Yonsei University
private university with campuses in Seoul and Incheon in South Korea
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Summary
Yonsei University is a private university[1]. It draws 4,447 Wikipedia views per month (private university category, ranking #73 of 589).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Association of Pacific Rim Universities[3], Korean Council for University Education[4], KESLI Consortium[5], Association of East Asian Research Universities[6]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Seoul[7]
- Country: South Korea[8]
- Instance of: research university[9], academic publisher[10]
- Founder: Horace Grant Underwood[11], Horace Newton Allen[12]
- Item operated: Yonsei radio telescope[13]
- Headquarters location: Seoul[14]
- Child organization or unit: Yonsei University Health System[15], The Institute for Educational Research[16]
- Commons category: Yonsei University[17]
- Said to be the same as: Universidad de Yonsei[18]
- Has part(s): Yonsei University Sinchon Campus[19], Yonsei University International Campus[20]
- Inception: January 1957[21]
- Coordinate location: 37.56027777777778, 126.93694444444445[22]
- Official website: https://www.yonsei.ac.kr/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yonsei University[24]
- Ranking: 79[25], 76[26], 73[27], 112[28], 114[29], 106[30], 105[31], 107[32], 104[33], 85[34], 56[35], 50[36]
- Replaces: Yonhee College (Chosun Christian College)[37]
- Official name: 연세대학교[38], Yonsei University[39], 延世大學校[40]
- Short name: 연대[41]
- McCune–Reischauer romanization: Yŏnse Taehakkyo[42]
- Revised Romanization: Yeonse Daehakgyo[43]
- Count of students: 27,245[44]
- Category for alumni of educational institution: Category:Yonsei University alumni[45]
- Category for employees of the organization: Category:Academic staff of Yonsei University[46]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikidata:WikiProject Academic Publisher[47]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Yonsei University include SKY[48], a triad[49], in South Korea[50].
Why It Matters
Yonsei University has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for it include SKY[48], a triad[49], in South Korea[50].