Gimcheon University

Gimcheon University is a university located in Gimcheon, South Korea.

History

 * 1978 Founded as "Gimcheon Business Junior College" by the Shincheon Board of Directors.
 * 1998 Name changed to "Gimcheon College"
 * 2000 Selected as "The Best College of Health Science(A+)" by the MOE&HRD and Korean Council for College Education.
 * 2001 Designed as a "Business Incubation Supporting Institution" by the Small & Medium Business Administration
 * 2002 Selected as an "Excellent Technology Supporting Institution" at the Inno-Tech Show by the Small & Medium Business Administration.
 * 2003 Kang, Sung Ae took office as the third president.
 * 2004 Selected as "The Best Group in Percentage of Employment"
 * 2005 Selected for consortium of "Industry-College Cooperation" by the Small & Medium Business Administration.
 * 2006 Designated an "Excellent College" at the National Local Innovation Show.
 * 2007 Recognized by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to change its charter from college to university. Established the "International Language Education Center".
 * 2008 Selected as "The Best Group (Group A) in percentage of employment" by the Korean Educational Development Institute.
 * 2009 Received its charter as a university from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
 * 2010 Held first matriculation ceremony as Gimcheon University

International relationships

 * Curtin University of Technology (AU) 1999
 * The University of Newcastle (AU) 1999
 * Hawaii Pacific University (US) 2000
 * Yamano College of Aesthetics (JP) 2001
 * Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (NZ) 2002
 * The College of Marjon (UK) 2003
 * Southwestern University (PH) 2005
 * Cambridge College of Heilongjjang University (CN) 2005
 * Biola University (US) 2005
 * Qingdao Binhai University (CN) 2005
 * Tashkent state Pedagogical University named after Nizami (UZ) 2007
 * Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies (UZ) 2007
 * Buryat State University (RU) 2007
 * Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service (RU) 2007
 * Taiyuan Tourism College (CN) 2008
 * Kake Educational Institution (JP) 2008
 * Liaoning University (CN) 2008
 * Yeditepe University (TR) 2008
 * Nanguo Business College (CN) 2008
 * Chengdu University (CN) 2008
 * Shandong College of Tourism & Hospitality (CN) 2008
 * College of New Caledonia (CA) 2009
 * Technical Technology Ulanngom College (MN) 2009
 * Bataan Peninsula State University (PH) 2009
 * Buntain Theological College (IN) 2009
 * Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre (MY) 2009
 * Kathmandu University (NP) 2009
 * Orkhon University (MN) 2010
 * Baku State University (AZ) 2010
 * Nakhchivan State University (AZ) 2010
 * Southern College of Technology (TH) 2011
 * Udomsuksa School (TH) 2011
 * Arabaev Kyrgyz State University (KG) 2011
 * California State University San Marcos (US) 2011
 * Yichun University (CN) 2011
 * Bloomfield College (US) 2011