Hoseo University is a private Christian university in 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...

. The main campus is located in 165, Sechul-ri, Baebang-myeon, Asan

Asan

Asan is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at , bordering the Seoul Metropolitan Area to the north. Asan has a population of approximately 250,000.Asan is known for its hot springs and is a city of spas....

, Chungcheongnam-do

Chungcheongnam-do

Chungcheongnam-do or Chungnam is a province in the west of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the south-western half of the former Chungcheong Province and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, thereafter becoming part of South Korea...

. Another campus is located in Cheonan

Cheonan

Cheonan is a city located in the northeast corner of South Chungcheong, a province of South Korea, and is 83.6 km south of the capital, Seoul...

, Chungcheongnam-do. The name, Hoseo, is the regional name

Regions of Korea

Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical, geographical, and dialect boundaries within the peninsula...

 for the province (see Chungcheong

Chungcheong

Chungcheong was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Chungcheong was located in the southwest of Korea...

).

History

Hoseo University was founded in December 1978 as Cheonwon Technical College . In December 1980 the 2-year college was developed into Hoseo University, a 4-year university. It was granted full university status in October 1988.

At first it had only one campus in Cheonan. In February 1989 the second campus was opened in Asan. Since August 1991 Asan Campus has been the main campus.

Colleges (Undergraduate Schools)

• College of Humanities (including the Division of Christian Studies)
• College of Social Sciences
• College of Natural Sciences
• College of Engineering
• College of Art & Sports Sciences

Graduate Schools

• General Graduate School
• Technical Graduate Schools
  • United Graduate School of Theology
  • Graduate School of Venture Business (GSV)
• Special Graduate Schools
  • Graduate School of Business Administration
  • Graduate School of Public Administration
  • Graduate School of Education
  • Graduate School of Culture and Welfare for Women
  • Graduate School of Coaching Ability Development
  • Graduate School of Global Business Start-up (Entrepreneurship)
• Graduate School of Cutting-Edge Information Technology

External links

• Official Website (Korean, Chinese)
• Official Website (English)