Pai Chai University

Pai Chai University is one of South Korea's oldest modern universities. Its campus is located in Seo-gu, in Daejeon metropolitan city, on the lower slopes of Yeonja Mountain.The school was founded by the missionary Henry Appenzeller in 1885, not long after the Joseon government had legalized Christianity and reformed the national educational system. At that time it was known as Baejae Hakdang , which might be rendered as "Pai Chai Academy." It was officially established as a college in 1895.

The PaiChai HakDang Foundation, established for 133 years, administers Pai Chai University, Pai Chai Middle School, Pai Chai High School and Pai Chai Kindergarten. It has a state of the art Pai Chai building of 47,000 square meters in Jeong-dong, Seoul. It also opened the historical museum "Appenzellar-Noble Memorial Museum" located in the East Hall of Pai Chai HakDang in Jeongdong. In the museum, you can see the history of Korean modern education and culture at the end of the Chosun Dynasty in one place.

Pai Chai University has developed a strategy called a ‘Happy and Independently Balanced University with Sharing and Services’, to make itself as a specialized university for undergraduate programs. Young Appenzellers are positive, futureoriented intellectuals as well as well-rounded, sensible people and creative pioneers who are seeking new challenges, while facing diffi cult challenges moving forward.

School, striving to cultivate talent required in the 21st century, was not only chosen for the government funded projects of the Advancement of College Education (ACE Plus) and the Leading University Industry-Academic Cooperation(LINC Plus), but was also selected for support projects of domestic·overseas employment and business start-ups for Pai Chai graduates. Under God’s protection, Pai Chai is growing and has secured a prestigious status in Korea. Now it is time to become an internationally competitive private university. A united power and creative effort from all Pai Chai members is required to improve competitiveness to achieve this goal.

We also focus on global education. Pai Chai offers one of the largest overseas programs for students in Korea. This includes overseas student exchange programs, foreign language and culture training programs, and global backpacking with friends. On Pai Chai campus as of April 2017, we have 552 international students from 76 nations involved in Korean language education and undergraduate and graduate school courses. Pai Chai students are naturally exposed to a global environment and a diverse culture.

Pai Chai HakDang has been devoting itself to cultivate talented people to develop its community and nation for 133 years. In the years to come, Pai Chai HakDang will continue to manage the foundation soundly and actively and will make Pai Chai university, middle school and high school the most prestigious private institutes in Korea. We sincerely ask for your continued love for Pai Chai as we leap forward.

Our school, striving to cultivate talent required in the 21st century, was not only chosen for the government funded projects of the Advancement of College Education (ACE Plus) and the Leading University Industry-Academic Cooperation(LINC Plus), but was also selected for support projects of domestic·overseas employment and business start-ups for Pai Chai graduates.

We also focus on global education. Pai Chai offers one of the largest overseas programs for students in Korea. This includes overseas student exchange programs, foreign language and culture training programs, and global backpacking with friends. On Pai Chai campus as of April 2017, we have 552 international students from 76 nations involved in Korean language education and undergraduate and graduate school courses. Pai Chai students are naturally exposed to a global environment and a diverse culture.