Howon University

Howon University (Korean: 호원대학교) is a private four-year comprehensive university located in Gunsan, South Korea. It is renowned for its high employment rate for its graduates.

Howon University

호원대학교
Former names	Gunsan Industrial College (1977-1992) Jeonbuk Industrial College (1992-1998) Howon University (1998-present)
Type	Private
Established	1977
Academic staff	607
Students	7,334[1]
Location	Gunsan,, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Website	http://www.howon.ac.kr/english/

Howon University
Hangul	호원대학교
Hanja	湖原大學校
Revised Romanization	Howon Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Howŏn Taehakkyo

History

Established in 1977 as Gunsan Industrial College, it was elevated to a university in 1998.^[2]

For two consecutive years in 2009 and 2010, Howon University received a government funding amounting to US$5.4 million, as it was selected as a participant by the Ministry of Education for Korea's Educational Capability Improvement Project.

In 2013, the Ministry of Education of Korea certified Howon as the university with the highest recent graduates' employment rate in the whole country. In 2014, Howon placed second.

Organization

There are six faculties and nine research institutes in Howon.

Colleges	Research Institutes
College of Social Science College of Tourism College of Media and Arts College of Health and Welfare College of Physical Education College of Science and Engineering	Industrial Technology Lab Urban & Environment Lab Architectural Science & Technology Lab Research Lab for Saemangum Tourism Industrial Management Research Lab Cultural & Social Science Research Lab Free Legal Counselling Center Automobile Industry Lab Howon Textile & Fashion Research Lab

Notable people

• Baek A-yeon, singer
• Cha Hak-yeon (N), singer (VIXX)
• Jung Taek Woon (Leo), singer (VIXX)
• Kim Won-shik (Ravi), rapper (VIXX)
• Hwang Chan-sung, singer (2PM)
• Jang Wooyoung, singer (2PM)
• Lim Hyun-sik, singer (BtoB)
• Lee Chang-sub, singer (BtoB)
• Lee Jun-ho, singer (2PM)
• Park Jin-young, singer (GOT7)
• Jeong Se-woon, singer
• Kim Jae-hwan, singer (Wanna One)
• Raina, singer (After School, Orange Caramel)
• Son Seung-yeon, singer
• Bae Sung-yeon, singer (PRISTIN)