Hanzhong University was a private university in South Korea. The campus was located in the city of Donghae, Gangwon province. In 2018 Ministry of Education ordered closure of the university due to its significant finance troubles and corruption of the founders and leadership after the special audit conducted following the lowest evaluation the university received in 2015.[1]
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Active | 1992–2018 |
| Location | , , |
| Website | http://www.hanzhong.ac.kr/ |
| Hanzhong University | |
| Hangul | 한중대학교 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 韓中大學校 |
| Revised Romanization | Hanjung Daehakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hanjung Taehakkyo |
Academics
editThe university's undergraduate offerings are divided among four colleges: Humanities and Social Sciences, Arts and Athletics, Nursing, and Engineering. Graduate training is offered through schools of Education, Management Information, and Business, as well as the general graduate school, which offers instruction in civil engineering and international business.
History
editThe university began in 1992 as Donghae Technical College (Korean: 동해전문대학교). It became a four-year institution, Donghae University (Korean: 동해대학교), in 1999. In 2005, name was changed to Hanzhong University.
Rating
editIn 2015, an evaluation by the Ministry of Education rated the university in the lowest E group, resulting in the Ministry halting its monetary support and barring the University from all state-funded programs.[2]
Sister schools
editInternational ties exist with the University of Illinois and University of Michigan in America, and with several Chinese institutions: Heilongjiang College, Chengdong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Henan University of Finance and Economics, and Dandong Normal Senior School.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "한중대, 대구외대에 대한 학교 폐쇄 명령" [Ministry of Education order on closure of Daegu University of Foreign Studies and Hanzhong University] (in Korean).
- ^ Yoon Min-sik (2015-08-31). "Ministry to reduce funding for 66 colleges". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
External links
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