Cheonan University is a private Christian institution of higher education, located in Cheonan City, in northern South Chungcheong province, South Korea. It carries a maximum enrollment of 2,150. 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

Undergraduate offerings are divided among nine divisions: Christian Studies, Language and Literature, Social Welfare, Law and Public Administration, Business and Commerce, Education, Information and Communication, Music, and Design and Imaging. Graduate offerings are provided by schools of Christian Studies, Christian Art, Divinity, Pastoral Theology, Education, Social Welfare, Counseling, and Information Technology.

History

The university was established by the Baekseok Educational Foundation, which also founded Baekseok College. It opened its doors in 1994, at which time it provided instruction primarily in Christian theology. It became a college in the following year, and a university one year thereafter, at which time the graduate school was also established. This university got its notoriety from all over the world in February 28th, 2005, when a scandal involving a Taekwondo club took place. A picture featuring ripping off of a Taekwondo Uniform of the Cheonan Univiersity was posted into a gay site, and it was turned out that the incident was third time when the picture was taken. The edited picture was also sent to South Korean gay sites as well. 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. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Taekwondo, Tae Kwon Do, or Taekwon-Do is the Korean national sport and most commonly practiced form of mudo. ...

Sister schools

International exchange relationships exist with one institution in America (Bloomfield College) and with several other East Asian institutions. In China, ties exist with Tianjin Foreign Studies University, Beijing Language and Culture University, Heilongjiang University, Zhejiang University, Wuhan University, and Ningbo University. In Japan, links have been established with Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies, Aichi Sangyo University, and Beppu University. Bloomfield College is a private college located in Bloomfield, New Jersey. ... 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. ... Zhejiang University 求是创新 (Seeking truth, making innovation) Zhejiang University (浙江大学, pinyin Zhèjiāng Dàxué) is one of the oldest and leading universities in China, established in 1897 as Qiushi Academy (求是书院, pinyin Q­íushì ShÅ«yuàn). ... Wuhan University (WHU) (Simplified Chinese: 武汉大学; Traditional Chinese: 武漢大學; Pinyin: WÇ”hàn Dàxué; colloquially 武大, Pinyin: WÇ”dà) is a key university directly under the administration of the Education Ministry of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

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 English and Korean