Daekyeung University

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Daekyeung University (Korean: ) is a private university located in Gyeongsan, South Korea.

Daegyeong University began as Daegyeong College on October 29, 1992. It opened on March 5 of the following year. In May 1998, it was renamed Daegyeong University. In September 2012, it was renamed Daegyeong University, and in September 2018, it opened a campus in Namyangju. Meanwhile, in 2012 and 2015, the Ministry of Education and other institutions designated it as a university with limited financial support and received a D+ grade in the University Restructuring Evaluation.[2][3] However, in 2017, the university regained its honor and the funding restrictions were lifted. In September 2018, it opened a campus in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, becoming the second vocational college to have a campus in Namyangju. Meanwhile, it celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2018, and President Lee Chae-young will be in office in 2022.

Daekyung University offers specialized bachelor's degree programs in three majors: Arts and Physical Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences.

Daegyeong University is a private technical college located in Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gyeonggi-do, with locations in Gyeongsan and Namyangju.

Daegyeong University's main campus, located in Danbuk-ri, is the university's headquarters. Accessible via Danbuk-gil, it consists of nine buildings, housing lecture halls and dormitories for three academic departments.

Daekyung University's Hallyu Campus is a dual campus of Daekyung University, located in Pallyari. Accessible via Pallyasan-dan Road, the campus consists of two buildings, housing specialized courses for one department of the Arts and Physical Education program.

Lee Dong-hyun, football Player Lee Min-ki, actor and model Kim Woo-bin, actor and model Chang Hyuk-jin, football player Ahn Bo-hyun, actor Choi Woong, actor Choi Young-jae (born 1996), South Korean actor and singer, member of Got7 Hoya (Lee Ho-dong), actor and singer (Infinite) Jang Dong-woo, singer (Infinite) Jang Mi-kwan, model and actor Kim Sung-kyu, singer (Infinite) L (Kim Myung-soo), actor and singer (Infinite) Lee Sung-yeol, actor and singer (Infinite) Yugyeom (Kim Yu-gyeom), singer (Got7) Wonpil, singer (Day6) Smeb (Song Kyung-ho), professional League of Legends player

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