Handong Global Univ.

3,955

Undergraduate
Enrollment

245

International Students

Departments

200+

Partner Universities

Exchange Students
(2020)

377

Undergraduate and Graduate Faculty Members

International Full-time Faculty Members

39%

of Major Courses in English

100%

Freshmen Recruitment Rate

64.6%

Employment Rate

16.8%

Graduate School Admission Rate

Projects with Government Financial Support

66.8%

On-Campus Dormitory Capacity

13.2%

Overseas High School Graduates among Freshmen

Source : Higher Education in Korea (2021)

CITY	DISTANCE	TIME	VEHICLE
Seoul	169miles	2h 30min	Train
Daegu	42.7miles	30min	Train
Busan	59.9miles	1h 30min	Car
Jeju	236miles	50min	Airplane

CITY

DISTANCE

TIME

VEHICLE

Seoul

169miles

2h 30min

Train

Daegu

42.7miles

30min

Train

Busan

59.9miles

1h 30min

Car

Jeju

236miles

50min

Airplane

HISTORY

Authorization for Establishment of Handong Global University
December 2, 1994

First Entrance Ceremony
March 7, 1995

Selected for 3 Years in a Row as “Superior University for Propulsion of Education Innovation”
by Ministry of Education (1996 ~ 1998)

First Commencement Ceremony
February 24, 1999 (76 Graduates)

First Entrance Ceremony of Graduate School
March 14, 2000

Change in the English Name of School from Handong University to Handong Global University
March 5, 2001

Opening of Handong International Law School (HILS)
Februrary 7 ,2002

Selected as the Host University for
UNESCO UNITWIN Program
April 5, 2007

Selected as the Global Hub Institute for
United Nations Academic Impact
January 20, 2011

Establishment of Doctorate Program at
General Graduate School
August 8, 2011

Ceremony of Change in President of the
Handong Global University
Dr. Soon-Heung Chang (5th President)
February 4, 2014

Handong Global University Library selected as the United Nations Depository Library
December 16, 2014

Awarded the 2015 POSCO Cheong-Am Award (Cheong-Am Award in Education)
March 25, 2015

Ranked in the Highest Category (Level A),
an assessment by the Ministry of Education for
University Structural Reform
2015

Co-Hosting of 2016 United Nations DPI / NGO Conference
July 30, 2016

Establishment of the Handong Global University Center in The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
July 20, 2017

Opening Ceremony of HGU Ban Ki-Moon Institute for Global Education in Support of UNAI
May 27, 2019

Received the 34th Inchon Award in the Education Category
Oct 8, 2020

Major Government Projects Selected in the Last Three Years
2018-2020