U1 University is a private university located in Yeongdong-eup,
Yeongdong County
Yeongdong County is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The county should not be confused with the similarly named Yeongdong region.
During the Korean War, this county was the site of the No Gun Ri Massacre.
Climate
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,
North Chungcheong
North Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청북도, ''Chungcheongbuk-do''), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Hoseo region in the s ...
province,
South Korea
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. It employs around 65 full-time instructors. Although traditionally focused on
engineering
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, the university now offers degree programs in a range of fields including English as an international language,
leisure studies
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The National Recreation and Park Association is the national organization in ...
, and
special education
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.
History
The Geumgang Educational Foundation received governmental permission to establish the college in 1993, and the first students were welcomed into Youngdong Engineering College (영동공과대학) on March 8, 1994. It became a university in the following year, and changed its name to simply Youngdong University on December 1, 1997.
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
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External links
Official website
Universities and colleges in North Chungcheong Province
Yeongdong County
Educational institutions established in 1994
1994 establishments in South Korea
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