Sungkonghoe University
성공회대학교
Former names
St. Michael Theological School
Motto열림, 섬김, 나눔[1]
Motto in English
Openness, Service, Sharing
TypePrivate
Established1914 (Saint Michael's Theological School)
1994 (reorganized as a comprehensive university)
AffiliationAnglican
PresidentKi Seok Kim
Administrative staff
287
Undergraduates3,090
Postgraduates447
Location
Guro
,
Seoul
,
South Korea
Campus39,431 m2 (424,430 sq ft)
Websitewww.skhu.ac.kr
Korean name
Hangul
성공회대학교
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeonggonghoe Daehakgyo
McCune–ReischauerSŏnggonghoe Taehakkyo

Sungkonghoe University is a private university in Seoul, South Korea. It was originally founded in 1914 by an Anglican Communion 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.

  
  • April 1914 - School opens under the name of St. Michael's Theological School in Ganghwa, Incheon.
  • May 1921 - Moves from Ganghwa to Incheon.
  • March 1940 - Political oppression results in forced closure of the Shrine by Japanese police.
  • April 1952 - School moves from Incheon to Cheongju.

Development (1961–1994)

  
  • September 1961 - Moves to Hangdong, Guro, Seoul (present location).
  • March 1982 - reorganizes as Cheonsin Theological seminary (four-year course of studies).
  • March 1988 - Department of Social Welfare established.
  • February 1992 - Permission granted to raise status to Sungkonghoe Theological Seminary.

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.

  
  • September 1994 - Name changed from Sungkonghoe Theological Seminary to Sungkonghoe University.
  • March 1996 - Department of Journalism and Broadcasting / Graduate School of Theology established
  • November 1999 - General Graduate School / Graduate School of Education established.
  • April 2000 - pro-democracy movement Library opened.
  • April 2003 - school fence removed.
  • October 2010 - Theological building construction complete.
  • April 2014 - Centennial(100th anniversary) ceremony / academic symposium held.
  • April 2019 - Dormitory ‘The Sup’ opened.
  • September 2021 - Major of Artificial Intelligence

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
  • KIM Soohaeng, Economist
  • Nam In-soon, Member of Parliament
  • Mohiuddin Ahmad, writer and researcher, taught at the university.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "교육이념" [The ideals of education]. Sungkonghoe University (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ 'আমার তথ্যগুলো তাদের বর্তমান নষ্ট করে দিচ্ছে'. BBC News (in Bengali). 30 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Ahmad, Mohiuddin (14 March 2007). "Why should we pay back odious and illegitimate debts?". CADTM.
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