Yonsei University

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Yonsei University

연세대학교
Motto	(Latin) "Cognoscetis Veritatem et Veritas Liberabit Vos" (John 8:32) (English) "The truth will set you free" (John 8:32) 진리가 너희를 자유케 하리라. (요한복음 8:32)
Type	Private
Established	1885
Academic affiliation	AALAU, ACUCA, AEARU, APRU
President	Dong-Sup Yoon
Academic staff	1,712 (2022)[1]
Administrative staff	1,166 (2022)[1]
Students	29,832 (2022)[1]
Undergraduates	18,200 (2022)[1]
Postgraduates	11,632 (2022)[1]
Location	Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (Sinchon Campus), Songdo, Incheon (International Campus) , South Korea
Campus	Urban
Colours	Royal blue
Sporting affiliations	U-League
Mascot	Eagle
Website	www.yonsei.ac.kr/en_sc
Korean name
Hangul	연세대학교
Hanja	延世大學校
Revised Romanization	Yeonse Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏnse Taehakkyo

Yonsei University (Korean: 연세대학교; Hanja: 延世大學校) is a Christian private university in Seoul, South Korea. It is part of the SKY universities.

The university was established in January 1957 through the union of Yonhi College (연희전문학교; 延禧專門學校) and Severance Union Medical College (세브란스 의과대학; 세브란스 醫科大學). This was a result of a lasting bilateral cooperation between the colleges that began in the 1920s. The institutions were the first of their kind in Korea. Yonhi College was one of the first modern colleges, founded as Chosun Christian College (조선기독교대학; 朝鮮基督教大學) in March 1915. Severance has its roots in the first modern medical center in Korea, Gwanghyewon (광혜원 廣惠院, House of Extended Grace), founded in April 1885. As a tribute, the name "Yonsei" was derived from the first syllables of the names of its two parent institutions, "Yon; 연; 延" from Yonhi College and "Sei; 세; 世" from Severance Union Medical College.

The student body consists of 26,731 undergraduate students, 11,994 graduate students, 4,518 faculty members, 6,788 staff, and 257,931 alumni. Yonsei operates its main campus in Seoul and offers graduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in Korean and English.