# Hansung University

Hansung University (Korean: 한성대학교) is a private university in Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea. It was founded on December 21, 1972. The Hansung University is located in Seongbuk District and Jongno District, Seoul.

## Timeline
### 1945–1989

* September 25, 1945 Acquired Kyungsung Girl's Art School
* October 5, 1945 Founded Hansung Academy Foundation
* April 9, 1946 Licensed for Hansung Girl's and High School
* August 11, 1951 Changed the school name to Hansung Girl's Middle and High School
* December 7, 1963 Completed the indoor gymnasium
* December 21, 1972 Founded Hansung Woman's University
* January 11, 1978 Changed the school name from Hansung Woman's University to Hansung University
* December 29, 1981 Completed the Administrative Hall
* October 5, 1983 Ground breaking ceremony for Student Welfare Hall
* December 4, 1985 Newly established R.O.T.C.
* July 1986 Expanded and moved the school building
* August 25, 1987 Completed the construction of Woochongwan
* November 30, 1987 Licensed to establish the Graduate School of Business Administration and Public Administration
* November 30, 1988 Separated and increased the size of Graduate School of Business Administration and the Graduate School of Public Administration
* November 6, 1989 Newly established Graduate School

### 1990–1999

* February 27, 1990 Completed the Science Hall and opened Electronic Computation Office
* June 14, 1991 Opened the Exhibition Hall of Agricultural Life History
* November 29, 1991 Completed the Symbolic Tower of Hansung Academy
* December 1991 Recruited for first semester and second semester for 1992
* March 1993 Promoted to comprehensive university
* October 1993 Established Graduate School of Arts
* October 1995 Established Graduate School of International Trade and Information
* October 1996 6 colleges, 16 majors, 14 departments, newly admitted students of 1,230
* November 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
* January 1999 Converted 30% of evening students to daytime students; Recruited for 960 day students and 660 evening students
* March 6, 1999 Completed the lecture building
* October 17, 1999 Helmut Schmidt, Former Prime Minister of West Germany, visited (conferring honorary degree)
* November 1999 Revised Graduate School of International Trade and Information to Graduate School of International Affairs

### 2000–present

* February 7, 2000 Selected as the most outstanding college in the comprehensive assessment of colleges in 1999
* February. 7, 2000 Newly established Graduate School of Real Estate
* October 2000 Newly established Graduate School of Education
* September 13, 2001 Dr. Lee Sang-Hee inaugurated as the 10th chairman of the board of trustees
* September 22, 2001 Purchased the Daehangno campus
* October 24, 2001 Groundbreaking ceremony of Faculty Hall, Library and Annex Hall of Student Hall
* October 15, 2002 Dr. Han Wan-Sang inaugurated as the 4th president
* September 2002 Completed the Research Hall (Faculty Hall)
* December 2002 Completed Inseonggwan (Student Community Unit)
* July 1, 2003 Acquired the ISO 9001 Certification
* October 2003 Completed New Library Building
* March 2, 2015 Dr. Lee Jong-Hoon inaugurated as the 15th chairman of the board of trustees
* February 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