1948

05.Promoted to ‘Sookmyung Women's College’. Established the Department of Korean Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, Arts and Music in the Division of Literature, established the Department of Science and Domestic Science in the Division of Science.

1951

09.Continued school operation in a place of refugee from Korean War in a temporary building in Dongdaeshin-dong, Pusan.

1953

02.Established the Department of Politics and Economics in the Division of Literature, established the Department of Pharmacy in the Division of Science.

09.Returned to main site of school upon the recovery of Seoul.

1954

12.Purchased a three-story building(plottage 153 pyeong, floor space 342 pyeong) near by the school.

1955

04.Promoted to a university. Established the Department of Korean Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, Education, and Department of Domestic Science in the School of Liberal Arts. Established the Department of Politics and the Department of Economics in the College of Politics and Economics. Established the Department of Music in the College of Music. Established Department of Pharmacy in the College of Pharmacy. Established the master's degree course in the Graduate School of Korean Language and Literature, English Language and Literature and House Economics. Professor Lim, Sookjae assumed the position of the first president.

1956

04.Training Institute for Secondary Teachers (covering 240 students at three departments) is set up as an affiliated organization.

06.Extended three stories to the main building(floor space 704 pyeong).

1957

02.Purchased forest land(152,720 pyeong) in Eungam-dong, Suhdaemun-gu.

1958

09.Professor Kim, Duheon, doctor of literature, assumed the position of president.

11.Constructed Grand Auditorium(total floor space 1,142 pyeong).

1959

02.Established the Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts, Department of Commerce in the College of Politics and Economics, changed the Department of Economics to the Department of Management in the Collegel of Politics and Economics.

03.Departments of Music and Pharmacy are newly set up as master course at the Graduate School.

06.Extended the West Building(floor Space 587 pyeong).

1960

07.Professor Kim, Dujong M. D. assumed the position of president.

1961

09.Constructed the Library(floor space 892 pyeong)

1962

04.Professor Lee, Neungwoo, doctor of literature, assumed the position of acting president.

12.Purchased the land in front of West Building (2,040 pyeong). Constructed the gymnasium (2,820 pyeong). More courses of Western writing, life & art, and health & athletics in the college of liberal arts and science, and of economics in the college of politics and economics were open. The course of house economics was divided into three, house management, clothing, and food & nutrition, and the course of music was divided into three, instrumental music, vocal music, and composition.

1963

01.More courses of education, politics & diplomacy, and economics in the master's course were open. Courses of Korean Language & Literature, English Language & Literature, house economics, music, and pharmacy in the doctor's course were open.

03.Leased 870 pyeong of land for the Science Museum.

06.Economics Ph.D. Kim Sun-Shik inaugurated as 4th President. Department of Western Writing at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is renamed as the Department of European Literature.

09.The forest land(152,720 pyeong) in Eungam-dong, Suhdaemun-gu was substituted for the one(449,040 pyeong) in Mamhyon-dong, Kwanak-gu.

1964

02.The course of European literature in the college of liberal arts and science was changed to of French literature & linguistics.

05.Graduate school building(floor space of 251 pyeong and total floor space of 1,143 pyeong) was extended.

1965

01.Ph. D. Yun Tae-rim assumed the position of 5th president.

1966

01.Life Building(floor space of 65 pyeong and plottage of 322 pyeong) was built.

04.Four-story Science Museum(floor space of 1,337 pyeong and plottage of 870 pyeong) was built.

08.Land and house (floor space of 38 pyeong and plottage 110 pyeong) adjacent the school were bought.

12.More courses of history in the master's course and of education and politics & diplomacy in the doctor's course were open.

1967

11.The beautification of the square (473 pyeong) before Science Museum was completed.

12.The right of management of the lots (3,200 pyeong) near Science Museum including the one in Mountain 1-2, Chongpa-dong 2, was transferred.

1968

01.More course of life & science in the college of liberal arts and science was open.

02.Following unsuccessful attempt by Kim Shin-Jo to raid the Blue House, Commander of the 6th District forcibly took over the school premises at Namhyeon-dong with the attempt of building up the defense line North of the Han River. Afterwards, from Feb. 1975 to Mar. 1986 for four times during the 11 years, the school premises were returned in form of idle land belonging to the Ministry of National Defense, scattered around the country's 12 cities and districts and covering about 570,000 pyeong of land.

04.The school's 30th anniversary was celebrated.

12.A subsidiary building (floor space of 17 pyeong) of Science Museum was built. The course of life & Science in the college of liberal arts and science is divided into of physics and chemistry. More course of medicine manufacturing in the college of pharmacy was open. The courses of life & art and health & athletics in the college of liberal arts and science are respectively changed to of applied art and athletics. The course of Commercial in the college of politics and economics is replaced with of trade.

1969

02.Doctor of literature, Lee In-gi assumed the position of 6th president.

04.Sookmyung Bridge (30m long and 3m wide) connecting the main buildings and the college of pharmacy was completed.

08.New dormitory building of five stories (570 pyeong) was completed.

10.The greenhouse and its auxiliary building (64 pyeong) were built.

12.Three courses of house management, clothing, and food & nutrition in the college of liberal arts and science made the college of domestic science.

1970

08.West School Building (2,476 pyeong) was completed.

1971

01.More courses of athletics and Business Administration in the master's course were open.

10.Student Building of six stories (1,321 pyeong) was built.

12.More courses of Chinese Language & Literature in the college of liberal arts and science, and of child welfare in the college of domestic science were open.

1972

01.Divided the Department of House Economics into the two departments of Department of House Management and Department of Food & Nutrition in the master degree course of Graduate School

1973

02.Mr. Kim Gyeongsu, Doctor of Laws, was inaugurated as the 7th President.

05.Set up the Division of Liberal Arts.

12.Department of Applied Fine Arts under the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is separated into the Industrial Art and Industrial Crafts Departments to form the College of Industrial Arts. Departments of French Language and Literature and Applied Fine Arts have been newly set up into the master course at the graduate course.

1974

03.The building of College of domestic science(1,231 pyeong) was completed as the first of the project of the main building enlargement.

04.Old Hyochang elementary school site(3,681.3 pyeong) was purchased.

12.More courses of German Language & literature, biology, and math in the college of liberal arts and science were open. The course of athletics was changed to of physical education.

1975

01.The school was designated as a model school for the improvement of university education. The revision of school regulations saying introducing minors, reducing required credits to graduate from a minimum of 160 credits to of 140 credits, and recruiting on the basis of college for the colleges of domestic science and politics & economics, were approved. More courses of physics, chemistry, and clothing in the doctor's course were open.

