Hanyang University

한양대학교

Motto 사랑의 실천

Love in Deed and Truth

Type Private

Established 1939

Founder Dr. Kim Lyun-joon

President Kim woo-seung Ph.D.

Undergraduates 24,422 [1]

Postgraduates 8,257 [1]

Location Seoul

, 

South Korea

Campus Seoul Campus (Seongdong-

gu, Seoul, South Korea)

ERICA Campus(Sangnok-

gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea)
 Website www.hanyang.ac.kr

Korean name

Hangul 한양대학교

Hanja 漢陽大學校

Revised Hanyang Daehakgyo

Romanization

McCune–Reischauer Hanyang Taehakkyo

Hanyang University is a private research university in South Korea. The main campus is located
in Seoul and its satellite campus, the Education Research Industry Cluster (ERICA campus), is
in Ansan.[2] Hanyang (한양;漢陽) derives from the former name of the capital Seoul used during
the Joseon Dynasty.[3] The university was established in 1939 as an engineering school. Hanyang
university was the country's first college to offer engineering and architecture programs, and is
consistently ranked among the leading universities in STEM fields nationally. Hanyang University
enrolls over 3,000 international students each year, and sends more than 3,300 students on study
abroad programs annually. As of 2018, Hanyang University had 777 partner universities in 76
countries.[4]

Contents

 1History
 2Organizations
o 2.1Seoul Campus
o 2.2ERICA Campus
o 2.3Graduate Schools
 3Programs
 4Research and development
o 4.1Key research accomplishments
 5Reputation
o 5.1Rankings
 6Notable alumni
o 6.1Public Sector
o 6.2Business
o 6.3Arts and literature
o 6.4Sports
o 6.5Entertainment
 7Disputes
 8References
 9External links

History[edit]
Hanyang University was founded as Dong-A Engineering Institute on July 1, 1939, during
the Japanese occupation of Korea. Dong-A Institute started with 630 students and 35 faculty in
Jongno-gu, Seoul. After producing its first graduates in 1941, Dong-A tried to elevate itself to college
status, to no avail. In May 1941, the Institute relocated and offered education specializing in
engineering and technology to 100 students who had finished secondary school. In 1943, with Korea
still under Japanese occupation, the Institute was suspended from recruiting new students. This
resulted in a temporary shutdown of the school on March 15, 1944, when the last 78 students
graduated.[5][6]
Upon the restoration of the nation's independence in August 1945, Dong-A Institute renamed itself
the Engineering Institute for National Foundation. Institute founder Dr. Kim Lyun-joon foresaw the
importance of industrial advancement in the reconstruction of Korea and established Hanyang
University as a judicial and academic body. The board of trustees at that time included Myowook
Lee, Byeongok Cho, Kwansoo Baik, Wonchul Lee, Waljoon Kim, Taeyong Choi, and Lyunjoon Kim,
who had led the nation's independence movement. In July 1948, the school was accredited as the
first four-year engineering college in Korea with Kim Lyun-joon as the first dean. Six engineering
sub-departments were set up, as well as a secondary school.[5][6]
During the Korean War, many of the school's facilities were destroyed and the professors and
students were scattered. However, classes were continued in Busan with temporary teachers. Even
during their refuge, the College fostered numerous competent science teachers by building a training
center for secondary school teachers in the technical fields. In 1953, Hanyang University was
authorized as a graduate school by the Ministry of Education. [5][6]

Organizations[edit]
Seoul Campus[edit]

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