명지대학교 | |
Type | Private, Christian university |
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Established | 1948 |
President | You Byong-Jin Ph.D.[1] |
Undergraduates | 22,023[2] |
Postgraduates | 2,625[3] |
Location | , 37°34′51″N 126°55′26″E / 37.58083°N 126.92389°E |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Blue |
Nickname | MJU |
Mascot | White Stallion |
Website | www |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 명지대학교 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Myeongji Daehakgyo |
McCune–Reischauer | Myŏngji Taehakkyo |
Myongji University (Korean: 명지대학교; Hanja: 明知大學校) is a private, Christian university founded in 1948 in South Korea. It provides higher education in the fields of engineering, sciences and humanities. It has two campuses: the Social Science Campus is located in Seoul and the Natural Science Campus is in Yongin which is 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of the capital. It consists of 10 colleges, 42 departments, seven faculties and eight specialized postgraduate programs.[4]
Myongji University has been a center for practical humanism over the past half century, and is operating various and practical globalization programs while having exchange with 150 universities in 22 countries.[5]