Jeonju University (JJ) is a private Christian university in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

. The campus is located in 1200 Hyoja-dong, Wansan-gu,

Jeonju Jeonju (, , ) is the capital and List of cities in South Korea, largest city of North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is both urban and rural due to the closeness of Wanju County which almost entirely surrounds Jeonju (Wanju County has many resi ...

Jeollabuk-do North Jeolla Province, officially Jeonbuk State (), is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, Special Self-governing Province of South Korea in the Honam region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. Jeonbuk borders the provinces of Sout ...

History

Jeonju University was founded on January 9, 1964, as Jeonju Youngsaeng College (an evening college). In December 1977 the school foundation established a daytime college, and on October 7, 1978, the college was renamed Jeonju College. In February 1981 it moved to present-day Hyoja-dong Campus. It acquired a university status on September 8, 1983, and renamed Jeonju University. In December 1984 Shindonga Group succeeded the school foundation.

Undergraduate Schools

* College of Humanities * College of Social Sciences * College of Economics and Business Administration * College of Alternative Medicine ** Departments: Physical Therapy and Radiological Science * College of Engineering * College of Arts and Athletics * College of Culture and Tourism * College of Education * College of Culture and Creative Industry * School of Liberal Arts

Graduate Schools

* General Graduate School * Special Graduate Schools ** Graduate School of Public Administration ** Graduate School of International Studies and Management ** Graduate School of Education ** Graduate School of Information and Industrial Engineering ** Graduate School of Mission and Theology ** Graduate School of Counseling ** Graduate School of Alternative Medicine

Notable people

* Kim Woo-bin, actor and model *

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, webtoon artist

References

External links

* Universities and colleges in North Jeolla Province Jeonju {{ROK-university-stub