Yonsei University

The man who startd Yonsei University

This article is about the Korean university. For other uses, see Yonsei.

Yonsei University (연세대학교,延世大學校) is one of the top three universities in South Korea. It is private and one of the oldest universities in Korea.

History

Yonsei University was started by a Christian missionary named Horace Underwood. The university included older schools. One was Yonhi College and another was Severance Hospital. Severance Hospital had a medical school called Gwanghyewon which started in 1885. So Yonsei University says it started in 1885.

Geography

The main buildings are at Sinchon in Seoul, but there are also students at Wonju in Kyonggi province.

Yonsei University's school color is blue. Yonsei University offers courses in economics, business, and medical majors. Severance Hospital is still the medical center of Yonsei University.