Uiduk University
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Uiduk University is located in Kyungju, Gyeongsangbuk-do
, South Korea
. It is situated midway between Pohang
and Kyungju near the village of Gangdong-myeon. It has an English department, Chinese department, Japanese department, International Relations department, Social Welfare department, Business department, Physical Education department, Computer science department, Electronics department, Fine Arts department, Mathematics department, Buddhist studies department and an Architecture Department.
The University offers graduate programs leading to either an M.A.
and or a PhD
.
The University is a private university, and is owned and operated by the Jingkak Buddhist Order. It opened its doors to the first intake of students on March 3, 1996.
The university has an outstanding library . It is actively used by all students living in the vicinity of the university, because it has a selection of excellent up to date books covering all disciplines. The library is open late, but its users in the later hours are not Uiduk students, but other students from other universities or person's preparing to study abroad or families where the parents are encouraging their children to do some extra work for themselves.
The university has only recently opened up special courses for foreign students to learn Korean, and then enroll in the regular courses. The existing foreign student programme has students from China, Vietnam and the Philippines. Many of these students are attracted to Korea, because of its standing in the electronics and the semiconductor industry. They come to learn Korean, and then join another technical department as a full time student.
South Korea°N date=December 2010°W
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Gyeongsangbuk-do or shortly Gyeongbuk is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.The Gyeongsangbuk-do Office is...
, South Korea
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...
. It is situated midway between Pohang
Pohang
Pohang is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, and a main seaport in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region. The built-up area of Pohang is located on the alluvium of the mouth of the Hyeongsan River...
and Kyungju near the village of Gangdong-myeon. It has an English department, Chinese department, Japanese department, International Relations department, Social Welfare department, Business department, Physical Education department, Computer science department, Electronics department, Fine Arts department, Mathematics department, Buddhist studies department and an Architecture Department.
The University offers graduate programs leading to either an M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
and or a PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
.
The University is a private university, and is owned and operated by the Jingkak Buddhist Order. It opened its doors to the first intake of students on March 3, 1996.
The university has an outstanding library . It is actively used by all students living in the vicinity of the university, because it has a selection of excellent up to date books covering all disciplines. The library is open late, but its users in the later hours are not Uiduk students, but other students from other universities or person's preparing to study abroad or families where the parents are encouraging their children to do some extra work for themselves.
The university has only recently opened up special courses for foreign students to learn Korean, and then enroll in the regular courses. The existing foreign student programme has students from China, Vietnam and the Philippines. Many of these students are attracted to Korea, because of its standing in the electronics and the semiconductor industry. They come to learn Korean, and then join another technical department as a full time student.
See 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...
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