04.The Division of liberal arts was closed.

12.More course of library science in the college of liberal arts and science was open.

1976

01.More course of trade in the master's course was open.

02.Dormitory Building Suk(1,706 pyeong) was completed.

04.The revision of school regulations caused by adopting graduation thesis was approved.

08.The site(4,430 pyeong) in Sangok-dong(Pupyeong), Puk-gu, Inchon was sold.

12.The college of liberal arts and science was reorganized as two of humanities and science. The plot(15.4 pyeong) behind Student Building was purchased.

1977

01.More course of Chinese Language & literature in the master's course was open. More courses of history and Business Administration in the doctor's course were open.

02.The new main building of 11 stories, one underground and 10 above(3,430 pyeong, total main buildings of 4,661 pyeong) was completed.

04.Doctor of education, Suh, Myong-won assumed the position of 8th president.

07.Doctor of law, Cha Rak-hun assumed the position of 9th president.

1978

02.More course of child welfare in the master's course was open.

06.The Tower Clock was dedicated by alumni.

12.More courses of German Language & literature and French Language & literature in the respective master's and doctor's courses were open. Two courses of applies art and music were closed, and of industrial art, industrial crafts, instrumental music, vocal music, and composition were open in the master's course.

1979

09.The revision of school regulation saying recruiting on the basis of college for the college of science (except the course of physical education) was approved.

1980

10.The course of instrumental music in the college of music was divided into of piano and orchestra.

11.More courses of biology and math in the master's course and of economics, physics, chemistry, and Manufacturing Pharmacy in the doctor's course were open.

12.The college of industrial arts was changed to of Fine Arts.

1981

08.Doctor of politics, Kim Ok-ryol assumed the position of 10th president. Science Building(the colleges of science and arts) of six stories, one underground and five above(floor space of 3,171 pyeong) was completed.

10.The course of education in the college of liberal arts was divided into of education and educational psychology. More course of law in the college of politics and economics was open.

11.Graduate school of education was established, and its master's course had Divisions of education, language education, social education, science education, Home education, and art & athletics.

1982

10.More courses of Korean history in the college of liberal arts, and of computerization and dance in the college of science were open. The college of politics and economics was divided into of politics and law, and economics. More courses of public administration in the college of politics and law, and of consumer economics in the college of economics & Business Administration were open. More course of painting in the college of fine arts was open.

1983

10.More courses of library science and Manufacturing Pharmacy in the master's course, and of German Language & literature in the doctor's course were open. The course of house economics in the doctor's course was divided into four of house management, clothing, food & nutrition, and child welfare.

11.Graduate school of industry was established, and courses of Business Administration and industrial art in its master's course were open.

12.The forest land(116,220 pyeong) in Chon-ri, Idong-myon, Yongin-gun was purchased for Second School Building site.

1984

11.The Main Library of seven stories, one underground and six above(floor space of 3,568 pyeong) was completed. The course of industrial crafts in the college of fine arts was changed to of crafts.

12.More courses of math and biology in the doctor's course were open.

1985

08.Doctor of politics, Kim Ok-ryol assumed the position of 11th president.

1986

11.Department of Computerization has been set up as part of the master degree course at the graduate school.

1987

05.The forest land(84,984 pyeong) in Yangsan, Kyongnam was sold.The lot(345 pyeong) in Kwangan-dong, Pusan was sold.

11.More course of statistics in the college of science was open. The quota of the college of science increased from 1,320 students to 1,520 students. More courses of educational psychology, Korean history, consumer economics, painting, and history of art in the master's course were open. The quota of the master's course of 34 courses of 8 colleges increased to 510 students, and that of the doctor's course was from 83 to 100.

1988

01.Lifelong Education Center was approved.

04.Its 50th anniversary was celebrated. The course of industrial art in the master's course was changed to of crafts.

08.More of Second School Building site(the forest land of 7,560 pyeong in Chon-ri, Idong-myon) was purchased.

11.The master's course had on more course of dance, and its quota increased to 522 students of 35 courses of 8 colleges. The doctor's course had on more course of history of art, and its quota is increased to 125 students of 21 courses of 6 colleges.

12.The forest land(1,514.6 pyeong) of the Office of Forestry in the campus was bought.

1989

03.The forest land(194 pyeong) in Kwangan-dong, Pusan was sold.

1990

01.The access road(2,490 pyeong) to Yongin Training Center was granted.

03.Doctor of pharmacy, Chung Kyu-sun assumed the position of 12th president.The forest land(580.2 pyeong) of Ministry of Finance in Chongpa-dong was bought.

10.Yongin Training Center(floor space of 1,904 pyeong) of four stories, one underground and three above, was completed.

1991

11.The quota of the master's course increased to 546 students, and that of the doctor's course was to 141. Graduate school of industry had one more course of public administration, and its quota increased to 135 students of 19 courses of 3 departments.

12.Courses of English Language & literature, Chinese Language & literature, computerization, and statistics in the night school were open(160 students of 4 courses) The course of library science was changed to Library & Information Science. The forest land(1,123.2 pyeong) of Ministry of Defense in Chongpa-dong was acquired by exchange.

1992

07.More courses of Business Administration and trade in the night school were open (80 students of 2 courses). The courses of library science, painting, and dance in master's course were respectively changed to Library & Information Science, study of painting, and study of dance. More course of Computerization in the doctor's course was open. The quotas of the master's course and the doctor's course were respectively increased from 546 to 576 and from 141 to 150. The quota of graduate school of industry increased from 135 to 150.

09.Graduate school of education had one more course of Computation Education, and its quota increased from 270 to 300.

12.West School Building(floor space of 661 pyeong) was extended.

1993

09.The course of industrial art in the college of fine arts was changed to of industrial design.

12.The Lot(591.4 pyeong) of Ministry of Finance before the West Gate of the school was purchased.

1994

03.Doctor of politics, Lee Kyung-sook assumed the position of 13th president.

09.More courses of French Language & literature and German Language & literature Telecommunications, and economics in the night school were open(240 students of 4 courses). Each quota of the courses of English Language & literature and Chinese Language & literature increased by 20, and each of computerization and statistics by 10.

10.The quotas of the master's course increased from 576 to 606, that of the doctor's course from 150 to 160, and that of the Graduate School of Education from 300 to 330. Graduate school of industry was divided into three graduate schools of Business administration (quota of 40), public policy(quota of 40), and design(quota of 70). Graduate school of clinical pharmacy(quota of 60) was established.

