Catholic University of Korea explained

The Catholic University of Korea
Native Name:가톨릭대학교
Latin Name:Universitatis Catholicae Coreae
Motto:진리, 사랑, 봉사 (Truth, Love, Service)
Mottoeng:Love Truth Service
President:Fr. Won Jong-Chul
Faculty:1,005
Administrative Staff:289
Students:11,013
Undergrad:8,443
Postgrad:2,570
Address:296-12 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Coor:37.5859°N 127.0043°W
Colors:Blue
Hangul:가톨릭대학교
Rr:Gatollik Daehakgyo
Mr:Kat'ollik Taehakkyo

The Catholic University of Korea is a private Roman Catholic university in Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It was established in 1855. The Catholic University of Korea operates campuses in Seoul and in the neighboring Bucheon City. The university's school of medicine operates eight affiliated hospitals throughout the country.

The Catholic University of Korea offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees in Catholic theology, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medicine, and engineering.

History

The university traces its roots to St. Joseph's Seminary in Baeron, a Catholic refuge in modern-day Jecheon, North Chungcheong province. It was founded in 1855 before Christianity was legalized. After the legalization of Christianity, the school moved to Yongsan-gu, Seoul, in 1887, and was renamed Seminary of Sacred Heart of Jesus. A hospital associated with the seminary was opened in 1936. The seminary became Songsin College in 1947 and the medical school was established in 1954. The name was later changed to Catholic College. Songsim Women's College (Songsim, or 聖心, means 'Sacred Heart' in Korean) was founded in 1964; the two colleges were merged in 1995 to form the present-day entity of Catholic University.

Academics

The university has a policy of "inbound globalization", requiring all freshmen to live in the English language dormitory which can accommodate 1,200 students and professors. Residents are encouraged to communicate only in English during the program, which usually runs for a whole semester.[1]

Undergraduate and Graduate programs

Programs

Academic rankings

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Seoul St. Mary's Hospital

Seoul St. Mary's Hospital is one of the affiliated hospitals of Catholic University of Korea and is part of the CMC (Catholic Medical Center) network. The new hospital opened on 30 April 2009 in the campus of Catholic University of Korea; it has 1,355 beds, including Intensive care unit (ICU) 110 beds. Sun Myung Moon was admitted there and died there in 2012.

Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital

Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital is one of the affiliated hospitals of the university. It is an International Healthcare Center opened in February 2013 in Yeounido, Seoul becoming the only university hospital in Yeouido the financial district of Seoul. It signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Seoul Metropolitan City in 2010 and strives for the convenience of foreign patients.[2]

Campus and buildings

Catholic University Campus of the Holy Spirit, Hyehwa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Catholic University Campus of the Sacred Heart, Yeokgok 2-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do

Catholic University Campus of Sincerity, Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul

Notable people

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catholic University seeks ‘inbound’ globalization . . 2011-10-06.
  2. https://www.cmcsungmo.or.kr/en.common.main.main.sp Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital official website