Daejeon University () is a private university located in

Daejeon, South Korea Daejeon (; ) is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of nearly 1.5 million. Located in a central lowland valley between the Sobaek Mountains and the Geum River, the city is known both as a technology and research cente ...

. About 230 instructors are employed, with Lim Yong-Cheol (임용철) as the current president. The university also operates four

Oriental medicine Traditional Asian medicine is a collective term for several types of traditional medicine practiced in Asia. These include the medical traditions of: * East Asia ** Traditional Chinese medicine, China *** Traditional Tibetan medicine, Tibet ** Kam ...

hospitals, two in Daejeon and the others in Chungju and Chunan.

History

The school first opened in 1981 as Daejeon College (대전대학). The affiliated Oriental Medicine Hospital opened in the following year. The graduate school opened in 1987, and the college became a university in 1988.

Academics

Undergraduate School *College of

Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including Philosophy, certain fundamental questions asked by humans. During the Renaissance, the term "humanities" referred to the study of classical literature a ...

& Arts *College of International Languages & Culture *College of

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...

*College of

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...

*College of

Engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

*College of Applied Industry *College of Health &

Sports Science Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sports and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives. The study of sports science traditionally i ...

*College of

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Graduate School *Graduate School of General *Graduate School of Management and Social Work *Graduate School of Business Information *Graduate School of Education *Graduate School of Health and Sports

Linkages

Daejeon University has strong links with the ASEAN University Network, whereby jointly through the ASEAN Exchange Student Program, both institutions aim to develop interregional friendship between the Republic of Korea and South East Asian countries. Up to 2012, there have been 10 batches of exchange students coming from South East Asian nations to study a wide array of subjects at Daejeon University. In 2012, there was a significant change in the exchange program where it only focuses on 5 nations: Cambodia, Philippines, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CPLMV).

Notable alumni

Baek Bong-ki Baek Bong-ki (; born December 16, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the noir film '' Once Upon a Time in High School'' (2004) and the military sitcom A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) ...

, actor * Oh Sang-uk, Olympic fencer

External links

* Official Website (Korea

* Official Website (Englis

* School Websit

* ASEAN University Networ

History

Academics

Linkages

Notable alumni

External links

See also