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Sungkyunkwan

university, Korea
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Gukhak
Date:
935 - 1910
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Sungkyunkwan, national university of Korea under the Goryeo (935–1392) and Joseon (Yi; 1392–1910) dynasties. Named the Gukhak (“National Academy”) during the Goryeo dynasty, it was renamed the Sungkyunkwan and served as the sole highest institute for training government officials during the Joseon dynasty. The national university at first had 200 students, but the number was later reduced to 126. The students were selected from four groups: the official candidates who had passed the lower civil-service examinations and thus qualified for the saengwon or jinsa degrees; graduates of the four secondary public schools in Seoul; sons of merit subjects; and lower ...(100 of 200 words)

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