Pyeongtaek University

This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. The specific problem is: Too many photos. Please help improve this article if you can. (October 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Pyeongtaek University (Korean: 평택대학교; Hanja: 平澤大學校) is a private research university located in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Originating at Pierson Memorial Union Bible Institute in 1912, Pyeongtaek University is one of the oldest universities in South Korea.

History

Pierson Memorial Union Bible Institute was established according to the will of Dr. Arthur Tappan Pierson October 15, 1911. On December 29, 1980 Dr. Ki-Hung Cho applied and received juridical authorization to establish Pierson Memorial Institute Foundation and Pierson Bible Seminary raised to the status of a four-year formal school. On March 1, 1984 the school changed its name to Pierson College, and on March 1, 1996 Pierson University changed its name to Pyeongtaek University and Dr. Ki-Hung Cho inaugurated as the first president of Pyeongtaek University.^[1] In 2023 the President is LEE, Dong-Hyun.^[2]

Pictures

• Pyeongtaek University Pictures
• 
  Pyeongtaek University Library
• 
  Arthur Tappan Pierson Museum
• 
  Delavan Pierson Room
• 
  Centennial celebration tower of Pyeongtaek University
• 
  평택대학교 100주년 기념탑
• 
  Pyeongtaek University Library
• 
  평택대학교 도서관과 기숙사 건물
• 
  Graduate Building of Pyeongtaek University

Footnotes

External links

• Pyeongtaek University Korean Website
• Pyeongtaek University English Website

36°59′42″N 127°07′59″E / 36.995°N 127.133°E / 36.995; 127.133