Hansung University Explained
| Hansung University |
| Native Name: | 한성대학교 (漢城大學校) |
| Motto: | 진리, 지선 |
| Mottoeng: | Truth and Virture |
| President: | Lee Chang Won |
| Former Names: | Hansung Woman's University (1972-1978)
Hansung College (1978-1993) |
| Website: | Official website |
| Rr: | Hansung Daehakgyo |
| Mr: | Hansung Taehakkyo |
Hansung University is a private university in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was founded on December 21, 1972.[1] The Hansung University is located in Seongbuk-gu and Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Timeline
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, Former Prime Minister of West Germany, 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 10th chairman of the board of trustees
- Sep. 22, 2001 Purchased the Daehangno 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 New Library Building
- Mar. 2 2015 Dr. Lee Jong-Hoon inaugurated as the 15th chairman of the board of trustees
- Feb. 1 2016 Dr. Lee Sang-Han inaugurated as the 8th president
Academics
Undergraduate colleges
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)
- 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)
- Division of Public Administration and Economics (Day & Evening)
- Division of International Trade and Real Estate (Day & Evening)
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)
Department of Liberal Arts and Science
Department of Study for the Teaching Profession
External links
See also
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Notes and References
- Web site: History - Hansung University (english version). Hansung University official website. 27 December 2013.
