Geumgang University
{{Short description|University in Nonsan, South Korea}}
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{{Infobox university
| name=Geumgang University (금강 대학교)
| students = 487
| undergrad = 477
| postgrad = 10
|established = 2003
|type = Private
|website = {{URL|http://www.ggu.ac.kr/}}
|logo =
|city = Sangwol-myeon, Nonsan-si
|state = Chungcheongnam-do
|country = South Korea
|campus = Rural
}}
{{Infobox Korean name|
hangul=금강대학교|
hanja={{linktext|金|剛|大|學|校}}|
rr=Geumgang Daehakgyo|
mr=Kŭmkang Taehakkyo|
}}
Geumgang University is a South Korean 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 was founded in 2003. 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.http://www.ggu.ac.kr/eng/html/students.php 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.mappingwords.com/2013/01/20/how-to-get-a-scholarship-to-study-korean-at-geumgang-university/ |title=How to get a scholarship to study Korean at Geumgang University | Mapping Words |accessdate=2016-03-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402123325/http://www.mappingwords.com/2013/01/20/how-to-get-a-scholarship-to-study-korean-at-geumgang-university/ |archivedate=2016-04-02 }} 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,http://www.ggu.ac.kr/kor/colleges/2016_info/13_information_division.php with professors from Yale and Columbia.
A temple-stay program is under construction and will be available in July 2016.
References
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External links
- [http://www.ggu.ac.kr/ Geumgang university's home-page]
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Category:Universities and colleges in South Chungcheong Province
Category:Buddhist universities and colleges in South Korea
Category:Universities and colleges established in 2003
Category:2004 establishments in South Korea
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