Catholic Kwandong University

가톨릭관동대학교
Type	Private
Established	31 May 1954
Founder	Jong-myeong Lee 이종명
Religious affiliation	Catholic Church
President	Yong-seung Kim 김용승
Academic staff	410
Administrative staff	374
Undergraduates	10,959 (2022)
Postgraduates	493 (2022)
Location	South Korea

Catholic Kwandong University (가톨릭관동대학교) is a private Roman Catholic University located in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, South Korea.

The Kwandong Hockey Centre is on its grounds.

History

• 31 May 1954 - Kwandong University Foundation was established.^[1]
• 28 February 1955 - Kwandong University Hospital was created.^[1]
• 26 February 26, 1959 - promoted to a 4-year program University.^[1]
• 12 December 1972 - Merged with Myongji University.
• 31 August 2014 - due to financial difficulties, Myeongji University ceased operating Kwandong University.^[2]
• 1 September 2014 - reopened as Catholic Kwandong University, under the supervision of the Diocese of Incheon, who provided ₩104.5 billion (US$91.35 million) to aid with the transition.^[3]

Notable people

• Xiumin (Exo)
• Park Gwang-hyun