page_title: Hongik University
hierarchical_section_title: Hongik University
caption_attribution_description: English: Hongmungwan gateway from west - Hongik Univ
context_page_description: Hongik University is a private university in Seoul, South Korea. Founded by an independence activist in 1946, the university is located in Mapo-gu district of central Seoul, South Korea with a second campus in Sejong. Hongik University has one of the most popular bachelor's degree in architecture & design in South Korea. However the university also offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs. As of 2007, the university was home to 14,500 undergraduate students and 2,600 graduate students, and the undergraduate school consists of College of Fine Arts, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts, College of Architecture, College of Law, and College of Economics and Business Administration. The graduate school provides research-based and practice-based programs in comprehensive fields including liberal arts, engineering, fine arts and design, education, economics, performing arts, urban planning, architecture, film and photography. The shortened term for Hongik University, "Hongdae," serves as a metonym for the neighborhood.
context_section_description: Hongik University is a private university in Seoul, South Korea. Founded by an independence activist in 1946, the university is located in Mapo-gu district of central Seoul, South Korea with a second campus in Sejong. Hongik University has one of the most popular bachelor's degree in architecture & design in South Korea. However the university also offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs. As of 2007, the university was home to 14,500 undergraduate students and 2,600 graduate students, and the undergraduate school consists of College of Fine Arts, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts, College of Architecture, College of Law, and College of Economics and Business Administration. The graduate school provides research-based and practice-based programs in comprehensive fields including liberal arts, engineering, fine arts and design, education, economics, performing arts, urban planning, architecture, film and photography. The shortened term for Hongik University, "Hongdae," serves as a metonym for the neighborhood.
caption: Gate from Hongdae Boulevard
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