Kyungnam University

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name =Kyungnam University
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established =1948
type =Private
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staff =250
faculty =57
president =Park Jae-kyu
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students =18,000
undergrad =16,000
postgrad =2,000
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city =Masan
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country =South Korea
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nickname =Kyung Dae
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website =http://www.kyungnam.ac.kr/

Infobox Korean name
hangul=경남대학교
hanja=慶南大學校
rr=Gyeongnam Daehakgyo
mr=Kyŏngnam Taehakkyo

Kyungnam University is a private university located in the southern coastal city of Masan, South Korea.

History

Founded in 1946 as Kookmin College in Seoul, the tumultuous Korean War years created a situation in which it was more advantageous to move south than to stay in the Seoul area. In 1952 Kookmin College was rechristened Haein College and then in 1956 the college was packed up and shifted to Korea’s southern coast and has been in the city of Masan since that time. In 1961 the institution was re-named yet again with the new geo-specific moniker of Masan College.

In 1970, the Hanma foundation took over the college and in 1971 the foundation decided to re-name the college yet again, so the signs were changed to read “Kyungnam College.” In 1982 the institution attained university status and the name was officially altered one more time. Since 1982 there has been no revision to the name and it has remained “Kyungnam University.”

Faculty, Staff, students

Kyungnam University maintains a teaching staff of over 900 professors, lecturers, adjuncts, and instructors. Student enrollment currently stands at more than 15,000

The university comprises six colleges with 22 undergraduate divisions and 19 departments offering degrees at the bachelor’s level, whereas six graduate schools confer a variety of degrees at both the master’s and doctoral levels.