Yanbian University is one of the key universities of the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

, located at Yanji

Yanji

Yanji , also known as Yeon'gil from its Korean name , is the seat of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, eastern Jilin province, Northeast China. Its population is approximately 400,000 of which a large section is ethnic Korean...

, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture

Yanbian is a Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province, in Northeastern China, above the border with North Korea. Yanbian is bordered to the north by Heilongjiang, on the west by Baishan City and Jilin City, on the south by North Hamgyong Province of North Korea, and on the east by Primorsky...

, Jilin Province.

History

Founded 20 March 1949, the university's aim is to educate the Korean minority in Northeast China

Northeast China

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It is the only university in China that employs Korean

Korean language

Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...

 as an official medium of instruction

Medium of instruction

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 in addition to Chinese

Chinese language

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Programs

The university offers eleven programs of Economics, Philosophy, Law, Pedagogy, Literature, History, Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Medicine, Management, etc. It consists of 12 colleges, which offer 70 bachelor's degree programs, 78 master's degree programs, and 22 doctoral degree programs.

Faculty

In 2004, the student body amounted to 16,413 students, including 16,000 undergraduates, 3,000 postgraduates, 143 doctoral candidates, 700 foreign students and 4,674 adult students. Most foreign students come from South Korea

South Korea

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, Japan

Japan

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, the United States

United States

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, and Russia

Russia

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. The faculty comprises 1,300 full-time teachers of whom 700 are professors and associate professors.

International cooperation

The university is affiliated with major universities in South Korea as well as some academic institutions in North Korea

North Korea

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External links

• Yanbian University Official Site