Youngsan University of Seonstudies is a private religious university located in
Yeonggwang County
Yeonggwang County (''Yeonggwang-gun'') is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Speciality
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,
South Jeolla
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province,
South Korea
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. It offers graduate and undergraduate training in
Won Buddhism and related matters.
History
The predecessor of the university was founded on April 1, 1927, as Youngsan
Hagwon (영산학원/靈山學院), a private academy for training
Won Buddhist clergy. It closed down for three years at the end of
World War II
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, from 1944 to 1947, and again during the
Korean War
, date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...
from 1950 to 1952. It closed down once again in 1957, to be reopened as a religious school recognized by the government in 1964. 1964 is thus recognized by some as the date of the school's actual founding. The school became a college in 1986, and a university in 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
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Education in South Korea
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External links
Official school website, in Korean
Religious organizations based in South Korea
Universities and colleges in South Jeolla Province
Buddhist universities and colleges in South Korea
1927 establishments in Korea
Educational institutions established in 1927
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