Gangwon Provincial College
Encyclopedia
Gangwon Provincial College, GPC, is a public college in Gangneung City, Gangwon Province (Gangwon-do
), South Korea
.
Unlike most public tertiary institutions in South Korea, it is administered directly by the provincial government of Gangwon-do.
GPC is well-known as a research and educational institute with modern facilities.
Situated next to the Sea of Japan
(East Sea) and Jumunjin Harbor, GPC enjoys the full benefit of the natural beauty of which Gangwon Province is famed.
-eup, north of Gangneung
’s city center.
It lies close to the Yeongdong Expressway
and is easily accessible from Seoul by bus.
Situated between the Taebaek mountain range and the Sea of Japan, the campus enjoys easy access to the waters of the Sea of Japan as well as Jumunjin
Harbor. There have been several additions to the campus in recent years, including a professional turf soccer field as well as an outdoor performance theater.
The first graduating class entered GPC in March of 1998.
The college has been the recipient of several prestigious awards since its inception, including an ‘Outstanding College’ award by the National Ministry of Education.
Furthermore, it has been selected to manage an Academic-Industrial consortium and has also received an outstanding departmental evaluation from the Korean Council for College Education.
of Gangwon Province.
GPC consists of four divisions: Natural Sciences, Engineering
, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Physical Education
.
Within these four divisions there are a total of 13 departments:
The campus itself is open to the general public, and the school’s departments have closely linked with local industries.
For example, the college has a leading role in establishing a ‘Jumunjin Brand Squid’, whose name ‘Jumunjingeo’ combines the name of the town as well as the Korean word for fish.
In Jumunjin, the most well known marine animal is squid.
Gangwon-do (South Korea)
Gangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Gangwon and its North Korean neighbour Kangwŏn formed a single province.-History:...
), South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
.
Unlike most public tertiary institutions in South Korea, it is administered directly by the provincial government of Gangwon-do.
GPC is well-known as a research and educational institute with modern facilities.
Situated next to the Sea of Japan
Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific...
(East Sea) and Jumunjin Harbor, GPC enjoys the full benefit of the natural beauty of which Gangwon Province is famed.
Campus
The campus is located over piny field adjacent to the sea in JumunjinJumunjin
Jumunjin is an eup in northeastern Gangneung City. The population numbers about 20,600, or about 7,000 households. Roughly 10% of these are involved in fisheries and agriculture, respectively. Jumunjin is the site of Jumunjin Harbor, a significant fishing port on the Sea of Japan , home to 394...
-eup, north of Gangneung
Gangneung
Gangneung is a city in Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 229,869 . Gangneung is the economic centre of the Yeongdong region of eastern Gangwon Province. Gangneung has many tourist attractions, like Jeongdongjin, one of the most famous towns in Korea...
’s city center.
It lies close to the Yeongdong Expressway
Yeongdong Expressway
The Yeongdong Expressway is a freeway in South Korea. Numbered 50, it connects the Seoul area with Gangwon Province. It is named from Yeongdong, an old name for Gangwon. The road has its western end in Namdong-gu of Incheon Metropolitan City. Its eastern end lies in Gangneung near the east...
and is easily accessible from Seoul by bus.
Situated between the Taebaek mountain range and the Sea of Japan, the campus enjoys easy access to the waters of the Sea of Japan as well as Jumunjin
Jumunjin
Jumunjin is an eup in northeastern Gangneung City. The population numbers about 20,600, or about 7,000 households. Roughly 10% of these are involved in fisheries and agriculture, respectively. Jumunjin is the site of Jumunjin Harbor, a significant fishing port on the Sea of Japan , home to 394...
Harbor. There have been several additions to the campus in recent years, including a professional turf soccer field as well as an outdoor performance theater.
History
Permission to establish the college was granted in 1995, and the college opened in 1998.The first graduating class entered GPC in March of 1998.
The college has been the recipient of several prestigious awards since its inception, including an ‘Outstanding College’ award by the National Ministry of Education.
Furthermore, it has been selected to manage an Academic-Industrial consortium and has also received an outstanding departmental evaluation from the Korean Council for College Education.
Organization
The president of GPC reports directly to the governorGovernor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of Gangwon Province.
GPC consists of four divisions: Natural Sciences, Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Physical Education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
.
Within these four divisions there are a total of 13 departments:
- Marine Police & Technology, Marine Life Sciences, Food Processing & Bakery,
- Cadastral Science & Real Estate, Tourism, Child Education & Care, Civil Engineering, Information & Communication,
- Automotive Engineering, Industrial Design, Fire-Environmental & Disaster Prevention, Digital Contents Techniques,
- Leisure Sports.
Students and faculty
As of February 2010, the school has about 1,400 students, 33 full-time professors, 13 adjunct professors and over 90 part-time lecturers. By February of 2010, a total of about 3,500 students have graduated from the school.Cooperation with Local Community
GPC has, since its inception, worked together with the local community.The campus itself is open to the general public, and the school’s departments have closely linked with local industries.
For example, the college has a leading role in establishing a ‘Jumunjin Brand Squid’, whose name ‘Jumunjingeo’ combines the name of the town as well as the Korean word for fish.
In Jumunjin, the most well known marine animal is squid.