Busan University of Foreign Languages ( Cor. 부산 외국어 대학교 ; Busan Vegugo Tehakkyo ) is a linguistic university in Busan , Republic of Korea . It is one of the leading Korean universities in the field of international relations and foreign languages. Specializes in teaching foreign languages.
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| International name | Busan University of Foreign Studies (BUFS) |
| Motto | 신의 · 진실 · 창의 ( Fidelity, truth, originality ) |
| Year of foundation | 1981 |
| Type of | private |
| The president | Jung Harin |
| Students | 7796 |
| Location |  The Republic of Korea |
| Campus | one |
| Legal address | metropolitan city of Busan , Gimjon district, Kumsemno-485-bonkil, 65 |
| Site | www.bufs.ac.kr/Russian/ (Russian) |
History
The university traces its history to the Busan College of Foreign Languages, founded in April 1982 by the late Dr. Chung Teson, the founder of Sungchang Enterprise Holdings (Sonchkhan Enterprise Holdings). His philosophy of education is based on Christian values and the desire to provide young intellectuals with opportunities to realize their leadership potential and take their rightful place at the international level.
The first students studied English , French , Japanese , Chinese , German , Indonesian , Malay and Thai . In the 1980s, the college significantly expanded the number of curricula, and in 1991 received university status. As of 2009, agreements on academic exchange programs were concluded with 94 universities from 24 countries.
Education
The Busan University of Foreign Languages consists of 7 institutes, 4 postgraduate programs, as well as 9 research institutes. The linguistic part of the university includes the Institute of European Studies and American Studies and the Institute of Oriental Studies.
In addition to English, it is possible to study other European languages: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and German. Oriental languages are represented in the curricula of Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, Burmese, Hindi, Arabic, Turkish, Kazakh, Uzbek, Tagalog, Lao and Khmer. There are special training programs for those who seek to learn Korean and Korean studies.
The university also includes the Institute of Commerce and Business, the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Institute of Natural Sciences and Engineering. In addition to language, there are training programs in international research, international law, international business and information technology .
Institutes and Branches
- Institute of English, Japanese and Chinese Studies
- Faculty of English
- Faculty of Creative Work with Japan
- Faculty of Sinology
- Global Reference Institute
- Faculty of English
- Faculty of Russian, Turkish and Central Asian Studies
- Faculty of European Studies
- Department of Latin American Studies
- Faculty of Creative Work with the South East Asian Region
- Faculty of Indology
- Faculty of Arabic
- Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Korean Language and Literature
- Specialization: Korean Literature
- Specialization: Korean as a Foreign Language
- Department of Visual Information
- Department of History and Tourism
- Faculty of Law and Law Enforcement
- Specialization: Jurisprudence
- Specialization: Law Enforcement
- Department of International Relations
- Faculty of Korean Language and Literature
- Institute of Trade and Business
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of International Trade
- Faculty of Data Management
- Department of Accounting, Taxation and Administration
- E-business department
- International Secretary Research Unit
- Department of Economics
- Institute of Natural and Technical Sciences
- Department of Computer Engineering
- Department of Embedded Software
- Faculty of Multimedia
- Specialization: information transfer process.
- Specialization: Multimedia
- Specialization: Information Security
- Institute of Rehabilitation and Social Security
- Specialization: Mass Sports
- Specialization: Management in sports organizations
- Specialization: Golf
- Institute of Rehabilitation and Social Security
International Relations
The university has international exchange agreements with 127 universities from 33 states. Among Russian universities, relations with the Busan University of Foreign Languages are as follows:
- Moscow State Linguistic University
- State Institute of the Russian Language named after A.S. Pushkin
- Sakhalin State University
- Omsk State Technical University
- Buryat State University
- Novosibirsk National Research State University
- Irkutsk State Technical University
- Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University named after N. A. Dobrolyubov