Baekseok College, formerly Cheonan College of Foreign Studies, is a Christian private college located in the city center of Cheonan, a major city of South Chungcheong province in western South Korea. It employs about 110 instructors. Hangul (한글) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Cheonan is a city in South Chungcheong province, South Korea. ... South Chungcheong is a province in the west of South Korea. ...

Academics

The college's offerings focus heavily on language training, and include English, Japanese, Chinese, and Russian, as well as related fields such as tourism interpretation and international business. In addition, a number of government-supported continuing education programs are offered. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Adult education. ...

History

The school opened as Cheonan College of Foreign Studies in 1994, established by the Baekseok Educational Foundation. The first president was Jang Jong-hyun (장종현). The current president (the college's third), Kwang-Jae Huh (허광재), took office in 2003. The school name was originally known as Cheonan Junior College of Foreign Studies when it was opened in 1994. The first name amendment was made in May 1998, and was changed to the current version in 2004. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sister schools

Sisterhood ties exist with universities in countries where each of the college's offered languages is spoken. These include Tianjin Foreign Studies University and Beijing Language and Culture University in China, Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies in Japan, Irkutsk National University of Education in Russia. The English-speaking world is represented by Central Michigan University in the United States, and by three Australian institutions: the International College of Hotel Management, the St Aloysius Adelaide Language Centre, and Tabor College Adelaide. Tianjin Foreign Studies University (天津外国语学院) is a university in Tianjin, China under the municipal government. ... Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU; BÄ›ijÄ«ng yÇ”yán dàxué 北京语言大学) is a university in Beijing (China), mainly dedicated to teaching Chinese to foreign students. ... Central Michigan University Central Michigan University (also known as ‘’’CMU’’’) is a state university located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. ...

See also

• List of colleges and universities in South Korea
• List of Korea-related topics
• Education in South Korea

A list of major institutions of higher education in South Korea. ... This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... In South Korea, education is highly regarded. ...

External link

• Official school website, in Korean and English