Gimcheon University

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Gimcheon University
Korean name
Hangul	김천대학교
Hanja	金泉大學校
Revised Romanization	Gimcheon Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Kimch'ŏn Taehakkyo

Gimcheon University (Korean: 김천대학교) is a university located in Gimcheon, South Korea.

• 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(A+)" 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 (Group A) 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
• 2024 Due to the recent worsening financial difficulties,Kang Sung-ae, the former chairman of the board of directors of Gimcheon University, sold the management rights to ock soo park of the Good News Mission, known as the Salvation Sect and classified as a heresy by mainstream Christianity and Protestantism.

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