Hansei University was established by the wonderful providence and work of God in 1953, while Korea was still recovering from the affects of the Korean War. The University received the government's recognition as a four year collage in 1985, and became accredited as a four-year Bible College. In 1991, the Graduate School of Theology was established and Hansei was raised to the level of a university in 1993. Hansei University has extended its academic endeavours not only to theology, but also to the humanities and social sciences, engineering and the art. In its 56 year history, more than 8,000 srudents have graduated, going out to evangelize Korea and the world and contributing to society in many differnet areas.