Yonsei University

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Yonsei University (Hanja) is a private Christian research university in Seoul, South Korea. Yonsei University is one of the three most prestigious universities in the country, part of a group referred to as SKY universities. Yonsei University traces its roots to the first modern medical center in Korea, Gwanghyewon (Hanja, lit. 'House of Extended Grace') founded in April 1885, now Severance Union Medical College. The institution in its current university form was established in January 1957 through the union of Yonhi College and Severance. As a tribute, the name "Yonsei" was derived from the first syllables of the names of its two parent institutions, "Yon;; " from Yonhi College and "Sei;; " from Severance Union Medical College. Yonhi College was one of the first modern colleges, founded as Chosun Christian College in March 1915. The union was a result of a lasting bilateral cooperation between the colleges that began in the 1920s. The institutions were the first of their kinds in Korea. The student body consists of 18,200 undergraduate students, 11,632 graduate students, 4,518 faculty members, 6,788 staff, and 257,931 alumni. Yonsei University operates its main campus in Seoul and offers graduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in Korean and English.

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