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Daegu University

Coordinates: 36°22′48″N 129°24′11″E / 36.380°N 129.403°E / 36.380; 129.403
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Daegu University
대구대학교
Motto사랑·빛·자유
Motto in English
"Love, Light, and Freedom"
TypePrivate
EstablishedMay 1, 1956 (1956-05-01)
FounderRhee Young-shik
PresidentPark Soon-jin
Academic staff
624
Administrative staff
365
Undergraduates17,000
Postgraduates1,570
Location, ,
36°22′48.0″N 129°24′10.8″E / 36.380000°N 129.403000°E / 36.380000; 129.403000
CampusSuburban, 268.5 hectares (663 acres)
Websitewww.daegu.ac.kr/main
Korean name
Hangul
대구대학교
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDaegu Daehakgyo
McCune–ReischauerTaegu Taehakkyo
Daegu University Seongsan hall
Daegu University Seongsan hall

Daegu University (Korean대구대학교; Hanja大邱大學校; RRDaegu Daehakgyo) is a private university in South Korea. Its campus is located a short distance outside Daegu, in Gyeongsan City, North Gyeongsang province. The school currently consists of 13 colleges from college of humanities to college of rehabilitation. Enrollment currently tops 20,000, and more than 780 professors are employed.

Academics

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Traditionally focused on social work, the modern-day offerings of Daegu University cover most major fields of study. Undergraduate colleges include those of the Humanities, Law, Public Administration, Economics & Business Administration, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Information and Communication Engineering, Natural Resources, Arts and Design, Education, and Rehabilitation Sciences, in addition to the Division of Health Science.

As a university, Daegu University provides graduate training as well. In addition to the main Graduate School, Daegu University includes specialized graduate schools of Education, Industrial Information, Social Welfare, Rehabilitation, and Special Education.

History

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Reverend Young Shik Rhee (이영식, 1894–1981) founded Daegu School for the Blind Children (대구맹아학교).

The school remains a part of Daegu University. The university began on May 1, 1956, as the Korea Social Work Institute (한국사회사업학교) in downtown Daegu. Later, it became a college in 1961 (한국사회사업대학). The Gyeongsan campus was opened in 1979. The graduate school opened in 1973.

The school changed from college to university status in 1981 and changed its name from Hansa College to Daegu University.

See also

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