Underwood International College
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언더우드 국제대학 (hangeul) 언더우드國際大學 (hanja) |
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| Motto | 진리가 너희를 자유케 하리라 (요한복음 8:32) (Korean) |
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Motto in English
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The truth will set you free (John 8:32) |
| Type | Private, Undergraduate |
| Established | 2005 |
| Affiliation | Christian (Protestant) |
| Budget | US$2.8 billion (university-wide, as of 2011) |
| Dean | Jin-bae Chung |
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Academic staff
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102 |
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Administrative staff
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10 |
| Location | Seoul and Incheon, South Korea |
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250 acres (Sinchon Campus) 152 acres (Int'l Campus) |
| Colours | Royal blue |
| Affiliations | Yonsei University |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | uic.yonsei.ac.kr |
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언더우드 국제대학 (hangeul)
250 acres (Sinchon Campus)
Underwood International College, Yonsei University was founded in 2006 as a constituent college of Yonsei University. Based in Seoul and Incheon, South Korea, it is the first and only liberal arts college in the country that has all classes conducted in English.
Underwood International College, Yonsei University accepted its inaugural class in March 2006. Its first dean was Professor Jongryn Mo. Earlier, in October 2004, the President of Yonsei University had appointed Mo as Chairman of the "University Committee for New International College", and Mo contributed significantly to the early development of the institution.
In 2012, Underwood International College, Yonsei University housed the new Asian Studies and Techno-Art programmes. It has since expanded to include the Integrated Social Sciences Division, to make up the comprehensive interdisciplinary Humanities and Social Sciences Field.
Underwood International College, Yonsei University is the first and only liberal arts college in the Republic of Korea, and the only college at Yonsei University to conduct all classes in English. It has small classes taught by over 100 Korean and international faculty, many who hold an undergraduate and/or graduate degree from an Ivy League and/or Oxbridge university. For the class of 2013, Underwood International College, Yonsei University received 1,713 applications for 225 student places across three academic divisions — an acceptance rate of 13.13%.
UIC maintains collegial ties with Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. As of 2013, it has signed exchange partnerships with institutions such as Barnard College (Columbia University),Waseda University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Geneva and University College Utrecht.
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