Yeoju Institute of Technology (or YIT) is a private higher educational institution in
Yeoju County
Yeoju () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Yeoju was a county but was raised to the status of a city in September 2013. Together with the neighboring city of Icheon, it is known as a major cente ...
, southeastern
Gyeonggi
Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
province,
South Korea
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. As of 2012 the status of the institution has changed to a university. Several four-year programs have been established such as the school's nursing program. Yeoju University has begun to develop an international studies program. A big number of students from China, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, and Burma have enrolled. These students mainly attend the college for Korean language training. Yeoju University is famous for its educational programs in Architecture, Civil engineering, Renewable energy development, Management and marketing.
There are many "foreign instructors and professors" employed at institute. A small extension campus is located in neighboring
Icheon
Icheon () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Together with Yeoju, Icheon is known as a center of South Korean ceramic manufacturing and is a UNESCO City of Crafts and Folk Art. Other famous local products include peaches and rice. Loc ...
City, at a
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/ KCC plant. The school has a strong focus on automotive technology, but offers training in a variety of other fields, including
ceramic
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design, a field which is of considerable economic importance in Yeoju and Icheon.
History
The school was established by the Dongshin Educational Foundation. Governmental permission was received in 1992. The school admitted its first entering class in March 1993. It was known at that time as Yeoju Industrial Technical College, taking its present name two years later in 1995. The first international sisterhood relationship was established in the intervening year (1994), with
Salt Lake Community College
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in the United States.
Sister colleges
In addition to Salt Lake Community College, YIT maintains relationships with schools in several countries. These include
Houghton College and
Utah Valley University
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in the United States,
British Columbia Institute of Technology in Canada, the
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in the United Kingdom, the
University of Newcastle in Australia,
Osaka Industrial University in Japan, and
Kyung Hee University
Kyung Hee University (abbreviated to KHU) (Hangul: 경희대학교; Hanja: 慶熙大學校) is a private research university in South Korea with campuses in Seoul and Suwon. Founded in 1949, it is widely regarded as one of the best universities i ...
in Korea.
In addition,
Yeoju Technical Institute in Tashkent
Yeoju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Yeoju was a county but was raised to the status of a city in September 2013. Together with the neighboring city of Icheon, it is known as a major center of contemporary South Korean ceramics, ...
( uz, Toshkent shahridagi Yodju texnika instituti) in Uzbekistan was established in the cooperation with the Korean Yeoju Institute of Technology. A joint venture in the form of a Limited Liability Company “Yeoju Technical Institute in Tashkent” started its operation from September 2018 on the basis of a license OT 0002 issued by the State Inspectorate for Supervision of Quality in Education under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
See also
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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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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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References
External links
* (Korean, English, Japanese)
Vocational education in South Korea
Universities and colleges in Gyeonggi Province
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