Hansei University

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

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

Hansei University (Korean pronunciation: [haːn.se]) is a mid-sized Evangelical Christian University located in Gunpo City near Seoul, South Korea.

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] It is affiliated with Yoido Full Gospel Church.

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.

한세대영산비전센터

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.
^ http://www.hansei.ac.kr/