Munkyung College

Munkyung College
문경대학교
TypePrivate
Established1995
Undergraduates630 (2025)[1]
Location
Mungyeong
,
North Gyeongsang South Korea
Website[1]
Korean name
Hangul
문경대학교
Hanja
聞慶大學校
RRMungyeong daehakgyo
MRMun'gyŏng taehakkyo

Munkyung College, also known as Mun Kyung College, is a private technical college in Mungyeong city, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It is located in Hogye-myeon, on the outskirts of Jeomchon. It was established as Mun Kyung Technical College (Korean: 문경전문대학) in 1990, and took on its present English name in 1995. It changed its Korean name to "Mungyeong University" (Korean: 문경대학교) in 2011 by government permission.[2]

As of spring 2025, total enrollment was 630, down from 793 in 2022.[1] The students are taught by 28 faculty.[1] The school has six departments. The largest of these is the four-year nursing program, which as of spring 2025 had an enrollment of 452.[1]

A 2010 evaluation by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology determined that the school was at risk of shutting down.[3] The school then began to receive a subsidy from the city government of Mungyeong; from 2011 to 2022, the total subsidy amounted to 28.2 billion won.[3] As a result of this subsidy, as of 2025 Munkyung College had the fifth highest level of investment per student out of all private colleges in the country, and the highest in the Daegu and North Gyeongsang region.[4]

Proposed merger with Soongsil University

Following the 2022 local election, incoming Mungyeong mayor Shin Hyun-kook committed to establish a campus of Soongsil University in Mungyeong, and mentioned a possible merger of Munkyung College into Soongsil as one way of achieving that.[5][6] This was part of a trend toward mergers among South Korean institutions of higher education amid plummeting enrollments nationwide.[6] In November 2022, however, Soongsil representatives stated that they had never heard of any plan to merge with Munkyung.[7] The school's president, former National Assembly member Shin Yeong-guk, also announced his opposition to a merger.[8] The Mungyeong city government then announced that its subsidy for the school would end.[3] In December 2022, Munkyung College and Mungyeong city signed an agreement to work toward a merger with Soongsil.[9]

In February 2024, a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on training tailored to local industry was announced among Munkyung College, Soongsil University, and the governments of North Gyeongsang province and Mungyeong city.[10][11] In July 2025, mayor Shin stated his goal to obtain government permission for a merger of Soongsil and Munkyung within the coming year.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d 공시정보 [Public Disclosure Information]. Higher Education in Korea (in Korean). Korean Council for University Education. 2025. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  2. ^ 연혁 [History] (in Korean). Munkyung College. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  3. ^ a b c 김현수 (2022-11-23). 문경대에 수백억 지원한 문경시…갑자기 지원금 중단한 이유는? [Why did Mungyeong City suddenly stop subsidizing Munkyung College after providing tens of billions in support?]. Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  4. ^ 고도현 (2025-10-25). 문경시 지원받는 문경대학 대구·경북 사립전문대 중 1인당 교육비 최고 투자 [Subsidized by Mungyeong City, Munkyung College has highest per-student investment of educational funds among private technical colleges in Daegu/Gyeongbuk]. Maeil Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  5. ^ 홍창진 (2022-07-01). 신현국 문경시장 "한국체대 유치, 정치권과 긴밀히 협조해 이행" [Mungyeong mayor Hyun-kook Shin: "will work closely with politicos to attract Korea National Sport University"]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  6. ^ a b 김솔 [Kim Sol] (2022-12-18). 학령인구 절벽에 '몸집 줄이기'…전국 곳곳 대학 통폐합 움직임 ['Downsizing' at the school-age population cliff: consolidation sweeps the nation]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  7. ^ 구경모 (2022-11-22). 숭실대-문경대 통합, 숭실대 "모르는 일" 문경시 "시간 두고 추진할 일" [Soongsil University-Munkyung College merger: Soongsil University says "unaware," Mungyeong City says "will move forward in time"]. Yeongnam Ilbo. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  8. ^ 고도현 (2022-11-20). 숭실대와 통합 앞장선다더니, 성사 코앞 말바꾸는 신영국 문경대 총장 [MKC president Shin Yeong-guk led push for Soongsil University merger, backtracks as deal nears]. Maeil Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  9. ^ 진병태 (2022-12-12). 문경, 한국체대 이전·숭실대 문경캠퍼스 설립에 사활 [Mungyeong stakes future on National Sport University move, Soongsil University Mungyeong campus]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  10. ^ 남정현 (2024-02-20). 문경대-숭실대 "지역산업 맞춤형 인재 양성" 손 잡았다 [Munkyung - Soongsil join hands for "tailored talent training for local industry"]. Yeongnam Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  11. ^ 박진영 (2024-02-19). 경북도-숭실대-문경대, 지역인재 양성 협약 [North Gyeongsang, Soongsil, Munkyung agree to train local talent]. KBS news (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  12. ^ 고도현 (2025-07-08). 취임 3주년 신현국 문경시장 `글로벌 휴양 관광·주민 맞춤 파격 정책…新성장 시대` [At three years in office, Mungyeong mayor Shin Hyun-kook heralds 'new era of growth' with 'global resort tourism and bold resident-tailored policies']. Maeil Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-02-03.

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