S. Korean university gives grant to UO.Byline: The Register-Guard A private university in South Korea Korea (kôrē`ə, kə–), Korean Hanguk or Choson, region and historic country (85,049 sq mi/220,277 sq km), E Asia. is giving $500,000 to the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. to fund student and faculty exchanges and renovate the campus International Resource Center. Hanyang University Hanyang University is a large university in South Korea. It is located in Seoul, with a second campus in the suburban city of Ansan. Love in Truth in Deed is the founding principle and educational philosophy of Hanyang University. It is located in South Korea. , which has 20 colleges and 31,000 students, has offered a joint English language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. program with the UO for four years. The South Korean Korean, language of uncertain ancestry. It is thought by some scholars to be akin to Japanese, by others to be a member of the Altaic subfamily of the Ural-Altaic family of languages (see Uralic and Altaic languages), and by still others to be unrelated to any known institution has relationships with more than 100 universities around the world and is a strong supporter of international cooperation. The two-year grant will be used in four areas: $260,000 for student exchanges, $135,000 for faculty exchanges, $80,000 for capital projects and $25,000 for joint conferences. Of the money set aside for capital projects, $50,000 will be used to renovate the International Resource Center and $30,000 will be used to convert a classroom to a state-of-the-art language teaching lab. The resource center, located in the Erb Memorial Union, includes a lounge, library and study area for international students. It also is used for social events and as a place where American and foreign students can gather and share experiences. The UO's linguistics department Noun 1. linguistics department - the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics department of linguistics academic department - a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject established a relationship with the university in 2001 as a result of a visit by the head of the linguistics department and the vice provost for academic affairs. That led to a joint English As A Second Language program and, two years ago, a Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program. "Hanyang officials are very active in promoting cooperation and exchanges with major universities around the world," said professor Spike Gildea, the linguistics department chairman. "They were impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: from the very beginning with our high standards and commitment to those same goals of international cooperation." Last year, a Hanyang representative visited Eugene with an offer of a $500,000 grant for the UO's international programs. The UO submitted a proposal that was later accepted by Hanyang administrators. UO President Dave Frohnmayer visited Hanyang last year with Tom Mills, the UO's associate vice president for international programs. Hanyang is a leading private university in South Korea. Its main campus is northeast of downtown Seoul and a second campus is in Ansan. |
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