Hansei University

Christian university in Gunpo, South Korea

Hansei University
Motto	Righteousness, Truth, and Love
Type	Private
Established	1953
Religious affiliation	Yoido Full Gospel Church
Chancellor	Kim Seong-hye
President	Kim Sung Hae
Location	Gunpo , South Korea
Website	http://www.hansei.ac.kr

Hansei University
Hangul	한세대학교
Hanja	韓世大學校
Revised Romanization	Hanse Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Hansegi Taehakkyo

Hansei University (Korean: 한세대학교; Korean pronunciation: [haːn.se]) is a mid-sized Evangelical Christian University located in Gunpo, South Korea. It is affiliated with Yoido Full Gospel Church.

History

Hansei University Campus, Music Building

In 1953, Assemblies of God missionaries established the Full Gospel Bible College.^[1] In 1997, the name was changed to Hansei University and became a fully accredited university by the South Korean government.^[2]

Programs

It has currently nine departments: Theology, Media and Communication Arts, Business Administration, Humanities and Social Science, International Language, Information Technology, Art, Design, and Nursing ^[3] The university is widely recognized especially for choral music. Regarded as one of the top choral music universities in Eastern Asia, Hansei University boasts a choral music faculty of six professor/conductors on top of its 40+ music faculty. The university is planning to open an international school for choral music in 2015/16. Composer Hyo-Won Woo has served on the university's faculty.

Notable alumni

Kim Jong-kook, (Turbo)
Cho Yong-gi
Choi Ja-shil

References

^ Ogbu Kalu, Alaine Low, Haig Kouyoumdjian, Interpreting Contemporary Christianity: Global Processes and Local Identities, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2008, p. 159
^ Lee, Young-Hoon (2009). The Holy Spirit Movement in Korea: Its Historical and Theological Development. OCMS. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-870345-67-5.
^ "Home". hansei.ac.kr.