Handong Global University () is a

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four-year university located in Pohang, North Gyeongsang,

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, with a campus of approximately .

History

The university was founded in December 1994. The founder, Song Tae-Hun, was an owner of a medium-sized company, and donated land and funds to establish a Christian university. He invited Kim Young-gil, a Christian leader who was formerly a

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research scientist and a professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).Kim, Phyllis Young-Ae. The Papyrus Basket: The School in the Wilderness. S.l.: Xulon, 2006. Print. The founder's company went bankrupt while Kim was recruiting the first professors and students. The university also met local opposition from Pohang citizens who expected the university to serve primarily Pohang residents. When it became known that the university would be a Christian university, recruiting students from all over Korea, many Pohang residents opposed its establishment. This led to lawsuits, in one of which Kim was accused of having used government subsidies for purposes which had not been officially approved. He was acquitted after spending 56 days in prison. In 2007 Handong University joined the University Twinning and Networking (UNITWIN) program, an initiative of

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. The university was selected as an “Advanced College Education (ACE)” institution by the Korean Ministry of Education in 2010 and 2011. It was nominated as one of the 10

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(UNAI) hub universities in 2010. As the UNAI global hub for capacity-building in higher education, the university broke ground in 2017 for the Ban Ki-moon Global Education Institute (GEI). In 2014, Chang Soon-Heung became the second president and announced new primary objectives for the university, framed as “Ten World-Changing Projects,”. Dosung Choi became the third president of Handong Global University in 2022.

Graduate schools

*General Graduate School *Graduate School of Education *Graduate School of Interpretation & Translation *Graduate School of Global Management & Leadership *Graduate School of Counseling *Graduate School of Computer Science *Graduate School of Electrical Engineering *Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering *Handong International Law School (HILS)

References

{{Authority control Handong Global University Pohang Educational institutions established in 1995 Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia 1995 establishments in South Korea