Yeongdo District ( Korean : 영도구 ; RR : Yeongdo-gu ) is a gu (district) in Busan , South Korea. The gu itself is limited to Yeong-do ( Yeong Island ) located on the south edge of central Busan. It attained the status of gu in 1957.
6-546: The Korea Maritime and Ocean University and the National Maritime Museum of Korea are located in Yeongdo District. The former name of Yeong-do ( Yeong Island ) was Jeolyeong-do ( Jeolyeong Island ). Mythologically, horses that could run a thousand miles, so-called " Chollima", lived on this island. Because the horses living on this island could run so fast that their shadows could not follow them, this island
12-501: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Korea Maritime and Ocean University Korea Maritime & Ocean University is South Korea's most prestigious national university for maritime study, transportation science and engineering. It is located in Yeongdo-gu in Busan . The university is also known for having its whole campus located inside an island. The university
18-510: The only post-secondary institution that specializes in maritime sciences and engineering. The university name was changed from "Korea Maritime University" to "Korea Maritime and Ocean University" on September 1, 2013. The university name was changed from "Korea Maritime and Ocean University" to "Korea Maritime & Ocean University" on February 1, 2019. 35°04′28″N 129°05′13″E / 35.07444°N 129.08694°E / 35.07444; 129.08694 This article about
24-520: Was called, "Jeolyeong-do". After the South Korea government arranged their administrative divisions' names, the name of the island was changed to, "Yeongdo District. Yeongdo District is divided into 22 legal dong , which all together comprise 11 administrative dong , as follows: [REDACTED] 35°04′50″N 129°03′50″E / 35.08056°N 129.06389°E / 35.08056; 129.06389 This South Korea location article
30-453: Was established in November 1945 after Korea had been liberated from Japanese occupation (World War II). Chinhae High Seamans School , a maritime institution with a majority of Korean students until the liberation of Korea , was re-established with Korean faculty and students under the leadership of Lee Si-hyung. The school became a national university immediately after its foundation, and
36-637: Was renamed Chinhae High Merchant Seamans School ( 진해고등상선학교 ). After the Korean War it was merged with other similar institutions and moved to Busan . The name was changed to the National Maritime College ( 국립해양대학 ) in 1956. In 1992, the college became a university with a graduate school , and was given its current name. The university is one of the earliest and prestigious national post-secondary educational institutions in South Korea , and
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