Sungkonghoe University is a private university in

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, South Korea. It was originally founded in 1914 by an

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and became a comprehensive university in 1994. It is one of the most progressive universities in South Korea with an academic mission dedicated to the promotion of human rights, democracy, and peace on the Korean peninsula. It is particularly respected in the research and education of social sciences.

History

Origins (1914–1960)

St. Michael's Seminary was founded in 1914 laying the groundwork for what would become, in 1994, Sungkonghoe University. The current rector is the Rev. KwonSeok Yang, an Anglican priest and a theologian.

Development (1961–1994)

Expansion (1994–present)

The school has been an active member of CUAC (Colleges and Universities of Anglican Communion) since it joined in 1995. In 1999 it became a member of the Democracy Consortium of Universities with Sang-ji University and Han-shin University in 1999.

Academics

Undergraduate

* College of Social Sciences (Majors - Political science, Economics, Sociology, Social Welfare, Business administration) * College of Humanities * College of Media and Digital Content * College of Information Technology Engineering * College of General education

Postgraduate

* Graduate School of Social Sciences * Graduate School of Theology * Graduate School of Education * Graduate School of Social Welfare * Graduate School of Peace and Civil society * Graduate School of Culture and Communications * Graduate School of Social and Solidarity Economy

Research centers

* Institute for East Asian Studies (EAI) * Democracy and Social Movements Institute (DaSM) * Research Center for Social Enterprise

Notable people

* Shin Youngbok, Philosopher * Lee Jae-joung, Theologian, Member of Parliament, Minister of Unification, Superintendent of Education(Gyeonggi-do) * Cho Hee-yeon, Sociologist, Superintendent of Education(Seoul) * Jung Hae-Gu, Political scientist, Chairperson of the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences. * Kim Dong-choon, Sociologist *

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, Economist *

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, Member of Parliament *

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, writer and researcher, taught at the university.

References

External links

The Official websiteComprehensive Information SystemMain Library of SKHU
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