Catholic University of Korea

Catholic University of Korea

가톨릭대학교
File:The Catholic University of Korea Emblem.jpg The official seal of the university
Latin: Universitatis Catholicae Coreae
Motto	사랑 진리 봉사
Motto in English	Love Truth Service
Type	Private
Established	1855
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
President	Fr. Johan Pahk Yeong-sik
Academic staff	1,005
Students	11,013
Undergraduates	8,443
Postgraduates	2,570
Location	South Korea
Campus	Songsin Campus (Seoul) Songeui Campus (Seoul) Songsim Campus (Bucheon, Gyeonggi)
Colors	Blue
Mascot	Dove
Website	www.catholic.ac.kr

Catholic University of Korea
Hangul	가톨릭대학교
Hanja	가톨릭大學校
Revised Romanization	Gatollik Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Kat'ollik Taehakkyo

The Catholic University of Korea is a private Roman Catholic institution of higher education in South Korea. It operates campuses in Seoul and in the neighboring Bucheon City. The university's medical school, considered as one of the most prestigious in South Korea, has eight affiliated hospitals in major cities of the country. The university has been consistently ranked as one of the premier universities in South Korea and has been regarded in both national and international university rankings.

Academics

The university has a policy of "inbound globalization", requiring all freshmen to live in the English language dormitory which can accommodate 1,200 students and professors. Residents are encouraged to communicate only in English during the program, which usually runs for a whole semester. In accordance with the "inbound globalization" policy, the university is equipped with faculty members with esteemed academic backgrounds; professors, professionals, and researchers from the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Canada, China, Germany, and Japan, among others.

History

The university traces its roots to St. Joseph's Seminary in Baeron, a Catholic refuge in modern-day Jecheon, North Chungcheong province. It was founded in 1855 before Christianity was legalized. After the legalization of Christianity, the school moved to Yongsan-gu, Seoul, in 1887, and was renamed Seminary of Sacred Heart of Jesus. A hospital associated with the seminary was opened in 1936. The seminary became Songsin College in 1947 and the medical school was established in 1954. The name was later changed to Catholic College. Songsim Women's College (Songsim, or 聖心, means 'Sacred Heart' in Korean) was founded in 1964; the two colleges were merged in 1995 to form the present-day entity of Catholic University.

Seoul St. Mary's Hospital

Seoul St. Mary's Hospital is one of the affiliated hospitals of Catholic University of Korea and is part of the CMC (Catholic Medical Center) network. The new hospital opened on 30 April 2009. Sun Myung Moon was admitted there and died there in 2012.

Campus and buildings

The Catholic University Campus of the Holy Ghost (location) Hyehwa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul

• Old Seoul Fortress
• Library of Theology
• Jinri gwan
• University Church
• Theological Seminary
• Sungshin gwan

The Catholic University Campus of the Sacred Heart (location) Yeokgok 2-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do

• Memorial and the 150th anniversary of International Research and Training Institute of the Sacred Heart
• Haneul Dongsan
• Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

The Catholic University Campus of Sincerity (location) Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul

• Medical campus

See also

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

External links

• Official school website
• Article on new bioethics graduate school at the university