Address: 191 Hambakmo-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, South Korea
Life Sciences, Engineering, Medical Studies
Gachon University is a private university in South Korea with two main sites: the Global Campus in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, which serves as its main undergraduate campus, and a medical campus in Incheon that hosts its medical school. The institution in its present form dates from 2012, and it carries the name of the Gachon Gil Foundation, which has been responsible for it since 1998.
The Seongnam campus grew out of Kyungwon University, founded in 1982. The Gachon Gil Foundation took over Kyungwon University in 1998, and in 2007 Kyungwon College, a two-year polytechnic, was merged into it. In 2012 Kyungwon University merged with Gachon University of Medicine and Science, and the combined institution took the Gachon name. After this merger the university included a medical school, a school of Korean medicine and a pharmacy department.
Teaching is organised in more than a dozen colleges, whose fields include business, law, engineering, IT convergence, Korean medicine, medical science, pharmacy and nursing, in addition to graduate schools. Published enrolment figures are above 20,000 students, although the exact total varies by source and year.
Domains taught:
Bioengineering, Engineering, Life Sciences
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Private
Partnerships:
International partnerships and hospital collaborations
Among private Korean institutions, Kyung Hee University in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, pairs engineering with life sciences and AI and machine learning.
Yonsei University, a private university in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, is listed for medicine, engineering, business, social sciences and humanities, so it overlaps on the medical side.
Korea University (Seongbuk-gu, Seoul) is private and covers law, business, medicine, engineering, science and liberal arts.
Sungkyunkwan University is a private university in Jongno-gu, Seoul, listed for engineering, AI and machine learning and materials.
For mechanical engineering and computer vision, Hanyang University in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, is another private option.
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In Italy, the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart is private and lists economics, law, and medicine and surgery.
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India's Vellore Institute of Technology is a private institution focused on engineering, computer science and information technology.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
Where are the campuses of this Incheon and Seongnam university?
The main Global Campus is in Seongnam in Gyeonggi Province, and a separate medical campus is in Incheon. The Incheon site houses the medical school.
How was the present institution formed?
It grew from Kyungwon University, founded in 1982 and taken over by the Gachon Gil Foundation in 1998. The 2012 merger with Gachon University of Medicine and Science produced the current structure and name.
Is it a public or a private institution?
It is private. It is run under the Gachon Gil Foundation, which acquired Kyungwon University in 1998.
What can students study there?
Colleges cover business, law, engineering, IT convergence, Korean medicine, medical science, pharmacy and nursing, among others, and graduate schools offer postgraduate study. Course lists change, so the current catalogue should be checked on the official website.
Does the university include a medical school?
Yes. After the 2012 merger it had a medical school, a school of Korean medicine and a pharmacy department, and the medical school is based at the Incheon medical campus.
How many students are enrolled?
Published figures are above 20,000, with the exact total depending on source and year. Prospective students should consult the university's own statistics for the latest numbers.
Where can exchange and admission details be found?
They are published on the official website of the university, which should be checked for the current year.
Bioengineering, Biomedical Sensors, Engineering, Healthcare, Information Technology (IT), Medical, Medical Devices, Research and Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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