Sungkonghoe University

Sungkonghoe University (literally Anglican Church University) is an Anglican institution of higher education in South Korea.

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 University)
AffiliationAnglican
PresidentRev. Dr. Ki Seok Kim
Administrative staff
287
Undergraduates3,090
Postgraduates447
Location
Guro
,
Seoul
,
South Korea
Campus39,431m²
Websitehttp://www.skhu.ac.kr/
Sungkonghoe University
Hangul
성공회대학교
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeonggonghoe Daehakgyo
McCune–ReischauerSŏnggonghoe Taehakkyo

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.

Notable people
  • Shin Youngbok, leading philosopher, activist
  • Lee Jae-joung, education expert, 33rd Minister of Unification
  • Yoon Do-hyun, singer
  • Kim Je-dong, comedian
  • Nam In-soon, activist and politician
  • Mad Clown, singer
  • KIM Soohaeng, marxist economist
  • CHO Hee Yeon, 20th and 21st Seoul Superintendent of Education
  • Kim Dong-choon, sociologist
  • TAK Hyun Min, presidential planning advisory committee member of President Moon Jae In

See also

References
  1. "교육이념" [The ideals of education]. Sungkonghoe University (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2014.
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