Wonkwang University

Wonkwang University

원광대학교
Motto	지덕겸수 · 도의실천
Motto in English	Cultivation of Both Knowledge and Morality, Practice of Moral Principle
Established	January 29, 1953 (1953-01-29)
Religious affiliation	Won Buddhism
President	Park Seong-tae
Location	Iksan , North Jeolla , South Korea 35°58′08″N 126°57′25″E / 35.969°N 126.957°E / 35.969; 126.957
Campus	64.4 hectares (159 acres)
Mascot	Asi
Website	www.wku.ac.kr
Korean name
Hangul	원광대학교
Hanja	圓光大學校
Revised Romanization	Wongwang Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Wŏn'gwang Taehakkyo

Wonkwang University (Korean: 원광대학교; RR: Wongwang Daehakgyo) is a university located in Iksan, South Korea. Founded as Youilhakrim (Korean: 유일학림) in 1946, it is one of the few academies affiliated with Won Buddhism. Yuilhakrim was succeeded by Wonkwang Junior College (Korean: 원광초급대학) on 5 November 1951, and gained college status on 29 January 1953. The Postgraduate School was opened in 1967, and in 1971 it gained university status.^[1]

The university is known for its diverse medical courses: western medicine, dentistry, Korean medicine and pharmacy. Beside medical courses, the school is well known for its specialised courses such as police administration, fire service administration, and law school.^[2]

Wonkwang University is one of only two schools in South Korea that have courses for antiques restoration.

• Ha Tae-kwon, badminton player
• Hwang Sun-ho, badminton player
• Kim Dong-moon, badminton player
• Park Beom-shin, author
• Seo Do-young, actor
• Shin Joon-Sup, retired boxer

• Wonkwang University

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