12.Zone B behind the College of Pharmacy, Hyochang park, owned by the Office of Forestry and the Ministry of National Defense and covering 3,734 pyeong has been removed of it's park status and determined as a school facility (1st removal of the park status).

1995

01.The forest land(3,734 pyeong) in Songbuk-dong was purchased.

02.Comprehensive Development Plan for 100th anniversary in 2006 was made, and the Second Foundation was declared. Choi Hee-In donates 60,397m² of land at San 13 Janghang-ri, Oesan-myeon, Buyeo-gun, Chungnam province.

04.Plot B(2,581.8 pyeong) behind the college of pharmacy was purchased.

08.The new main gate symbolizing Second Foundation was built.Purchased 30 pyeong of trough land at 53-13, 2-ga Cheongpa-dong, Yongsan-gu as the Student Building premises.

10.More courses of law and public administration in the master's course and of trade in the doctor's course were open. The quota of the master's course increased from 606 to 676, that of the doctor's course from 160 to 170, that of the Graduate School of Education from 330 to 350, that of graduate school of design from 70 to 110, that of graduate school of clinical pharmacy from 60 to 80, and quotas of both graduate schools of business administration and public policies were increased from 40 to 60. The state land private land (together 961.2 pyeong) in the campus was purchased.

1996

04.The plot(4,585 pyeong) for the playground of Yongin Training Center was purchased. 21 of subsidiary institutions were reorganized and integrated into 10.

05.Its 90th anniversary was celebrated.

07.The access road(304.3 pyeong) to Yongin Training Center was purchased.

10.The courses of physics, chemistry, and biology in the college of science were integrated into the Division of natural science I, and of math and statistics into that of natural science II. The courses of economics and consumer economics in the college of economics & Business Administration were integrated into the Division of Economics. The courses of Piano and Orchestral Instruments in the College of Music were integrated into the Department of Instrumental Music and those of pharmacy and Manufacturing Pharmacy in the college of pharmacy were to the department of pharmacy. More courses of PR planning and environmental design in the night school were open. The quota of the night school increased from 540 to 590.

11.Graduate schools of international Service and music therapy were established. Established the Asia Pacific Women's Network Information Center.

1997

01.The land (529 pyeong) in Wongok-dong, Ansan city, Gyeonggi-do was donated by a alumnus, Kim Kyong-ae.

04.The lots (361.4 pyeong) including the one in 98-1, Cheongpa 1 for International Building construction was purchased.

09.The Faculty Building was completed.

10.Graduate schools of information & communication and graduate school of traditional culture & arts were established. The courses of computerization and Library & Information Science in the college of science were integrated into the division of computer & information science, those of house management and child welfare in the college of domestic science into that of family & Child welfare, those of clothing and food & nutrition into that of Human Ecology, those of Political Science & International Relations, law, public administration, and special judicial affairs(of the night school) into that of politics and law, and those of Telecommunications and PR planning into that of Communication. The course of Japanese in the college of liberal arts was open in the night school. The quotas of the night school increased from 590 to 730. The quotas of the master's course and the doctor's course were respectively increased from 390 to 405 and from 68 to 71. The quota of graduate school of education increased from 150 to 170, that of graduate school of design from 44 to 56, and that of graduate school of music therapy from 40 to 52.

1998

02.Sookmyung Cyber Education Center was established.

03.Professor Lee Kyung-Sook, Doctor of the Politics assumed the position of the 14th president of the school.

07.Completed the construction of the Administration building (7 stories above ground and 2 beneath ground level, 4,203.4 pyeong).

08.Expanded The Asian Pacific Women's Information Network Center as auxiliary organization. Started women informationization support project. Purchased 41.1 pyeong of the road # 631-1, the access road to Yongin training center. Extended 144.7 pyeong of the rooftop of student Building, greenhouse 44.5 pyeong by the Grand Auditorium.

09.Extended 121.1 pyeong of the Sookmyung kindergarten.

10.Integrated the department of Korean language & literature, department of history, department of Korean history to Division of the Humanities. And integrated the department of Japanese Studies to Division of the Humanities (night class) Established multimedia science major in Division of Computer & Information Science in the College of Science. Changed the name of computerization major to computer science major. Abolished the Division of Mathematics & statistics(night class). Conversed the night classes of the Division of Law, the Division of Communication and the Department of Environmental Design in the College of Arts to day classes. Conversed the fixed number 350 out of 730 from night class to day class.

11.Purchased 596 pyeong in 47-36 Cheongpa-dong 2 ga Yongsan-gu.

12.Abolished middle school education and established Counseling Education in the Graduate School of Education. Established Venture Business Center.

1999

01.Completed the construction of the first international Building(5 stories above ground and 1 beneath the ground level, 766. 4 pyeong).

05.Separate the Institute of Child Studies from the Research Institute of Social Science & Education. Purchased 2,118.4 pyeong in mount. 102-20 Bangbae-dong, Seocho-gu for alternative park land.

06.Established the Institute of Moon Shin Fine Arts.

10.Integrated the Department of Education and the Department of Educational Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts to the Division of Education. Conversed the fixed number 40 out of 90 in the Division of Computer & lnformation Science from night class to day class. Established the Department of Culture and Tourism(50) in the College of Liberal Arts. Divisions of Family & Child Welfare and Human Ecology under the College of Domestic Sciences have been restructured into the Division of Human Ecology under the College of Human Ecology. The department of Industrial Design and Environment Design Departments at the College of Fine Arts have been integrated into the Division of Design. Conversed the fixed number 20 from night class to day class in the Division of English language and literature.

11.Added 60 for master degree course, 15 for doctoral degree course and 10 for the cooperative course in the Graduate School. Added 50 for the Graduate School of Education, 10 for the Graduate School of Music Therapy and 10 for the Graduate School of Design. Established the Graduate School of TESOL(30). Extended ozone observation station on the fifth floor of the building of Science. Extended ANMULBA center in front of the student building.

12.Purchased 73.9 pyeong in 47-28 Cheongpa-dong 2 ga. Completed the construction of the second international building(5 stories above and 1 beneath the ground level, 286.2 pyeong).

2000

02.Extended 6th and 7th floor of the West building(740 pyeong). Restored 31,070.5 pyeong in mount. 104-3 Namhyun-dong Kwanak-gu through legal proceedings as losing ownership for the 4,234.1 pyeong located in Kyungbook which was bestowed by the government in April 1985 for the compensation of the land in Namhyun-dong. Conversed the park land 2,107.9 pyeong including the road dividing B and C area, lands by the Library and the College of Pharmacy to school facilities.

04.Renamed the Asian Women Academic Research Institute as the Research Institute of Asian Women

05.Held commemorative meeting for the 5th anniversary of the declaration of second school founding.

07.Abolished the Graduate School of Clinical Pharmacy as part of the Graduate School of Professional Studies and newly established the faculty as an independent unit. Increased student quotas for the Graduate School of Design (by 10) and Graduate School of TESOL (by 10) while newly establishing the Graduate School of Cyber Cosmetics Industry (30 students) and Graduate School of Cyber Education Technology (30 students) as part of the Graduate School of Professional Studies.
Transferred the Department of Library & Information Science (from Division of Humanities & Social Science to Natural Science).

08.Divided the Division of Political Science and Law and the College of Political Science and Law, into the Division of Political Science and Public Administration and the Division of Law. Newly established a major in Multimedia and Animation at the Division of Design. Newly established the Institute of Traditional Korean Food and renamed the Computer Center as the Computer & Information Center.
Renamed the International Institute of Language Education as LinguaExpress and made it an affiliated organization.
Closed Pottery Room (105.84m²) at 53-12, Cheongpa-dong 2-ga. Purchased a private house (72.7m²) at 117-5, Cheongpa-dong 3-ga within the 2nd Changhak Campus. Purchased a private house (175.2m²) at 117-3, Cheongpa-dong 3-ga within the 2nd Changhak Campus.

09.Newly established Multimedia Center as an auxiliary organization. Completed Socio- Educational Science Research Institute of College of Pharmacy in 2nd Changhak Campus (District B).Moved College of Pharmacy (4,158.3m²) from 141, Cheongpa-dong 3-ga

10.Renamed the Classical Chinese Education major, Graduate School of Education, as the Chinese Education major.

11.Sold a 1,228m² lot in Yongin City (630-2, Cheon-ri, Idong-myeon, Yongin City) Purchased land within 2nd Changhak Campus from Seoul City, Ministry of Finance & Economy, and Forest Service. Obtained a 1,443.1m² lot located in Yongsan-gu within Cheongpa Campus (San 2-21, 115-26/117, Cheongpa-dong 3-ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul) owned by the Ministry of National Defense, in exchange for a lot of 102,713m² (San 104-3, Namhyeon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul) owned by Sookmyung University.

12.Purchased a lot of 604.6m² behind the Grand Auditorium (47-13, Chongpa-dong 2-ga).

2001

01.Completed the College of Fine Art building at the 2nd Changhak Campus

02.Changed the student quota and status of the Graduate School of Clinical Pharmacy to 25 students.

04.Newly established the Research Institute of the Global Environment as an affiliated research institute.
Newly established the Cyber Training Institute for Teachers as an auxiliary organization.

05.Purchased a lot of 1,564m² (9-22, Cheongpa-dong 2-ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul).

06.Promoted the affiliated organization Computer & Information Center to the Information and Communications Affairs to comprise an IT Planning & Operations Team and Information System Team. Newly established the Teaching and Learning Development Center as an affiliated organization. Purchased a lot of 109.1, located within Cheongpa Campus (117-4, Cheongpa-dong 3-ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul) from Seoul Archdiocesan Juridical Non-Profit Foundation.

07.10 more students are recruited into the Department of Culture & Tourism. Seven students have been added to the number limit at the Graduate School of Clinical Pharmacology and the Early Childhood Education & Techonology under the Graduate School of Professional Studies have been set up with 30 students.

08.Japanese Studies major under the Division of Humanities (night class) at the College of Liberal Arts has been transferred to a daytime class and renamed as the Department of Japanese Studies. Division of Human Ecology within the College of Human Ecology is separated into the Divisions of Family & Child Welfare and Human Ecology. Division of Design at the College of Fine Arts is divided into six different majors. The administrative organization is restructured from a partial to whole team structure. Extended annex building to the Faculty Building (1F below ground, 7F above ground, gross floor area 2,980.82m²).

10.Department of Multimedia Science is set up as part of the master course at the graduate school. Research Institute for Culture & Arts Management is newly set up as an affiliated research institute.
109.1m² of forest land located at 142-1, 3-ga Cheongpa-dong, Yongsan-gu, under ownership of the school, is disposed of to the Catholic Church Foundation, Seoul National University District.

12.Completed the College of Music at the 2nd Campus. (7F above ground, floor space 6,857m²)

2002

02.Composition Development Center under the Office of Academic Affairs, IT Education Center under the Office of Information and Communications Affairs and the Leadership Ceneter under the Asian Women are newly set up.

03.Political Ph.D., Lee Kyung-Sook inaugurated as 15th President. Enlarged the 6th & 7th floors of Science Building (Gross floor area 1,659.5m², 502 pyeong)

08.Renamed Composition Development Center within the office of Academic Affairs as Communication Development Center. The newly established Career Services within the office of Student Affairs was opened. Reorganized the team for SOC into SOC 21, the office of Strategy Planning into the team of Strategy Planning within the office of Planning Affairs, and reformed the team of Planning and Budgeting within the office of Planning Affairs to Budgeting and Planning. Changed the name of Planning and Operation within the office of Information and Communication affairs into IT Planning and Operation. The new Le Cordon Bleu-Sookrnyung Academy as an affiliated academic institute was founded.

09.Renamed Career Services within the office of Student Affairs as the Career Development Center(CADE center) and Team of Career Services as the Career Development Team.

10.Completed a Music Library and grand opening of Le Cordon Bleu-Sookmyung Academy. The newly established Leadership center as a division under President's directly control was open.

12.The divisions of Cyber Cosmetics Industry and Cyber Early Childhood Education & Technology and Cyber Education Technology were converged as the Graduate School of Cyber Learning.

2003

03.The Development and Cooperation and the External Affairs offices were transferred to the newly established office of External Relations. The major in Public Relations & Planning was renamed as the major in Public Relations & Advertisements under the Division of Communication, the major in Multimedia as the major in Multimedia Science under the Division of Computer Science. Purchased the lot of 314.4(47-18, Cheongpa dong 2 st.) behind the Grand Auditorium.

08.The office of Admissions was opened and newly established admission planning within the office, and the admission management of Office of Academic Affairs was transferred to the office of Admissions. The Office of Faculty Resources was closed and the newly established Faculty Services and Research Services in the Office of Academic Affairs are opened. The team of Industrial Cooperation within the Office of External Relations was newly established and the office of Public Relations was transferred to the Office of External Relations. The team of Academic and Student Affairs at the graduate school was closed and its operations were transferred to the office of Admissions, office of Academic Affairs, and office of Student Affairs and an integrated management for undergraduates and graduates was started.
The Department of Culture & Tourism is set up in the master course.

09.Adjusted the student quota of the Graduate School of Information & Communication to 41 by reducing 4 students, adjusted the student quota of the Graduate School of Music Therapy to 56 by reducing 6 students, installed newly the Graduate School of Social Education, and installed the Play Therapy Major with the student quota of 10.
The school of Cyber Education was renamed under the Graduated School of Distance Learning as the Distance Education & Technology.
The name of an affiliated research institute, The Institute of Traditional Korean Food is changed to the Korean Food Institute. The newly established Korean Language and Culture Institute is opened within the Research Institute of Regional Studies.

10.The Renaissance Plaza was completed to include a museum, the Jung Yung Yang Embroidery Museum, The Institute of Moon Shin Fine Arts, The Korean Food Institute, a musical hall and a parking lot that was a lot of 23663.76m². The underground road way and lot for residence nearby Sookrnyung Women's University, was completed and donated to Yongsan-gu Office.

11.The major in Library and Information Science of the Graduate School was shifted from the Natual Science to the Human Ecology.

2004

02.An affiliated facility, Cyber Training Institute for Teachers was closed while it was newly set up within the Office of Academic Affairs. SOC21 team was closed while the General Affairs and Personnel teams were restructured into the SOC General and Personnel Management Team. Academic & Student Affairs Team have been set up for the Graduate School of Distance Learning and Sookmyung Interpretation and Translation Center have been set up under the Research Institute of Regional Studies.

03.The major in Library and Information Science was transferred from the Division of Computer and Information Science within the College of Science to the Division of Humanities within the College of Liberal Arts. The Division of the Second Languages and Literature (daytime class), the Department of Japanese Studies, the Department of Culture and Tourism are moved into the Division of Humanities and the Division of Second Languages and Literature (night class) were moved into the Division of Humanities (night class).
Established the Sookmyung Women's University Industry-Academic Coorperation Foundation and newly started the Industry-Academic Coorperation team (Industry- Academic Coorperation team within the Office of External Relations abolished).

05.Abolished the Affiliated Facilities Venture Business Center, the Institute of Arts Management and the Institute of Moon Shin Fine Arts and newly established Moon Shin Museum as the affiliated facility. Completed construction of the Sookmyung Professional Center (4,998.57m²)

06.Newly established “ Special Program for Common Social Studies,” “ Special Program for Common Science Studies,” and “Special Program for Leadership” as Interdisciplinary Program Newly established “ Le Cordon Bleu - Sookmyung Academy” in connection with the Food & Nutrition Major.

09.Newly established Healthy Family Support Center as part of the Affiliated Facilities. Newly established 'Division of University Evaluation' and 'ERP Team' as temporary division under direct control by the President.

10.Expanded and reorganized Leadership Center into the institute for Global Leadership.

11.Purchased three plots of land in a total area of 33.6m² including the one at 47-9 2-ga, Cheongpa-dong from the Ministry of Finance & Economy.

12.Integrated 24 plots of school property at the rear side of the Grand Auditorium into a single plot.

2005

02.Completed construction of a Centennial Hall (7,685.08m²) at the Immanuel Campus.Underwent extension of the Student Building (264.12m², covering 1st and 2nd floors). Sold out the land of 953m² (2 lots) at 269-1 & 207-3 Jangji-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, as of the expropriation by the “Seoul Jangji Curtilage Development Project”. Newly established Leadership Research & Planning Institute under the Sookmyung Global Leadership Institute. Integrated Cyber Education Institute Center under Office of Academic Affairs with the Graduate School of Distance Learning, newly established Research Service Center under the Office of Academic Affairs and placed a Research Service Team at its subsidiary level. Expanded and reorganized Career Development Center under the Office of Student Affairs into the Auxiliary Facilities as Career Development Center, and placed Career Development at its subsidiary form. Newly established the Purchasing Management Team at the Office of General Affairs Positioned School of General Education for Leadership within the University. Reorganized the affiliated facilities, the Asia Pacific Women's Information Network Center into a Research Institute and newly installed Sookmyung Cultural Center as its auxiliary facility. Abolished the Cultural Goods Development Center within the Research Institute of Industrial Design and entire center within the Research Institute of Regional Studies.

03.Newly established the College of Law, with the Division of Law and reorganized the College of Political Science & Law into the College of Social Sciences. Newly established Doctoral course for Statistics at the General Graduate School.
Unified the Graduate School of Business Administration and the Graduate School of Information & Communications into the Graduate School of Techno Business Administration (Ceiling 45 persons). Newly established the Service Management Major within the Graduate School of Techno Business Administration, Leadership Education and Eurhythmics Majors within the Graduate School of Social Education and increased the ceiling up to 30 persons.

04.Newly installed the Korean Language and Culture Institute (KLCI), The Research Institute of Women's Health, Research Institute for English Language and Cultural Studies at the affiliated research institutes. Purchased 11 rooms covering 1,169.92m² at the 2F of the Atrium-Koryo Building, located at 101-49 Galwol-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

07.Newly installed Counseling Center for Gender Equality, Center for Global HRD at the Affiliated Institute.
Revised related school regulations (Applicable from the 1st semester of 2006) Newly founded the Graduate School of Human Resource Development for Women within the Graduate School of Professional Studies (GSPS). Shifted 220 students ceiling from the evening undergraduate classes (Division of English Language & Literature 40, Division of Humanities 100, Division of Economics 40, Division of Business Administration 40) into day classes (218 persons) and adjusted the ceiling. (Reduced ceiling by two persons as a result of university downsizing project) Increased the students ceiling at the Division of Law at the College of Law by 98 persons (Ceiling 198 persons), Division of Humanities within the College of Liberal Arts and the Culture & Tourism Major changed its name into the Division of Culture & Tourism (Ceiling 80 persons), and Biological Science Major within the Division of Natural Science was spun off as the Division of Biological Science (Ceiling 60 persons). Ceiling at the Division of Humanities was reduced from 380 students to 350, ceiling at the Division of English Language & Literature was increased from 100 to 120, ceiling at the Division of Natural Science was reduced from 120 to 60, ceiling at the Division of Economics was increased from 90 to 110 and the ceiling at the Division of Business Administration was increased from 160 to 180 students. Changed the name Department of Instrumental Music into the Division of Instrumental Music and placed Piano and Orchestral Instruments majors. Readjusted six majors within the Division of Design (100 students) into three majors (Visual & Multimedia Design, Industrial Design, Environmental Design).

08.Newly constructed 3,946.06m² of the New Myungshin Building.

09.Expanded reading room at the library basement into an area of 3,164.09m².

2006

01.Changed names of the Asia Pacific Women's Information Network Center into the Asia Pacific Women's Information Network Center and the Global Human Resources Development Center into the Center for Global HRD respectively.
Established an integrated Graduate and Ph.D. Course (within 20% of the Ph.D. course ceiling) at the General Graduate School (Applied during the 1st semester of 2006).

03.Completed library renovation and installation of the double storey the World Women's Literature Center. (Expanded the floor by 397.61m²)
Political Ph.D. Lee Kyung-Sook is inaugurated as the 16th President.

04.Transferred affiliated research institute, The Korean Food Institute into the affiliated research facilities and newly established the affiliated research institute, Research Institute for Legalization of a Knowledge Industry.

05.Newly established the Bio-Resources Center and Clinical Support Team at the affiliated research institute, the Women's Health Research Institute.

08.Newly constructed Graduate School Building (The Veritas Building) 8,363.26m².Expanded lecture room for the Korean Food Institute into 180m².

09.Newly installed the Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality Management Major at the Division of Culture & Tourism (Ceiling 80 people). (Applied to 1st semester during 2007) Integrated Graduate School of Public Policy and Graduate School of Techno Business Administration under the Graduate School of Professional Studies (GSPS) into a Graduate School of Public Policy and Industry (Ceiling 43 students) and abolished five majors including Marketing. Graduate School of Design changed its name into the Graduate School of Life Style Design and abolished some nine majors including Visual Design Majors. Fashion Design Major changed its name into Fashion Coordination Design Major, giving its new name Living Style Design Major. Social Pharmacy Major was newly established within the Graduate School of Clinical Pharmacy and, Piano Pedagogy, Golf Management and Beauty Art Majors were newly installed within the Graduate School of Social Education. (Applied to 1st semester during 2007) Established Sookmyung Hospitality Business School as one of the Expert Graduate Schools (Ceiling: 20 people for day classes, 20 persons for evening classes). (Applied to 1st semester during 2007)

11.Newly established the Telecommunications, Design, Visual Art Ph.D Courses within the General Graduate Schools. (Applied to 1st semester during 2007) Reduced ceiling at the Graduate Courses at the General Graduate Schools by 10 to form 394 in order to establish the Graduate School of Business and integrated Department of Craft Art and the Department of Painting into the Visual Arts Department. Transferred the History of Arts Department from the Fine Arts Category to the Humanities Section. (Applied to 1st semester during 2007)

2007

02.Installed the Education Media e-Learning Support Team in the Center for Teaching and Learning of the Office of Academic Affairs. Abolished the Human Science Information Team, Social Science Information Team, and Natural Science, Art & Sports Information Team, newly installed the Collection Development Team, Information Service Team, and Serials Information Management Team in the Library, which is the annexed facility, and changed the Electronic Resources·Services Team to Electronic Resources Supporting Services Team. Reallocated the admission unit of Division of Computer & Information Science (120 students) to Computer Science Major (85 students) and Multimedia Science Major (35 students).

04.Installed newly the Department of Multimedia Science in the doctoral course of General Graduate School (Applied form the 2nd term of 2007)

05.Sold out the land of 370m² at 1069 Sinheuk-dong, Boryeong, Chungnam, as it was enlisted in the site for “Daecheon Beach #3 Zone Construction Project”. Sold out the faculty dormitory, #826 of the Samchang Officetel (Exclusive area of 38.45m²) at 173 Dohwa-Dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, as it was being no longer used. Changed the name of Sookmyung Broadcasting System, an Auxiliary Facility, to Sookmyung Visual Media Center, and restructured the organization.

06.Newly installed The Research Institute of Culture, Art and Tourism as an Affiliated Research Institutes Changed the name of Communication Capability Development Center to Communication Development Center in the Office of Academic Affairs

07.Purchased the building of 1,290.73m² with the land of 257.5m² at 118-48 Cheongpa 3 dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, for the purpose of education research facility.

09.Closed the Social Education Science Research Institute, an Affiliated Research Institutes, and merged its research function into the Research Institute of Korean Unification.

10.Purchased the Yeonghwa Bldg of 1,453.4m² with the land of 636.7m² at 53 Cheongpa 2 dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, for the purpose of education research facility. Abolished the University Press, an Affiliated Facility. Abolished the Women Study Cooperation (15 students) in the master course of General Graduate School, and increased the admission quota by 10 students for the doctoral course.

11.Abolished the Cyber Training Institute for Teachers, an Affiliated Facilty. Changed the name of Knowledge Legislation Research Institute to Law Research Institute.

12.Installed newly the History & Culture Major combining the History Major and Korean History in the Division of Humanities
Combined the Education Major and Educational Psychology Major into the Education Major in the Division of Education

2008

02.Combined the Research Institute of Regional Studies to The Research Institute of Korean Unification, and changed the name of The Research Institute of Korean Unification to The Research Institute for Multicultural Studies Following the curriculum extension of College of Pharmacy to 6 years, transferred the 80 admission quota of College of Pharmacy to allocate tentatively 28 students to the College of Liberal Arts (Division of Humanities, Culture & Tourism Major in the Division of Culture & Tourism, and Division of English Language & Literature), 25 students to the College of Science (Division of Natural Science, Division of Biological Science, Division of Mathematics & Statistics, Computer Science Major in the Division of Computer & Information Science, and Multimedia Science Major), 10 students to the College of Human Ecology (Division of Family & Child Welfare, Division of Human Ecology), 12 students to the College of Social Sciences (Division of Political Science & Public Administration, Division of Communication) and 5 students to the College of Economics & Business Administration (Division of Economics) respectively.
Purchased the apartment (Exclusive area 59.97m²), #103-1203 Samsung Raemian Gongdeok 2nd Apartment, 43 Gongdeok-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul for the purpose of dormitory facility.

03.Purchased the land 3,658.95m² and building 2,275m² (13 lots) at 121-3 Cheongpadong 1-ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, from the Korea Tenrikyo Foundation for the purpose of education research facility. Purchased the apartment (Exclusive area 59.96m²) #301-2201 Singongdeok 3rd Samsung Raemian Apartment, 161 Singongdeok-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, for the purpose of dormitory facility.

04.Newly established Department of Dance (Dance Major) in the doctoral course of Graduate School. Purchased the apartment (Exclusive area 59.97m²) #106-2003 Samsung Raemian Gongdeok 2nd Apartment, 43 Gongdeok-dong, Mapo-Gu, Seoul, for the purpose of dormitory facility.

08.Combined the Department of History and Department of Korean History to the Department of History & Culture in the master course of Graduate School. Changed the Department of History in the doctoral course of Graduate School to Department of History & Culture Changed the Department of French Language & Literature in the master course of Graduate School to the Department of French Language & Culture. Changed the Department of French Language & Literature in the doctoral course of Graduate School to the Department of French Language & Culture. Combined the Department of Education and Department of Educational Psychology in the master course of Graduate School to the Department of Education. Installed the Admission Officer Team in the Office of Admissions additionally. Completed the dormitory construction (Myeongjaegwan) of 12,584.61m² (3,807 pyeong)

09.Ms. Han Yeong-sil, Doctor of Science, was inaugurated as the 17th President.

12.Changed the name of International Affairs Team of the Office of External Relations to the International Affairs Team. Divided the Industry-Academic Cooperation Team under the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and installed Industry-Academic Cooperation Planning Team and Industry-Academic Cooperation Management Team respectively.

2009

01.Installed the SIS Immunology Research Center in the Women’s Health Research Institute additionally. Donated the road 69.3m² at 1-182 Cheongpa 2-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul to the Yongsan-gu Office after the approval of Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology following the license amendment condition of execution plan of the Urban Plan Facility Project (School) according to the construction of dormitory. Changed the name of Hospitality Management Major in the Sookmyung Hospitality Business School to the Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality Management Major.

02.Got allocated and received newly constructed #123-1202 Banpo Xi Apartment (Exclusive area 84.998m²) due to the reconstruction of the dormitory facility at #319-104 Banpo Jugong #3 Complex Apartment, 20-1 Banpo 1 dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul (Exclusive area 49.98m²) Combined the Admission Planning Team, Admission Management Team, Admission Officer Team of the Office of Admissions and adjusted to the Admission Team and Admission Appraisal Official Team.
Established newly the Evaluation & Audit Team in the Office of Strategy & Planning.

03.Destructed and dismissed the Business Incubation Center #1 (327.31m²) and #2 (243.21m²) buildings.

04.Newly installed the Korean Cultural Institute as an Auxiliary Facility.

05.Newly installed the School of Global Service, and installed Global Cooperation Major (Quota 28) and Entrepreneurship Major (Quota 20). (Applied form the 1st term of 2010) Following the curriculum extension of College of Pharmacy to 6 years, transferred the 80 admission quota of College of Pharmacy to allocate tentatively 10 students to the College of Liberal Arts (Division of Humanities, Culture & Tourism Major in the Division of Culture & Tourism, and Division of English Language & Literature), 7 students to the College of Science (Division of Natural Science, Division of Biological Science, Division of Mathematics & Statistics, Computer Science Major in the Division of Computer & Information Science, and Multimedia Science Major), 6 students to the College of Human Ecology (Division of Family & Child Welfare, Division of Human Ecology), 5 students to the College of Social Sciences (Division of Political Science & Public Administration, Division of Communication), 4 students to the College of Economics & Business Administration (Division of Economics), and 48 students to the School of Global Service (Global Cooperation Major, Entrepreneurship Major) respectively. Abolished the Creative Leadership Research Center, an Auxiliary Facility of the Sookmyung Global Leadership Institute.

06.Installed the Academy-R&D-Industry Cooperation course of Rural Development Administration in the master and doctoral courses of Graduate School, and assigned the Department of Biological Science and Department of Food & Nutrition as its operating departments. (Applied from the 1st term of 2010)
Newly installed the Admission Planning Center in the Office of Admissions, and positioned the Admission Officer Team. Abolished the Women’s HRD Research Center, an attached organization of The Research Institute of Asian Women.

09.Expanded the Student Cafeteria, Myeongsingwan, by 135m² (41 pyeong)

10.Changed the name of Department of German Language & Literature in the Graduate School to Department of German Language & Culture.

12.Installed newly the General Education Institute as an Auxiliary Facilitiy. Newly installed General English Program Center, Competency Development Center, General Education Center in the General Education Institute, and set up the General Education Team in the General Education Center. Assigned the Communication Development Center belonging to the Office of Academic Affairs to the General Education Institute. Abolished the MATE(Multimedia Assisted Test of English) Office in the International Institute of Language Education. Purchased land 485.7m2 and building 641.06m2 at 71-142 Cheongpadong 2-ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul for the purpose of dormitory and education research facilities

2010

02.Installed newly the Entrepreneurship Center as an Affiliated Facility of the School of Global Service

04.Reorganized the Korean Language & Literature Major of Division of Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts to the Division of Korean Literature (Quota 80), History & Culture Major of Division of Liberal Arts to the Department of History & Culture (Quota 40), French Language & Culture Major of Division of Liberal Arts to the Department of French Language & Culture (Quota 34), Chinese Language & Literature Major of Division of Liberal Arts to the Division of the Chinese Language & Literature (Quota 90), German Language & Culture Major of Division of Liberal Arts to the Department of German Language & Literature (Quota 25), Japan Studies of Division of Liberal Arts to the Department of Japan Studies (Quota 40), and Library & Information Science Major of Division of Liberal Arts to the Department of Library & Information Science (Quota 30), respectively. Reorganized the Physics Major of Division of Natural Science in the College of Science to the Nano Physics (Quota 24), Chemistry Major of Division of Natural Science to the Department of Chemistry (Quota 50), Division of Biological Science to the Department of Biological Science (Quota 50), Mathematics Major of Division of Mathematics & Statistics to the Department of Mathematics (Quota 41), Statistics Major of Division of Mathematics & Statistics to the Department of Statistics (Quota 50), Computer Science Major of Division of Computer & Information Science to the Division of Computer Science (Quota 75), Multimedia Science Major of Division of Computer & Information Science to the Department of Multimedia Science (Quota 40) respectively, and newly install the Department of Medical & Pharmaceutical Science (Quota 20). Reorganized the Family & Resource Management Major of Division of Family & Child Welfare in the College of Human Ecology to the Department of Family & Resource Management (Quota 25), Child Welfare & Studies Major of Division of Family & Child Welfare to the Division of Child Welfare & Studies (Quota 60), Clothing & Textiles Major of Division of Human Ecology to the Department of Clothing & Textiles (Quota 38), Food & Nutrition Major of Division of Human Ecology to the Department of Food & Nutrition (Quota 49), respectively. Reorganized the Political Science & International Relations Major of Division of Political Science & Public Administration in the College of Social Sciences to the Department of Political Science & International Relations (Quota 39), Public Administration Major of Division of Political Science & Public Administration to the Department of Public Administration (Quota 37), Public Relation & Advertising Major of Division of Communication to the Department of Public Relations & Advertising (Quota 47), and installed the Department of Social Psychology (Quota 25) newly. Adjusted the quota of Division of Law in the College of Law from 198 to 150 students. Reorganized the Economics Major of Division of Economics in the College of Economics & Business Administration to the Division of Economics (Quota 85). Reorganized the Consumer Economics major of Division of Economics in the College of Economics & Business Administration to the Department of Consumer Economics in the College of Social Sciences (Quota 25). Reorganized the Piano Major of Division of Instrumental Music in the College of Music to the Department of Piano (Quota 38), Orchestral Instruments Major of Division of Instrumental Music to the Department of Orchestral Instruments (Quota 44), and adjusted the quota of Department of Vocal Music and Department of Composition from 30 to 29 respectively. Reorganized the Visual & Multimedia Design major of Division of Design in the College of Fine Arts to the Department of Visual & Multimedia Design (Quota 40), Industrial Design Major of Division of Design to the Department of Industrial Design (Quota 30), and Environmental Design Major of Division of Design to the Department of Environmental Design (Quota 30). Adjusted the quota of Global Cooperation Major of School of Global Service from 28 to 24 and the Entrepreneurship Major from 20 to 19 students respectively. Reorganized the Division of English Language & Literature in the College of Liberal Arts to the independent Division of English Language & Literature (Quota 122 including 24 TESL Major students), and installed newly the TESL Major in the Division of English Language & Literature. Reorganized the Telecommunications Major of Division of Communication in the College of Social Sciences to the independent Division of Communication & Media (Quota 64). (Applied from the 1st term of 2011)

