Sahmyook University (Korean: 삼육대학교,

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university located in

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, Seoul, South Korea. Sahmyook University is part of a worldwide network of

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. The school was founded in 1906 as Euimyung College in Sunahn, Pyeongan-namdo in what would become today's

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. It is today the largest university owned by the

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. As of 2016, the university had 6 colleges, including the College of Theology, Humanities & Social Science and Health Science & Social Welfare in addition to 4 graduate schools.

History

Establishment of a mission college

Sahmyook University was founded in 1906 as a small, Seventh-day Adventist school called "Euimyung College" by American

missionaries, with the objective to improve the education of church workers in Korea.Sahmyook University Introduction
. Sahmyook University. Retrieved 2009-06-19 However, while under the rule of

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, the missionaries stopped managing the whole school system due to Shinto worship being enforced by the Japanese rulers. Thus, the school remained closed until the end of the

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. After Korea gained its independence from Japan in 1945, the school moved from Sunan and joined with the church headquarters Hoegi, Seoul; The move was completed in 1949. On 25 June 1950, the

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forced the school to close again. After Seoul was won back in November 1951, the school was relocated to its current location at Gongdeok, Yangjoo,

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(later renamed Seoul) and reopened. The school was also renamed Sahmyook College, and the minister, James Lee, was inaugurated as the first president.

Applications

Each January, over 10,000 students apply at Sahmyook University. Only about 10 percent, or 1,242, of them (mostly non-Adventists) are accepted as new students. Non-Adventists have a higher ratio of successful applications compared with Adventist students. The number of Adventist students annually accepted is around 200, or about 1 in 6."Fishing for Souls"
''Adventist World''. Retrieved 19 July 2009

Institutes and Research Centres

The university has the following research institutes: * Geoscience Research Institute *Korean Institute for HIV/AIDS Prevention *Life Science Research Institute *Mission and Society Research Institute *The Korean Institute of Alcohol Problems *Theological Research Institute *Uimyung Research Institute for Neuroscience

Study abroad opportunities

Sahmyook University co-sponsors Adventist Colleges Abroad, a program in which qualified students study overseas while completing requirements for graduation at Sahmyook University. Undergraduate students may also study abroad. Affiliation and Extension Programs are offered in Puerto Rico, South Africa, Mexico, England, Jamaica, Canada, Romania, India, Russia, Thailand, Italy, Ukraine, Bolivia and the United States. (For the full list of sister universities, go to �

Notable people

Notable alumni

* Lee Han, tenor and professor at

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* Lee Dong-hoon, men's figure skater *

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, actor * Lee Seung-ryul, soccer player

Notable faculty members

* Kim, Il Mok, current president of Sahmyook University * Ko, Wonbae, current professor of chemistry at Sahmyook University * SEO, Kwangsoo, former president of Sahmyook University * Han, Sangkyung, manager of " The Garden of Morning Calm" (아침고요수목원); current professor of horticulture. * Lee, Gangseong, secretary of the president, the Division of Employment-Industrial Relations at

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* Yim, Dongsul, current professor of pharmacy at Sahmyook University * Kim, Kyungje, current professor of pharmacy at Sahmyook University * Cheong, Jayhoon, current professor of pharmacy at Sahmyook University

References

External links

Sahmyook University website
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