ACTS University (ACTS abbreviated from Asian Center for Theological Studies and Mission) is an interdenominational
evangelical
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Christian school in
South Korea
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. It has two primary campuses: the smaller original location in
Seoul
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, a larger new campus in
Yangpyeong County
Yangpyeong County () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Climate
Yangpyeong has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: ''Dwa'') with cold, dry w ...
, east of Seoul in central
Gyeonggi
Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea.
Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...
province. It hosts undergraduate and graduate programs on a number of campuses.
History
The school traces its roots to an evangelical conference in
Singapore
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in 1968. The campus was opened in Seoul's
Seodaemun-gu
Seodaemun District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. It has a population of 313,814 (2010) and has a geographic area of 17.61 km2 (6.8 sq mi), and is divided into 14 '' dong'' (administrative neighborhoods). Seodaemun is lo ...
on May 1, 1974, with six students. At that time it existed only as the Asia Center for Theological Studies and Mission; it received permission to form an educational corporation in 1981, at which time the formal entity of Asia United Theological College was established. Shortly thereafter the Yangpyeong campus was acquired. The college became a university in 1993.
See also
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List of colleges and universities in South Korea
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Education in South Korea
Education in South Korea is provided by both public schools and private schools with government funding available for both. South Korea is known for its high academic performance in reading, mathematics, and science, consistently ranking abov ...
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Christianity in Korea
The practice of Christianity is marginal in North Korea, but significant in South Korea, where it revolves around Protestantism and Catholicism, accounting for 8.6 millionAccording to figures compiled by the South Korean National Statistical ...
External links
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School website
Seminaries and theological colleges in South Korea
Universities and colleges in Gyeonggi Province
Yangpyeong County
Universities and colleges established in 1968
1968 establishments in South Korea
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