Gachon University
가천대학교 | |
Other name | GCU |
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| Motto | 박애, 봉사, 애국 |
Motto in English | Philanthropy, Service, Patriotism |
| Type | Private |
| Endowment | KR ₩10,734,271,035 |
| Chancellor | Lee, Gil-Ya |
| Vice-Chancellor | Choi, Mi-Ri |
Academic staff | 2,458 |
Total staff | 2,837 |
| Students | 27,899 |
| Undergraduates | 26,216 |
| Postgraduates | 1,683 |
| Location | , , 37°27′04″N 127°07′45″E / 37.4512°N 127.1292°E |
| Campus | Multiple Sites, 716,627 square metres (177.082 acres) |
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| Website | www |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 가천대학교 |
| Hanja | 嘉泉大學校 |
| Revised Romanization | Gacheon Daehakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kach'ŏn Daehakkyo |
Gachon University (Korean: 가천대학교; Hanja: 嘉泉大學校; RR: Gacheon Daehakgyo) is a private university located in South Korea. The current structure of Gachon university is the result of a merger between four existing universities. Gachon University of Medicine and Science and Gachon-gil College merged in 2007, Kyungwon University and Kyungwon College merged in 2007, and Gachon University of Medicine and Science and Kyungwon University merged in 2012. Gachon University has three campuses for undergraduates, the Global Campus (primary) located in Seongnam, satellite campuses on Ganghwa Island and in Yeonsu-dong, and the School of Medicine in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon, South Korea. Gachon University signed a strategic partnership with Hawaii Pacific to allow students to study abroad.