Geumgang University

Geumgang University is a South Korean Buddhist university with a residential college model, located in the countryside next to Gyeryong Mountain, between Nonsan and Daejeon. The campus is within the administrative boundaries of Nonsan's Sangwol-myeon district. The university is operated by the Cheontae Buddhist sect headquartered at Guinsa.[1]

Geumgang University (금강 대학교)
TypePrivate
Established2003
AffiliationBuddhist
Students487
Undergraduates477
Postgraduates10
Location
Sangwol-myeon, Nonsan-si
,
Chungcheongnam-do
,
South Korea
CampusRural
Websitewww.ggu.ac.kr
Geumgang University
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGeumgang Daehakgyo
McCune–ReischauerKŭmkang Taehakkyo

The university was founded in 2003. Despite its Buddhist affiliation, students of any (or no) religion are equally accepted. For all students who maintain a 3.0 GPA average, there is no tuition fee, and housing is provided free of charge. Geumgang University is a residential college. It is a full residential college in that, unlike most universities in Korea, 100% of students live on-campus.

In 2016, courses were offered in the following subjects:

  • School of Buddhist Studies & Social Welfare
  • School of International Trade & Public Administration
  • School of Social Studies
  • Information Science

The student body is primarily undergraduates. There is a PhD program available only in the School of Buddhist Studies & Social Welfare.

Foreign Exchange

The university offers a fifteen-week intensive course in Korean language and culture.[2] This program is tuition-free to all accepted students. Exchange students room with a Korean student at Geumgang University, and engage in four hours per week of English coaching while in the program.[3] Each year, approximately 25 foreign students attend the language program. Geumgang University also has a student exchange program with the University of the West, a Buddhist-founded university in the United States.

There are many foreign faculty members as well. The Information Science department is 2/3 foreign faculty,[4] with professors from Yale and Columbia.

A temple-stay program is under construction and will be available in July 2016.

References
  1. Chon Un Dok "Guinsa"
  2. http://www.ggu.ac.kr/eng/html/students.php
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.ggu.ac.kr/kor/colleges/2016_info/13_information_division.php


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