Editing Daegu (section)

===Universities and colleges===
[[File:Daegu KNU medicine.jpg|thumb|left|[[Kyungpook National University]], School of Medicine]]
[[File:KMU MAIN.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Keimyung University]], main building]]
Daegu and its satellite towns are one of the areas which have the largest private higher educational institutions in Korea. Many of their main campuses are located in the nearby [[Gyeongsan]] which serves the Daegu region as a [[college town]]. [[Kyungpook National University]] (KNU) is one of the most highly ranked and well organized national universities in Korea. It holds high ranks in and around the city in many academic fields, while [https://dgist.ac.kr/en/ DGIST(Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)] is recognized as one of Korea's top universities in the field of science and technology. DGIST is one of four ISTs in Korea, along with KAIST, UNIST and GIST. It was established under 'The Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology Act (Act 699)' enacted on December 11, 2003. In 2019, DGIST was selected as [https://www.natureindex.com/supplements/nature-index-2019-young-universities/tables/rising 'Top 25 Rising Young Universities'].<ref>{{cite web |last=Nature Index |first=Nature Index |date=2019 |title=Top 25 rising young universities |url=https://www.natureindex.com/supplements/nature-index-2019-young-universities/tables/rising |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320224726/https://www.natureindex.com/supplements/nature-index-2019-young-universities/tables/rising |archive-date=2020-03-20}}</ref> Daegu has two of the most prestigious private universities outside Seoul, [[Yeungnam University]] (YU) and [[Keimyung University]]. There are some smaller private universities such as [[Catholic University of Daegu]] and [[Daegu University]]. [[Daegu National University of Education]] offers elementary education training.

The other universities and colleges include [[Daegu Arts University]], [[Daegu Cyber University]], [[Daegu Haany University]], [[Daegu Health College]], [[Daegu Mirae College]], [[Daegu Polytechnic College]], [[Daegu Technical College]], Daeshin University, [[Keimyung University]], Kyongbuk Science College, Kyungil University, [[Taekyeung College]], [[Yeungjin College]], [[Yeungnam College of Science and Technology]], and [[Youngnam Theological College and Seminary]].

====Medical institutions====
Some large [[university hospital]]s make the city the medical hub of south-eastern Korea. The Kyungpook National University Hospital, founded as ''Daegu-dongin-uiwon'' in 1907 by the Japanese, is the best-known hospital in the city. The Dongsan Hospital (attached to [[Keimyung University]]), founded as ''Jejungwon'' in 1899, is one of the oldest western style medical clinics in Korea. The Yeungnam University Medical Center has the largest number of beds in the city. The yearly treatment amount of these tertiary hospitals is the second largest in South Korea after that of Seoul.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhic.or.kr/cms/board/Download.jsp?fileId=46232&communityKey=B0070 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722141435/http://www.nhic.or.kr/cms/board/Download.jsp?fileId=46232&communityKey=B0070 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-22 |script-title=ko:2006~2008년 지역간 의료이용량 분석 |date=2009-10-21 |publisher=National Health Insurance Corporation}}</ref> The Daegu Catholic University Medical Center is also included in them.