05.Newly installed the Disabled Student Support Center in the Office of Student Affairs.

06.Reorganized the Department of Industrial Pharmacy and installed newly the Department of Manufacturing Pharmacy. (Applied from the 1st term of 2011)

08.Purchased land 211.6m² and building 347.81m² at 89-70 Cheongpadong 1-ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, for the purpose of dormitory and education research facilities. Purchased 4 lots of land 6363.8m² and building 746.25m² (3 private houses behind the Grand Auditorium) at 47-20 Cheongpadong 2 Ga, Yongsan-Gu, Seoul, for the purpose of dormitory and education research facilities.

09.Purchased land 397.7m² and building 656.88m² at 2-2 Hyochang-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, for the purposes of dormitory and education research facilities. Destructed and dismissed Yeonghwa Building 1,453.41m² (440 pyeong)

10.Newly installed the doctoral course of the Academy-R&D-Industry Cooperation of Korea Food & Drug Administration in the Graduate School, and assigned Department of Biological Science, Department of Food & Nutrition, Department of Pharmacy, and Department of Teacher Education office as the operating departments. (Applied from the 1st term of 2011) Destructed and dismissed the Grand Auditorium 3,774.83m² (1,142 pyeong)

11.Newly installed Manufacturing Pharmacy Faculty Operation Team in the Office of Academic Affairs, and newly installed the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

12.Completed the construction of ground parking lot facility (101 vehicles) and 4 small sized buildings - ATM booth (5.94m²), Dormitory guard post (3.96m²), Science Building guard post (7.92m²), and Library guard post (3.96m²) - behind the Grand Auditorium.

2011

02.Reorganized the Office of Information & Communication Affairs to the Office of Knowledge & Information Technology, and moved the Center for Teaching and Learning of Office of Academic Affairs under the Office of Knowledge & Information Technology. Abolished the Education Media e-Learning Support Team in the Center for Teaching and Learning, IT Planning & Operation Team, Information System Team, and installed newly the Knowledge & Information Management Team and Knowledge & Information System Team. Reorganized the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, an Auxiliary Facility, to the department under the direct control of President. Newly installed the Academic Affairs Team in the College of Pharmacy.

03.newly installed the English Language & Literature Major in the Division of English Language & literature of college of Liberal Arts. Newly installed the Department of Hotel and Restaurant Management in the master course of General Graduate School (Applied from the 2nd term of 2011)

08.Newly installed the Office of Research Affairs, and moved the Research Service Team of Research Support Center in the Office of Academic Affairs to the Office of Research Affairs. Newly installed Sookmyung Heritage Hall as an Auxiliary Facility, Installed newly the Center for Child-care Foodservice Management, and changed the name of The Research Institute of Industrial Design, an Affiliated Research Institute, to the Research Institute of Design. Changed the name of Department of Telecommunications in the General Graduate School to the Department of Communication & Media. (Applied from the 1st term of 2012) Installed newly the Human Resource Development Policy course, the interdisciplinary doctoral cooperative course, in the General Graduate School. (Applied from the 1st term of 2012)

09.Opened the Sookmyung Heritage Hall. Completed the construction of Multipurpose Building of 528.46m² (160 pyeong).
Purchased land 408.3m² and building 316.11m2 at 48-2 Cheongpadong 2-ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, for the purpose of education research facility.

10.Newly installed the Academic Affairs Team in the Graduate School of Education. Reorganized the Sookmyung Heritage Hall, an Auxiliary Facility, as a subsidiary organization of the Museum, and installed newly the Cell Fate Control Research Center as a subsidiary organization of The Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

2013

Selected for the College Education Strengthening Project (4th time selection), and the Admissions Officer Strengthening Project (6 consecutive year)

2014

Selected as the first women’s university to supervise an entrepreneurial center

2015

Selected as the top university in educational welfare for disabled students (2 consecutive years)

Selected as the first women’s university for university-led job creation center

Selected as the first university for IPP-type work and study support Completed five government-support projects related to job creation Established the College of Engineering

2016

Certified with the ‘International Education Quality Assurance System Certification Award’ (4 consecutive years)

Selected for K-MOOC (Korean open online lectures)

Selected for Program for Industrial needs-Matched Education (PRIME) in the large-scale category

Selected for Sundo Research Center (SRC) supported project Established an industry-academy cooperative technology-holding company

Selected for the Seoul City campus town business

2017

Selected as a leading university for its contribution to high school education (4 consecutive years)

Selected as a humanities research center for the ‘2017 Humanities City Support Project’

Selected as the only university in Seoul for a leading university in career and employment support Opened the ‘Sookmyung CROSS Campus’, the center of Campus Town Received the Best Practice award for Young Adult Dreams from the Ministry of Employment and Labor

2019

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