The Hansung University was founded on 21 December 1972 as "Hansung Women's College". It was renamed "Hansung University" when it was promoted to university level in 1993. The Design Campus

Hansung University Design campus

Hansung University Design campus in Seoul, South Korea. Its campus is situated in the city's Jongro-gu district. The current president is Yoon Kyung-ro...

 attached to Hansung University is located in Jongno-gu

Jongno-gu

Jongno-gu is a gu, or district, in central Seoul, South Korea. It takes its name from a major local street, Jongno, which means "Bell Street". Jongno-gu has been the center of the city for 600 years, since where the Joseon dynasty established its capital city...

, Seoul

Seoul

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.

1945–1989

• Sep. 25, 1945 Acquired Kyungsung Girl's Art School
• Oct. 5, 1945 Founded Hansung Academy Foundation
• Apr. 9, 1946 Licensed for Hansung Girl's and High School
• Aug. 11, 1951 Changed the school name to Hansung Girl's Middle and High School
• Dec. 7, 1963 Completed the indoor gymnasium
• Dec. 21, 1972 Founded Hansung Woman's University
• Jan. 11, 1978 Changed the school name from Hansung Woman's University to Hansung University
• Dec. 29, 1981 Completed the Administrative Hall
• Oct. 5, 1983 Ground breaking ceremony for Student Welfare Hall
• Dec. 4, 1985 Newly established R.O.T.C.
• July 1986 Expanded and moved the school building
• Aug. 25, 1987 Completed the construction of Woochongwan
• Nov. 30, 1987 Licensed to establish the Graduate School of Business Administration and Public Administration
• Nov. 30, 1988 Separated and increased the size of Graduate School of Business Administration and the Graduate School of Public Administration
• Nov. 6, 1989 Newly established Graduate School

1990–1999

• Feb. 27, 1990 Completed the Science Hall and opened Electronic Computation Office
• Jun. 14, 1991 Opened the Exhibition Hall of Agricultural Life History
• Nov. 29, 1991 Completed the Symbolic Tower of Hansung Academy
• Dec. 1991 Recruited for first semester and second semester for 1992
• Mar. 1993 Promoted to comprehensive university
• Oct. 1993 Established Graduate School of Arts
• Oct. 1995 Established Graduate School of International Trade and Information
• Oct. 1996 6 colleges, 16 majors, 14 departments, newly admitted students of 1,230
• Nov. 1998 Newly established Real Estate Department; Newly established Fashion Art Department at Graduate School of Arts; Reorganized to 6 colleges, 16 majors, 15 departments, newly admitted students of 1,620
• Jan. 1999 Converted 30% of evening students to daytime students; Recruited for 960 day students and 660 evening students
• Mar. 6, 1999 Completed the lecture building
• Oct. 17, 1999 Helmut Schmidt
  Helmut Schmidt
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  , Former Prime Minister of Germany
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  , visited (conferring honorary degree)
• Nov. 1999 Revised Graduate School of International Trade and Information to Graduate School of International Affairs

2000–present

• Feb. 7, 2000 Selected as the most outstanding college in the comprehensive assessment of colleges in 1999
• Feb. 7, 2000 Newly established Graduate School of Real Estate
• Oct. 2000 Newly established Graduate School of Education
• Sep. 13, 2001 Dr. Lee Sang-Hee inaugurated as the 17th chairman of the board of trustees
• Sep. 22, 2001 Purchased the Daehangno
  Daehangno
  Daehangno is a neighborhood in Seoul north of the Han River within Jongno-gu and Seodaemun-gu.Formerly known as Sunggyobang , meaning "high respect for teaching", its current name was designated when the 1.1km six-lane road from Hyehwa-dong rotary to Ihwadong crossroad was designated as a...
  
   campus
• Oct. 24, 2001 Groundbreaking ceremony of Faculty Hall, Library and Annex Hall of Student Hall
• Oct. 15, 2002 Dr. Han Wan-Sang inaugurated as the 4th president
• Sep. 2002 Completed the Research Hall (Faculty Hall)
• Dec. 2002 Completed Inseonggwan (Student Community Unit)
• Jul. 1, 2003 Acquired the ISO 9001 Certification
• Oct. 2003 Completed Future Hall (Library)

Education

Republic of Korea's founding philosophy of education based on our ideology and the common good (共同善) to seek to nurture creative talent.

Education goals

• With the diversity and creativity to foster professional.
• With a sense of community and cultural knowledge of society must foster.
• Open thinking and will foster the international competitiveness with the world.

Specialization direction

• For a small business of digital content industries, professional personnel training
  • Small Business - Hansung graduates employment shares in the target company the necessary training
  • Digital content - for the digital age, each equipped with competitiveness in each majors
  • Professional personnel training - with emphasis on practical training for a few elite society personnel training
• Thapa leading university education background
  • The Field Division to change the selection criteria: a practical / skills / center
  • 6 plastic top talent intensive courses: university-industry cooperation, overseas assignment, inteonje
• Work Path diversification, overseas employment

Practices for the development of the university

• Education and research areas: education, research and administration across jebunya. The incentive will be implemented, dualmode (off-line courses / cyber courses), special operations chaesanje Independent School
• Professor HR areas: yeongunyeon support and strengthen the promotion system review
• Environmental sector: yehyang campus environment, creating a flowing
• Administrative areas: job analysis and IOS9001 certification through the promotion and administrative services business productivity improvements
• Public sector: promoting voluntary participation of all members
• Facilities sector: long-term jinrigwan with the planned new auditorium to replace the jonghapgwan

College of Humanities

• Division of Korean language & Literature (Day & Evening)
  • Major in Korean Language and Literature
  • Major in Applied-Korean language

• Division of English language & Literature (Day & Evening)
  • Major in English Linguistics
  • Major in English Literature

• Division of History and Culture (Day & Evening)
  • Major in Korean History and Culture
  • Major in East Asian History and Culture
  • Major in Euro-American History and Culture

• Division of Knowledge & Information Science (Day & Evening)
  • Major in Library & Information Science
  • Major in Archives and Records Management College of Social Sciences

College of Social Science

• Division of Business Administration (Day & Evening)
  • Major in Business Administration
  • Major in Information & Management

• Division of Public Administration and Economics (Day & Evening)
  • Major in Public Administration
  • Major in Economics and Information

• Division of International Trade and Real Estate (Day & Evening)
  • Major in International Trade
  • Major in Real Estate

College of Arts

• Department of Dancing

• Department of Painting
  • Major in Eastern Painting
  • Major in Western Painting

• Division of Media Design Contents
  • Major in Hyper Media Design
  • Major in Animation & Product Interaction
  • Major in Interior Design
• Division of Fashion Design & Business (Day & Evening)
  • Major in Fashion Design
  • Major in Apparel Fashion & Business

College of Engineering

• Division of Computer Engineering (Day & Evening)
  • Major in Multimedia Information Processing
  • Major in Computer System

• Division of Information Engineering (Day & Evening)
  • Major in Information & Communications Engineering
  • Major in Software System

• Division of Industrial & Mechanical Systems Engineering (Day & Evening)
  • Major in Industrial Engineering
  • Major in Mechanical Systems Engineering

External links

Hansung University Graduate School Hansung University Library Of Hansung University Entrance Of Hansung University

See also

• List of universities and colleges in South Korea