Soongsil University
Soongsil University was founded on October 10, 1897, in Pyongyang as a private school by William M. Baird, a missionary of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions. In 1900 the school was developed into an official 4-year junior high school. In October 1901 the school was named "Soongsil Hakdang" (, Soongsil Academy). The name "Soongsil" roughly means "Revering [God] ( "soong") with Truth and Integrity ( "sil")".