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Far East University

Far East University

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Far East University is located in Gamgok-myeon, Eumseong County
Eumseong County
Eumseong County is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.It is the birthplace of UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon....

, North Chungcheong province, South Korea
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often simply referred to as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest...

. It was founded in 1994 by Dr. Taek-hee Lyu. The school flower is the chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemums, often called mums, are a genus of about 30 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Asia and northeastern Europe.-Taxonomy:...

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Far East University is located in Gamgok-myeon, Eumseong County
Eumseong County
Eumseong County is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.It is the birthplace of UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon....

, North Chungcheong province, South Korea
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often simply referred to as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest...

. It was founded in 1994 by Dr. Taek-hee Lyu. The school flower is the chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemums, often called mums, are a genus of about 30 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Asia and northeastern Europe.-Taxonomy:...

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History


When it first opened its doors on March 5, 1994, the school was a technical college known as Far East Information College (극동정보대학). It became a university in 1998, and the first graduate programs began in 2000.

Organization


The undergraduate courses of Far East University are divided among eight colleges and seven independent departments:
  • College of Management
  • Department of Hotel Tourism
  • College of Broadcasting and Multimedia
  • College of Social Welfare
  • College of Law
  • College of Information Communication
  • College of Design
  • College of Teaching
  • Department of Secondary School Special Education
  • Department of English
  • Department of Japanese
  • Department of Chinese
  • Department of Theater
  • Department of Sports and Leisure
  • Department of Electronic Commerce


Graduate courses are divided among four graduate schools:
  • General Graduate School
  • Graduate School of Business Administration
  • Graduate School of Education
  • Graduate School of Industrial Information

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