Sahmyook University

• Established: 1906
• Location: Seoul, South Korea
• Number of students: 5000
• Language of instruction: Korean
• Type: private.

Sahmyok University is a private Christian university that is part of the Association of Universities created by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. The policy of the university is aimed at organizing the learning process as a combination of ministry to Christ, intellectual development, community service and personal initiative of students.

The educational institution was founded in 1906 in the territory that today belongs to North Korea. American missionaries acted as sponsors, whose main goal is to improve the quality of education of Christian believers in Korea.

During the reign of the Japanese, the university had to close: Sahmyok University resumed its work only in 1949 after moving to Seoul. Since then, the educational institution has been conducting uninterrupted activity, releasing a large number of competent specialists, patriots, and missionaries every year.

Today, the SU-MVP + 2025 plan is gaining momentum, the essence of which is the complete updating of both the material and technical base of the university and the curriculum: it is planned to increase the number of specialties, training places, build new training centers and hostels.

All students receive quality medical support: emergency assistance will be provided directly on campus, in difficult cases, students and teachers are hospitalized, and the university covers the costs. Everyone can get vaccinated at no cost.

Sahmyok University was the first university in South Korea to open a dormitory for men and women to live together - before that, all universities practiced resettlement in different buildings. Today, the university hostel offers more than 600 places to accommodate students: first of all, first-year students, excellent students and foreign students are provided with places. By 2020, it is planned to commission two new buildings for foreign students.

Canteens work on the basis of the academic building and the hostel, the main purpose of which is to provide students with quality and affordable food. The menu includes not only Korean dishes, but also the food of European, Italian, Japanese cuisines familiar to foreigners.

• More than a century of experience in the training of sought-after specialists
• A guideline not only for solving educational problems, but also for the education of highly moral individuals
• Active charitable and social activities
• Opportunity to participate in international exchange programs
• Academic staff - more than 400 people
• Modern teaching methods
• Close collaboration with sister institutions overseen by Seventh-day Adventist Church
• Sahmyok University has a good reputation both in Korea and internationally.

Sahmyok University Library is a multifunctional cultural space designed not only for storing books, but also for cultural events, round tables, debates, discussions, presentations.

All students have their own identification number, which gives them access to the online repository.

Students hone sports skills in the fitness section, pool, sports complex, tennis court and gym.

For the convenience of students, there are shops, a bank, a computer center and a post office.

Most specialties assume a standard academic year: fall semester from September to January, spring semester from March to July. Some master's specialties can be started year-round.

Additional costs - payment of accommodation and meals, registration fee when submitting documents, payment of public transport for students who did not get a place in the hostel.

In order to become a student at Sahmyok University, an applicant must provide:

• Certificate of general secondary education with certified translation
• Copies of the identity documents of the applicant and parents or legal representatives
• Motivation letter
• Confirmation of sufficient amount of finance to pay for training
• Certificate of registration of a foreigner in Korea
• Registration fee payment receipt
• Original certificate of delivery of TOPIC level 3 and above, TOEFL 530 (CBT197, iBT 71), IELTS 5.5, CEFR B2 or TEPS 600.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision