Yong In University was founded in 1953 just after the end of the Korean War under the noble principle of fostering right and virtuous talents who can set the spirit of the country straight. Now, Yong In University is a renowned private university in the metropolitan area South Kovrea’s capital Seoul that is well known in Korea and the world. With a long tradition of specializing in the areas of arts and sports, Yong In University has been exerting much effort towards realizing the educational philosophy of contributing to ‘National Prestige’ and ‘Preservation of Korean Culture,’ a task that is difficult for a private university to bear.

Yong In University is particularly proud, naot only of our achievement made in sports but also in culture and arts. The high level of our College of Culture and Arts is illustrated by the performances produced by professors of our Department of Theatre and Department of Dance winning awards given by South Korean President and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism at nationwide competitions. The relatively newly established Department of Applied Music is equipped with the country’s top facilities and equipment, and the students are guided by Korea’s most well-known singer-songwriter who work on staff at Yong In University. In addition, among the graduates of the Department of Film are many independent film directors famous in Korea as well as other directors and producers of movies that drew up to 40 million moviegoers. On the other hand, Yong In University opened Korea’s first Department of Cultural Heritage to cultivate professionals in the discipline when even the term ‘cultural property preservation management’ was hardly known. For the past 25 years, Yong In University did not spare investment in developing specialists of cultural relics preservation and continues to upgrade the hands-on skills of our students by regularly hosting both permanent and special exhibitions at its own museum.