Sangji University is a private university located in Wonju

Wonju

Wonju is the most populous city in Gangwon province, South Korea.Wonju is a city approximately east of Seoul and the capital can be reached within 1hr 30minutes by bus or train. Wonju is home to three major universities which attract many students from Seoul and elsewhere. They provide facilities...

, Gangwon Province

Gangwon-do (South Korea)

Gangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Gangwon and its North Korean neighbour Kangwŏn formed a single province.-History:...

, South Korea

South Korea

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. Established in 1955, it has seven colleges and six graduate schools. Its top areas of study are Oriental Medicine

Oriental Medicine

In the United States, Oriental medicine refers to a graduate-level degree program of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine, with Tuina, Qigong and associated modalities. A MSOM, MSAOM or MSTOM degree is usually given.In 2003 the U.S. Department of Education authorized the Doctorate of...

 (one of only 11 in the country) and Tourism

Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...

. The Sangji Foundation also manages Sangji Yeongseo College and Sangji Girls Middle and High Schools.

Location

The scenic campus is located on a hill in Woosan-dong and offers a wonderful view of Mt. Chiak

Chiaksan

Chiaksan is a mountain in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. Its area extends across the city of Wonju and the county of Yeongwol. Chiaksan has an elevation of .-References:...

. Many students commute to Sangji University from Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, which is less than two hours away.

Facilities

• Since 2007, the university has offered an English
  English language
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   Cafe on campus for students to practice English.
• The university is focused on environmentally-friendly heating and cooling systems.

Notable alumni

• Entertainment
  • Chun Jung-myung
    Chun Jung-myung
    Chun Jung-myung is a South Korean actor. He majored in physical education at Sangji University. He fulfilled his military service from January 2008 to November 2009.- TV drama :...
    
     (천정명): actor
  • Kim Heechul (김희철): singer

• Athletics
  • Kim Jung-Joo
    Kim Jung-Joo
    Kim Jung-Joo is a South Korean amateur boxer who won welterweight bronze medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics....
    
     (김정주): boxer, 2-time Olympic
    Olympic Games
    The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
    
     Bronze Medalist

• Arts
  • Kang Full
    Kang Full
    Kang Full is the pen name of Kang Do-young , a South Korean webcomic artist.Regarded as a first generation webcomic artist, Kang had no formal teaching in either writing or drawing comics...
    
     (or Kang Do-young) (강풀 or 강도영): Webcomic Artist

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of colleges and universities in South Korea
• Education in South Korea
  Education in South Korea
  Education in South Korea is viewed as being crucial for success and competition is consequently very heated and fierce. A centralized administration oversees the process for the education of children from kindergarten to the third and final year of high school. Mathematics, science, Korean, social...