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 is a university in South Korea. It was founded on December 21, 1972.^[1] The Design Campus is located in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Timeline

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

↑ "History - Hansung University (english version)". Hansung University official website. Retrieved 27 December 2013.