private university located in
Yeongam County
Yeongam () is a city and county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Bordered with Mokpo and Naju to the north, Jangheung County to the east, and Haenam and Gangjin to the south, Yeongam County comprises two '' eups'' and nine '' myeons'', popul ...
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South Jeolla
South Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollanam-do''; ), also known as Jeonnam, is a province of South Korea. South Jeolla has a population of 1,902,324 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Honam region at the southwestern tip of the Korean ...
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. The current president is Lee Gyeong-sue (이경수), who has led the university since its founding in 1994.
Academics
Six colleges oversee the university's undergraduate offerings: Teacher Training, Art and Physical Education, Public Health, Engineering, Police and Fire, and Humanities. There is a general graduate school, offering graduate training in many of these fields, and specialized graduate schools of Industrial Technology, Business Administration, Social Welfare, Public Health, and Education.
History
The school opened in 1994 as Daebul Industrial College (대불공과대학). It became a university the following year.
Notable people
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Seo In-guk
Seo In-guk (; born October 23, 1987) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He launched his singing career after winning the talent reality show ''Superstar K'' in 2009, and made his acting breakthrough in ''Reply 1997'' (2012). Since ...
, actor and singer
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Yoon Kyun-sang
Yoon Kyun-sang (born March 31, 1987) is a South Korean actor who drew attention with his supporting roles in the television series ''Pinocchio'' (2014), ''Six Flying Dragons'' (2015–2016) and '' The Doctors'' (2016). He then played lead roles i ...
, actor and model
See also
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List of colleges and universities in South Korea
This is a list of institutions of higher education in South Korea.
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*Agricultural Cooperative College – Goyang, Gyeonggi
*Ajou Motor College – Boryeong, South Chungcheong
* Ajou University – Suwon, Gyeonggi
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Education in South Korea
Education in South Korea is provided by both public schools and private schools. Both types of schools receive funding from the government, although the amount that the private schools receive is less than the amount of the state schools.
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External links
Official school website, in Korean and Chinese
Universities and colleges in South Jeolla Province
1994 establishments in South Korea
Educational institutions established in 1994
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