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its inception, Kyung Hee University has endeavored to
advance the cause of peace and mutual understanding through
excellence in education and an international perspective.
In 1984, the "Committee for and Office of International
Exchanges(CIE)", now the Center for International
Exchanges, was established to promote the international
education exchange program for students and faculty members,
as well as to coordinate various other international activities
at Kyung Hee. The activities of CIE include financial
support programs for faculty members for their research
abroad, student exchange program, language programs, cultural
exchange programs with sister universities, and support
for international conference and activities of KHU.
Through the student exchange program,
which was initiated in 1991, more than 290 students
had opportunities to study at sister universities of
Kyung Hee with credits exchanged. The universities with
which Kyung Hee maintains exchange agreements include
the University of North Carolina at Wilmington(U.S.A),
the University of New South Wales(Australia), Nihon
University(Japan), Moscow State University(Russia),
and Southeast University(P.R. China) among many others.
During vacations, CIE sends student groups for Language
Training Program at our sister campuses.
A large number of students and faculty
members from sister universities have also visited Kyung
Hee to participate in credit exchange programs as well
as other activities such as the short term educational
and cultural programs. Delegations from Ball State University,
Northern Illinois University, Pittsburg State University(U.S.A),
Southeast University(P.R. China), Soka University, Hokuriku
University, and Ritsumeikan University(Japan) visit
Kyung Hee annually for our short-term international
programs, which include cultural activities, special
lectures on various topics, and site-seeing. CIE also
provides custom-made short-term programs for delegations
from sister campuses, which satisfies each group's unique
area of interest and need.
The International Medical Service program
was initiated in 1982 in order to provide medical care
to the people in developing countries. The medical service
team from the Kyung Hee Medical Center has preformed
medical services with university affiliated medical
institutes in Thailand(1982), Indonesia(1984), Sudan(1992),
Mogolia(1993) and Kazakhstan(1995).
Kyung Hee has also been hosting an international
conference since 1982 commemorating the U.N.'s declaration
of the International Day of Peace. Furthermore, Kyung
Hee has hosted several international conferences, including
the World Youth Leaders Conference in May 1995, the
Continental Cup International University Women's Golf
Tournament in October 1997, The International Executive
Vice Presidents' Conference in June 1998, and the 8th
Forum of the AUAP(Association of University of Asia
and the Pacific) in April 1999. Commemorating its 50th
Anniversary year, Kyung Hee is to co-hosted The 1999
Seoul International Conference of NGOs with the UN in
October 1999.
Today, Kyung Hee University maintains
sister relationships with 302 universities in 56 countries
(as of April 2007) around the world.
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