Busan Presbyterian University, also known as Busan Jangsin University, is a private Christian university in
Gimhae City,
South Gyeongsang
South Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World Heri ...
province, in southeastern
South Korea
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. It provides undergraduate training in theology, social welfare, and special education, as well as graduate training in theology and pastoral research.
History
The school was established in 1953 in
Busan
Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...
as a small three-year theological school. The current campus in Gimhae was acquired in 1996.
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 ...
External links
Official school website, in Korean
Universities and colleges in South Gyeongsang Province
Gimhae
Universities and colleges established in 1953
1953 establishments in South Korea
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