Geumgang University
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 2003 |
| Students | 487 |
| Undergraduates | 477 |
| Postgraduates | 10 |
| Location | Sangwol-myeon, Nonsan-si , Chungcheongnam-do , |
| Campus |
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| Website | www |
| Geumgang University | |
| Hangul | 금강대학교 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 金剛大學校 |
| RR | Geumgang daehakgyo |
| MR | Kŭmgang taehakkyo |
Geumgang University is a South Korean university with a residential college model, located in the countryside next to Gyeryong Mountain, between Nonsan and Daejeon. The campus is within the administrative boundaries of Nonsan's Sangwol-myeon district.
The university was founded in 2003. For all students who maintain a 3.0 GPA average, there is no tuition fee, and housing is provided free of charge. Geumgang University is a residential college. It is a full residential college in that, unlike most universities in Korea, 100% of students live on-campus.
In 2016, courses were offered in the following subjects:
- School of Buddhist Studies & Social Welfare
- School of International Trade & Public Administration
- School of Social Studies
- Information Science
The student body is primarily undergraduates. There is a PhD program available only in the School of Buddhist Studies & Social Welfare.
Foreign Exchange
The university offers a fifteen-week intensive course in Korean language and culture.[1] This program is tuition-free to all accepted students. Exchange students room with a Korean student at Geumgang University, and engage in four hours per week of English coaching while in the program.[2] Each year, approximately 25 foreign students attend the language program. Geumgang University also has a student exchange program with the University of the West, a Buddhist-founded university in the United States.
There are many foreign faculty members as well. The Information Science department is 2/3 foreign faculty,[3] with professors from Yale and Columbia.
A temple-stay program is under construction and will be available in July 2016.
References
- ↑ "For International Students < - GUMGANG UNIVERSITY". Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
- ↑ "How to get a scholarship to study Korean at Geumgang University | Mapping Words". Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ "학부소개 | 세상의 중심 금강대학교". Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
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