Hanyang Women's University

37°33′32″N 127°02′59″E / 37.5589°N 127.0497°E / 37.5589; 127.0497CampusUrbanMascotPigeonWebsitewww.hywoman.ac.kr/englishKorean nameHangul

한양여자대학교

Hanja

漢陽女子大學校

Revised RomanizationHanyang yeoja daehakgyoMcCune–ReischauerHanyang yŏja taehakkyo

Hanyang Women's University is a private college in South Korea. The campus is located in Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu in Seoul.

History

The school began on December 20, 1974, as Hanyang Women's Vocational School, on the campus of Hanyang University by the school corporation Hanyang Academy.^[1] The school was upgraded to the status of Junior College, thus renamed as Hanyang Women's Junior College in December 1978. In March 1979, it moved from the Hanyang University campus to its current location. The college was renamed as Hanyang Women's College in 1998. In 2012 it attained university status, thus renamed as Hanyang Women's University.

The university is a part of the Hanyang Foundation (한양학원) which also includes Hanyang University and a system of schools that educate children from kindergarten until high school.

In September 2003, the university established the Management System Research Institute and the Industry-University Cooperation Support Center. In November 2008, the Department of Social Physical Education and Practical Music was selected as the best department of department evaluation from the Korea College of Education. In February 2010, Hanyang Women's University was established as an affiliate organization. In July 2013, it opened an art museum and was selected as an excellent university for the education capacity enhancement project by the Ministry of Education.^[2]

Academics

Hanyang Women's University organizes 30 majors in 4 departments; they also offer professional bachelor's degree courses.^[3]

Division of Technology
- Department of Computer Science & Information Systems
- Department of Internet Informatics
- Department of Apparel Design
- Department of Knit Fashion Design
- Department of Textile Design
Division of Natural Sciences
- Department of Food & Nutrition
- Department of Food Service Industry
- Department of Dental Hygiene
- Department of Public Health Administration
Division of Humanities & Social Sciences
- Department of Early Childhood Education
- Department of International Tourism
- Department of English
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Tax and Accounting
- Department of Woman Resources Development
- Department of Japanese Interpretation
- Department of Chinese
- Department of Child Education & Welfare
Division of Arts & Sports
- Department of Industrial Design
- Department of Interior Design
- Department of Illustration
- Department of Visual Media Design
- Department of Ceramic Arts
- Department of Creative Writing
- Department of Sport & Leisure Studies
- Department of Broadcasting & Visual Image Design
- Department of Applied Music

Overseas exchange

Hanyang Women's University has sister universities with whom it holds student exchanges with.

Long Island University
George Washington University
Queensland University of Technology
The University of Newcastle, Australia

Notable alumni

Politicians

Shim Jae-ok [ko], politician

Musicians

Chae Soo-yeon, singer
Choi Na-young [ko], singer
Jeon Dan-bi [ko], singer
Kang Ae-ri-ja [ko], singer
Kim Min-seo, singer and actress^[4]
Kim Min-young [ko], singer
Kim Ji-sook, singer (Rainbow)
Kim Mi-ryeo [ko], comedian and singer
Kim Se-jeong, singer and actress (I.O.I and Gugudan)
Kim So-young, singer
Kim Sung-hee [ko], former singer (Kara)
Kim Yong-sun (Solar), singer-songwriter and actress (Mamamoo)
Kim Yun-seol [ko], singer
Kwon Min-jung [ko], singer
Pyo Hye-mi [ko], singer and actress (Nine Muses)
Yumin [ko], singer
Choi Yoo-bin (Chaebin), singer (Nature)

Film industry

Choi Ji-na, actress
Hà Hoàng Hải Yên [ko], actress
Jeon Hye-jin [ko], actress and former Miss Korea
Jo Eun-sook, actress
Kwon Ki-seon [ko], actress
Lee Chung-mi, actress
Lee Se-hee, actress
Lee Sung-eun [ko], musical actress
Paeng Hyeon-sook [ko], comedian

Sports

Ji So-yun, footballer
Jung Hye-jin [ko], footballer
Jung Seol-bin, footballer
Kang Yu-mi, footballer
Kim Soo-yun, footballer
Seo Hyun-sook, footballer
Shin Min-ah [ko], footballer

References

^ Hanyang Women's University Haengwon History Museum. "History of University Development: Early Stages (1978~1974)". Hanyang Women's University. Seoul.
^ "네이버 지식백과, 한양여자대학교(Hanyang Women`s University), 네이버 기관단체사전 : 학교, 굿모닝미디어". 네이버 지식백과, 네이버 기관단체사전 : 학교, 굿모닝미디어.
^ "Department Introduction". Hanyang Women's University. Seoul. 2022-09-11.
^ Hyun, Hwa-young (2015-08-21). '슈스케 7' 김민서 "중3 때부터 망했구나 느껴… 국가보조금 받아" ['Superstar K 7' Kim Min-seo "I feel like I've been ruined since I was in my 3rd year of middle school... Receive state subsidy"]. Segye Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-12-28.