Korea National Defense University

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Korea National Defense University
국방대학교
Type National
Established1955
Location,
South Korea
Website
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gukbang Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer Kukpang Taehakkyo

Korea National Defense University is a national university located in Nonsan, [1] South Korea. It was founded in 1955. [2] It got its current configuration in 2000. [2] [3] The university was situated in Seoul from its founding until its relocation to Nonsan in 2017. [1]

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  2. 1 2 "Home Member Services" (PDF). aseanregionalforum.asean.org. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2014-12-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)