Hansung University is a
university
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in
Seoul
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,
South Korea
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. It was founded on December 21, 1972.
The
Design Campus is located in
Jongno-gu
file:Korea-Seoul-Bosingak-05.jpg, Bosingak bell pavilion
Jongno District () is a district () in central Seoul, South Korea. It takes its name from a major local street, Jongno, which means "Bell Road".
Characteristics
Jongno District has been th ...
,
Seoul
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.
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.
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Overview
While ROTC graduate officers serve in al ...
*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
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Before becoming Ch ...
, Former Prime Minister of
West 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 10th chairman of the board of trustees
*Sep. 22, 2001 Purchased the
Daehangno
Daehangno (Hangul:대학로 Hanja:, lit. "college street") is a neighborhood in Seoul north of the Han River within Jongno-gu and Seodaemun-gu.
Formerly known as Sunggyobang (Hangul:숭교방 Hanja:), meaning "high respect for teaching", its c ...
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)
** Major in English
Linguistics
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** Major in English
Literature
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* 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
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**Major in
Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...
and Information
* Division of International Trade and Real Estate (Day & Evening)
**Major in
International Trade
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In most countries, such trade represents a significant ...
**Major in Real Estate
College of Arts
*Department of
Dancing
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*Department of
Painting
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**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
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& 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
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**Major in Mechanical Systems Engineering
Department of Liberal Arts and Science
Department of Study for the Teaching Profession
References
External links
Hansung UniversityGraduate School Hansung UniversityLibrary Of Hansung UniversityEntrance Of Hansung University
See also
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List of universities and colleges in South Korea
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Educational institutions established in 1945
Hansung University
1945 establishments in Korea
Seongbuk District