Hansung University

Hansung University

한성대학교 (漢城大學校)
Former names	Hansung Academy Foundation (1945-1972) 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
President	Kang Shin-il
Location	Seongbuk-gu , Seoul , South Korea
Campus	Urban
Mascot	Turtle
Website	Official website

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

Hansung University is a university in South Korea. It was founded on December 21, 1972. The Design Campus is located in 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)
  • 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