Calvin University is a
Presbyterian
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-affiliated university in
South Korea
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. The campus is located in Giheung-Gu,
Yongin
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City,
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, to the south of Seoul.
Academic departments
Undergraduate
*Theology
*Missionary Work
*Preschool Gospel Education
*Church Music
History
The school was established as the Evening School of Theology (야간신학교) in Seoul in 1954. It became a full seminary in 1962, and a four-year college (Calvin Theological College) in 1976. The current campus was purchased in 1980. A missionary research institute was established in 1989. The school formally became a university in 1997, and the graduate school was founded in 1999.
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 school website, in Korean
Educational institutions established in 1954
Universities and colleges in Gyeonggi Province
1954 establishments in South Korea
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