Dongnam Health College
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Dongnam Health University is a South Korea
n technical college specializing in the health sciences. Its campus is on the north bank of the Seohocheon
in Suwon
, Gyeonggi province. The current president is Lee Young Kwon (이영권) and about 40 instructors are employed.
and physical therapy
), Social Science (including early childhood education
and tourism interpretation), Nursing, Engineering Science, and Home Economics (which consists of the Department of Food and Nutrition).
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...
n technical college specializing in the health sciences. Its campus is on the north bank of the Seohocheon
Seohocheon
The Seohocheon is a river in Suwon, South Korea. It has its source on the southern slopes of Gwanggyosan and flows south, through Cheoncheon-dong, past Dongnam Health College, to Seoho , near Hwaseo Station. From there, it continues south and joins the Hwanggujicheon...
in Suwon
Suwon
Suwon is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. A major city of over a million inhabitants, Suwon lies approximately south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety"....
, Gyeonggi province. The current president is Lee Young Kwon (이영권) and about 40 instructors are employed.
Academics
The college provides training through its five divisions: Health Science (which includes radiologyRadiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
and physical therapy
Physical therapy
Physical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
), Social Science (including early childhood education
Early childhood education
Early childhood education is the formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family or in settings outside of the home. 'Early childhood' is usually defined as before the age of normal schooling - five years in most nations, though the U.S...
and tourism interpretation), Nursing, Engineering Science, and Home Economics (which consists of the Department of Food and Nutrition).
History
The college opened its doors in 1973 as Dongnam Health Junior School (동남보건전문학교). It became a technical college in 1979. It took its current name in 2009.Sister schools
The college maintains ties with institutions in five countries: Japan, New Zealand, China, the United States, and Germany. http://www.dongnam.ac.kr/ENG/M2/S4.aspSee also
- List of colleges and universities in South Korea
- List of Korea-related topics
- Education in South KoreaEducation in South KoreaEducation in South Korea is viewed as being crucial for success and competition is consequently very heated and fierce. A centralized administration oversees the process for the education of children from kindergarten to the third and final year of high school. Mathematics, science, Korean, social...