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* Lee, Dong-Hoon : Korea Men's Figure skater
* Lee, Dong-Hoon : Korea Men's Figure skater
* [[BoA]] : World Star, [[SM Entertainment]]
* [[BoA]] : World Star, [[SM Entertainment]]
* Lee, Eunwoo : Movie Actor (Noa Entertainment), Latest Movie - "귀신이야기(2009)", "육혈포강도단(2010)"
* Lee, Eunwoo : Movie Actor (Noa Entertainment), Latest Movie - "귀신이야기(2009)", "육혈포강도단(2010)", "Romantic Heaven (2011)"
* Jin, Ku : Movie Actor, Latest Movie - "마더(2009)", "식객:김치전쟁(2010)", "혈투(2010)"
* Jin, Ku : Movie Actor, Latest Movie - "마더(2009)", "식객:김치전쟁(2010)", "혈투(2010)"
* Nam, Hyejung: OBS Weather forecaster
* Nam, Hyejung: OBS Weather forecaster
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* Myeongje: Singer, Boy’s Universe (2009), [[안녕바다,플럭서스 ]]
* Myeongje: Singer, Boy’s Universe (2009), [[안녕바다,플럭서스 ]]
* Lim, Taejong : the president of Hansung Accounting Academy
* Lim, Taejong : the president of Hansung Accounting Academy

===Notable faculty members===
===Notable faculty members===
* Kim, Kikon : Current President of Sahmyook University
* Kim, Kikon : Current President of Sahmyook University

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Sahmyook University
삼육대학교
Servants of Truth and Love
Mottoprudentia, animus, corpus corporis(Latin)
"Wisdom" "Sprit" "Athlete" / 지(知), 영(靈), 체(體)
TypePrivate
Established1906 Eumyung College, Renamed as Sahmyook University (1951)
AffiliationSeventh-day Adventist Church
ChancellorMyungkwan Hong
PresidentKikon Kim
Undergraduates35,860
Postgraduates7,719
Location
South Korea Hwarangro 815,Postal Code:139-742 Nowon-gu, Seoul
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CampusUrban, 302 ha (3 km²)
Sport TeamsSahmyook University Figure Skating
ColorsRoyal Blue  
MascotDove
Websitewww.syu.ac.kr or eng.syu.ac.kr (English)
File:UBC-.png
Korean name
Hangul
삼육대학교
Hanja
三育大學校
Revised RomanizationSamyuk Daehakgyo
McCune–ReischauerSamyuk Taehakkyo

Sahmyook University (Korean: 삼육대학교, Hanja: 三育大學校) is a private, Christian, coeducational university located in Metropolitan Seoul, South Korea. Sahmyook University is part of a worldwide network of Seventh-day Adventist institutions of higher education providing an environment for learning that emphasises individual commitment to Christ, personal integrity, intellectual development, and community service.

The school was founded in 1906 as Euimyung College in Sunahn, Pyungan-namdo, North Korea. It was the first higher education facility started in Korea,[1] and is today the largest university owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[2]

In 2009, the university had 6 colleges, including the College of Theology, Humanities & Social Science and Health Science & Social Welfare in addition to 4 graduate schools. There are 216 full-time faculty teaching 5,566 undergraduate students and 189 graduate students.

History

Establishment of a mission college

Sahmyook University was founded in 1906 as a small, Seventh-day Adventist school called "Euimyung College" by American Seventh-day Adventist missionaries, with the objective to improve the education of church workers in Korea.[1]

However, while under the rule of Japanese imperialism, the missionaries stopped managing the whole school system due to Shinto worship being enforced by the Japanese rulers.[1] Thus, the school remained closed by the end of the Second World War. After Korea gained its independence from Japan in 1945, the school moved from Suahn Pyungan-namdo and joined with the church headquarters in Hoegi, Seoul; The move was completed in 1949.[1]

On the 25th June, 1950, the Korean War forced the school to close. After Seoul was won back in November 1951, the school was relocated to its current location in, Gongdeok, Yangjoo, Gyeonggi (later renamed Seoul Metropolitan) and reopened. The school was also renamed Sahmyook College, and the minister James Lee was inaugurated as the first president.

Early years

The university today

Campus

Academics

Each January over 10,000 students apply at Sahmyook University. Only about 10 percent, or 1,242, of them (mostly non-Adventists) are accepted as new students. Non-Adventists have a higher ratio of successful applications compared with Adventist students. The actual number of Adventist students annually accepted is around 200, or about 1 in 6.[2]

Book publishing

Sahmyook University Press, which was founded in 1972, deals with theology, social studies, and science textbooks.

Institutes and Research Centres

The university has the following research institutes:

  • Geoscience Research Institute
  • Korean Institute for HIV/AIDS Prevention
  • Life Science Research Institute
  • Mission and Society Research Institute
  • The Korean Institute of Alcohol Problems
  • Theological Research Institute
  • Uimyung Research Institute for Neuroscience

Study abroad opportunities

Sahmyook University co-sponsors Adventist Colleges Abroad, a program in which qualified students study overseas while completing requirements for graduation at Sahmyook University. Undergraduate students may also study abroad. Affiliation and Extension Programs are offered in Puerto Rico, South Africa, Mexico, England, Jamaica, Canada, Romania, India, Russia, Thailand, Italy, Ukraine, Bolivia and the United States. (For the full list of sister universities, go to ▶[1])

Notable People

Notable Alumni

  • Lee, Han : Tenor, Professor at Sangji University
  • Ko, Wonbae : Current Professor at Chemistry at Sahmyook University
  • Choi, Joonhwan : Vice President of Sahmook University
  • Yim, Dongsul : Current Professor at Pharmacy at Sahmyook University
  • Kim, Kyungje: Current Professor at Pharmacy at Sahmyook University
  • Cheong, Jayhoon : Current Professor at Pharmacy at Sahmyook University
  • Lee, Dong-Hoon : Korea Men's Figure skater
  • BoA : World Star, SM Entertainment
  • Lee, Eunwoo : Movie Actor (Noa Entertainment), Latest Movie - "귀신이야기(2009)", "육혈포강도단(2010)", "Romantic Heaven (2011)"
  • Jin, Ku : Movie Actor, Latest Movie - "마더(2009)", "식객:김치전쟁(2010)", "혈투(2010)"
  • Nam, Hyejung: OBS Weather forecaster
  • Lee, Seung-ryul: Soccer player of Korea Republic national football team, (2010 FIFA World Cup)
  • Nara : Singer, Color of Trot (2009), Orange Company
  • Myeongje: Singer, Boy’s Universe (2009), 안녕바다,플럭서스
  • Lim, Taejong : the president of Hansung Accounting Academy

Notable faculty members

  • Kim, Kikon : Current President of Sahmyook University
  • Ko, Wonbae : Current Professor at Chemistry at Sahmyook University
  • Seo, Kwangsoo : Former President of Sahmyook University
  • Han, Sangkyung : The manager of "The Garden of Morning Calm"(아침고요수목원); Current professor of Holticulture.
  • Lee, Gangseong : The secretary of the president, the Division of Employment-Industrial Relations at the Blue House
  • Yim, Dongsul : Current Professor at Pharmacy at Sahmyook University
  • Kim, Kyungje: Current Professor at Pharmacy at Sahmyook University
  • Cheong, Jayhoon : Current Professor at Pharmacy at Sahmyook University

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sahmyook University Introduction. Sahmyook University. Retrieved 2009-06-19
  2. ^ a b "Fishing for Souls". Adventist World. Retrieved 19th July 2009

External links