Gimcheon University

History

• 1978 Founded as "Gimcheon Business Junior College" by the Shincheon Board of Directors.
• 1998 Name changed to "Gimcheon College"
• 2000 Selected as "The Best College of Health Science" by the MOE&HRD and Korean Council for College Education.
• 2001 Designed as a "Business Incubation Supporting Institution" by the Small & Medium Business Administration
• 2002 Selected as an "Excellent Technology Supporting Institution" at the Inno-Tech Show by the Small & Medium Business Administration.
• 2003 Kang, Sung Ae took office as the third president.
• 2004 Selected as "The Best Group in Percentage of Employment"
• 2005 Selected for consortium of "Industry-College Cooperation" by the Small & Medium Business Administration.
• 2006 Designated an "Excellent College" at the National Local Innovation Show.
• 2007 Recognized by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to change its charter from college to university. Established the "International Language Education Center".
• 2008 Selected as "The Best Group in percentage of employment" by the Korean Educational Development Institute.
• 2009 Received its charter as a university from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
• 2010 Held first matriculation ceremony as Gimcheon University

  International relationships

• Curtin University of Technology 1999
• The University of Newcastle 1999
• Hawaii Pacific University 2000
• Yamano College of Aesthetics 2001
• Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology 2002
• The College of Marjon 2003
• Southwestern University 2005
• Cambridge College of Heilongjjang University 2005
• Biola University 2005
• Qingdao Binhai University 2005
• Tashkent state Pedagogical University named after Nizami 2007
• Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies 2007
• Buryat State University 2007
• Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service 2007
• Taiyuan Tourism College 2008
• Kake Educational Institution 2008
• Liaoning University 2008
• Yeditepe University 2008
• Nanguo Business College 2008
• Chengdu University 2008
• Shandong College of Tourism & Hospitality 2008
• College of New Caledonia 2009
• Technical Technology Ulanngom College 2009
• Bataan Peninsula State University 2009
• Buntain Theological College 2009
• Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre 2009
• Kathmandu University 2009
• Orkhon University 2010
• Baku State University 2010
• Nakhchivan State University 2010
• Southern College of Technology 2011
• Udomsuksa School 2011
• Arabaev Kyrgyz State University 2011
• California State University San Marcos 2011
• Yichun University 2011
• Bloomfield College 2011