Hansung University

Hansung University (Korean: 한성대학교) is a private university in Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea. It was founded on December 21, 1972. The Hansung University is located in Seongbuk District and Jongno District, Seoul.

Hansung University

한성대학교 (漢城大學校)
Former names	Hansung Woman's University (1972–1978) Hansung College (1978–1993)
Motto	진리, 지선
Motto in English	Truth and Virture
Type	Private
Established	December 21, 1972 (1972-12-21)
President	Lee Chang Won
Location	Seongbuk District , Seoul , South Korea
Campus	Urban
Mascot	Turtle
Website	Official website

Hansung University
Hangul	한성대학교
Hanja	漢城大學校
Revised Romanization	Hanseong Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Hansŏng Taehakkyo

Timeline

1945–1989

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

1990–1999

• February 27, 1990 Completed the Science Hall and opened Electronic Computation Office
• June 14, 1991 Opened the Exhibition Hall of Agricultural Life History
• November 29, 1991 Completed the Symbolic Tower of Hansung Academy
• December 1991 Recruited for first semester and second semester for 1992
• March 1993 Promoted to comprehensive university
• October 1993 Established Graduate School of Arts
• October 1995 Established Graduate School of International Trade and Information
• October 1996 6 colleges, 16 majors, 14 departments, newly admitted students of 1,230
• November 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
• January 1999 Converted 30% of evening students to daytime students; Recruited for 960 day students and 660 evening students
• March 6, 1999 Completed the lecture building
• October 17, 1999 Helmut Schmidt, Former Prime Minister of West Germany, visited (conferring honorary degree)
• November 1999 Revised Graduate School of International Trade and Information to Graduate School of International Affairs

2000–present

• February 7, 2000 Selected as the most outstanding college in the comprehensive assessment of colleges in 1999
• February. 7, 2000 Newly established Graduate School of Real Estate
• October 2000 Newly established Graduate School of Education
• September 13, 2001 Dr. Lee Sang-Hee inaugurated as the 10th chairman of the board of trustees
• September 22, 2001 Purchased the Daehangno campus
• October 24, 2001 Groundbreaking ceremony of Faculty Hall, Library and Annex Hall of Student Hall
• October 15, 2002 Dr. Han Wan-Sang inaugurated as the 4th president
• September 2002 Completed the Research Hall (Faculty Hall)
• December 2002 Completed Inseonggwan (Student Community Unit)
• July 1, 2003 Acquired the ISO 9001 Certification
• October 2003 Completed New Library Building
• March 2, 2015 Dr. Lee Jong-Hoon inaugurated as the 15th chairman of the board of trustees
• February 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)
  • 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

• (in English) Hansung University
• (in English) Graduate School Hansung University
• (in English) Library Of Hansung University
• (in English) Entrance Of Hansung University

See also

• List of universities and colleges in South Korea