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HANDONG IS UNIQUE
Christian University Integration of Academics, Life,
and Faith! Wednesday Worship
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Academic Excellence Discover Yourself at Handong! Admissions with Undeclared Major
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REPUTATION
Asia's First Global Higher Education Platform
HGU Ban Ki-Moon Institute for Global Education in Support of United Nations Academic Impact
One of Ten UNAI Global Hubs in the World UN Academic Impact Global Hub for Capacity Building in Higher Education Systems
First American-Style Law School in Korea
Overall U.S. Bar Passage Rate: 70% (480 Lawyers in the U.S., since 2005)
Republic of Korea’s First
• UNESCO UNITWIN Program Host University
• OECD Partner University for Internship Program
• NGO Associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information
‘A’ Rank
in the 2020 University Innovation Support Project by the Ministry of Education
‘A’ Rank in the 2015 University Structural Reform Evaluation by the Ministry of Education
Best Awards in Donation through
Educaiton by the Ministry of Education
Best Awards in Character Education
by the Ministry of Education (2015)
Highest Retention Rate in 2017 (=Student Satisfaction)
Among Private Universities, 2nd Highest Overall
Selected as a ‘Autonomous Improvement University’
in the 2018 University Basic Competency Assessment
Selected as an ‘Outstanding University in Internationalization’ (Highest Grade)
by the University News Network (2020)
Ranked 32nd in the Ethical Value Area
of the 2020 WURI World University Ranking
Most Number of Awards in the LG Global Challenger Competition since 2000
2020 Korea Inchon Award: “A University that Teaches Well”
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THINGS THAT
MAKE HGU
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HGU has a ‘Uniqueness’ like no other. It is the first university in Korea to implement ‘Admissions with Undeclared Majors’ and a ‘Multi-Disciplinary Department Policy’ which combines adjacent fields of studies. It has an Unsupervised Testing System, a Honor Code that commits to living with Integrity, Community Services, Charitable Projects, OECD Student Internships and UNAI Cooperation with the International Community. All of these innovations and programs are designed to help students become proactive members of the International Community.
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