- Sahmyook University
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Sahmyook University 삼육대학교 
Servants of Truth and LoveMotto prudentia, animus, corpus corporis(Latin)
"Wisdom" "Sprit" "Athlete" / 지(知), 영(靈), 체(體)Established 1906 Eumyung College, Renamed as Sahmyook University (1951) Type Private Religious affiliation Seventh-day Adventist Church Chancellor Myungkwan Hong President Kikon Kim Undergraduates 35,860 Postgraduates 7,719 Location 
Hwarangro 815,Postal Code:139-742 Nowon-gu, Seoul, South KoreaCampus Urban, 302 ha (3 km²) Sport Teams Sahmyook University Figure Skating Colors Royal Blue Mascot Dove Website www.syu.ac.kr or eng.syu.ac.kr (English) 
Korean name Hangul 삼육대학교 Hanja 三育大學校 Revised Romanization Samyuk Daehakgyo McCune–Reischauer Samyuk Taehakkyo Sahmyook University (Korean: 삼육대학교, Hanja: 三育大學校) is a private, Christian, coeducational university located in Metropolitan Seoul, South Korea. Sahmyook University is part of a worldwide network of Seventh-day Adventist institutions of higher education providing an environment for learning that emphasises individual commitment to Christ, personal integrity, intellectual development, and community service.
The school was founded in 1906 as Euimyung College in Sunahn, Pyungan-namdo, North Korea. It was the first higher education facility started in Korea,[1] and is today the largest university owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[2]
In 2009, the university had 6 colleges, including the College of Theology, Humanities & Social Science and Health Science & Social Welfare in addition to 4 graduate schools. There are 216 full-time faculty teaching 5,566 undergraduate students and 189 graduate students.
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History
Establishment of a mission college
Sahmyook University was founded in 1906 as a small, Seventh-day Adventist school called "Euimyung College" by American Seventh-day Adventist missionaries, with the objective to improve the education of church workers in Korea.[1]
However, while under the rule of Japanese imperialism, the missionaries stopped managing the whole school system due to Shinto worship being enforced by the Japanese rulers.[1] Thus, the school remained closed by the end of the Second World War. After Korea gained its independence from Japan in 1945, the school moved from Suahn Pyungan-namdo and joined with the church headquarters in Hoegi, Seoul; The move was completed in 1949.[1]
On the 25th June, 1950, the Korean War forced the school to close again. After Seoul was won back in November 1951, the school was relocated to its current location in, Gongdeok, Yangjoo, Gyeonggi (later renamed Seoul) and reopened. The school was also renamed Sahmyook College, and the minister James Lee was inaugurated as the first president.
Early years
The university today
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 actual number of Adventist students annually accepted is around 200, or about 1 in 6.[2]
Campus
Academics
Book publishing
Sahmyook University Press, which was founded in 1972, deals with theology, social studies, and science textbooks.
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 ▶[1])
Notable People
Notable Alumni
- Lee, Han : Tenor, Professor at Sangji University
- Ko, Wonbae : Current Professor at Chemistry at Sahmyook University
- Choi, Joonhwan : Vice President of Sahmook University
- Yim, Dongsul : Current Professor at Pharmacy at Sahmyook University
- Kim, Kyungje: Current Professor at Pharmacy at Sahmyook University
- Cheong, Jayhoon : Current Professor at Pharmacy at Sahmyook University
- Lee, Dong-Hoon : Korea Men's Figure skater
- BoA : World Star, SM Entertainment
- Lee, Eunwoo : Movie Actor (Noa Entertainment), Latest Movie - "귀신이야기(2009)", "육혈포강도단(2010)", "Romantic Heaven (2011)"
- Jin, Ku : Movie Actor, Latest Movie - "마더(2009)", "식객:김치전쟁(2010)", "혈투(2010)", "모비딕 (2011)"
- Nam, Hyejung: OBS Weather forecaster
- Lee, Seung-ryul: Soccer player of Korea Republic national football team, (2010 FIFA World Cup)
- Nara : Singer, Color of Trot (2009), Orange Company
- Myeongje: Singer, Boy’s Universe (2009), 안녕바다,플럭서스
- Lim, Taejong : the president of Hansung Accounting Academy
Notable faculty members
- Kim, Kikon : Current President of Sahmyook University
- Ko, Wonbae : Current Professor at Chemistry at Sahmyook University
- Seo, Kwangsoo : Former President of Sahmyook University
- Han, Sangkyung : The manager of "The Garden of Morning Calm"(아침고요수목원); Current professor of Holticulture.
- Lee, Gangseong : The secretary of the president, the Division of Employment-Industrial Relations at the Blue House
- Yim, Dongsul : Current Professor at Pharmacy at Sahmyook University
- Kim, Kyungje: Current Professor at Pharmacy at Sahmyook University
- Cheong, Jayhoon : Current Professor at Pharmacy at Sahmyook University
See also
- Sahmyook Foods
- Sahmyook Language School
- Sahmyook Medical Center
- List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
- List of universities in Seoul
- List of colleges and universities in South Korea
- Education in South Korea
- Index of Korea-related articles
References
- ^ a b c d Sahmyook University Introduction. Sahmyook University. Retrieved 2009-06-19
- ^ a b "Fishing for Souls". Adventist World. Retrieved 19th July 2009
External links
Categories:- Northern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists
- Educational institutions established in 1906
- Universities and colleges affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Universities and colleges in Seoul
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