Sungshin Women's University (Korean: 성신여자대학교) is a private women's university located in Seoul, South Korea. It was founded by Dr. Sook-Chong Lee in 1936. During the 1960s and 1970s, Sungshin was a teacher in one of the Colleges of South Korea. Then, in the 1980s, the college was promoted to the status of a comprehensive university. Today, the university comprises ten colleges and five graduate schools, with total enrollment of about 12,000 students. In 2006, the university rebuilt the Sungshin Hall to mark the university's 70th anniversary. Also, Sungshin Women's University has succeeded to annex the nursing college of a national hospital, the first event of its kind to happen in South Korea.
1936.04.28 Sungshin Girls' School is established by Dr. Lee Sook Chong
1965.01.13 Sungshin Women's Teachers College is established
1972.01.28 The Graduate School is established
1979.10.18 The name is changed to Sungshin Women's College.
1979.12.05 The Graduate School of Information and Industries is established.
1981.07.31 The college is promoted to the status of university.
1981.10.20 New establishment and reorganization of courses, new establishment of the colleges of Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Education, and Arts.
1982.10.05 The College of Natural Sciences divided and reorganized into the College of Family Sciences (College of Human Ecology)
1983.10.29 The Graduate School of Education is established
1988.08.30 Dedication of the Woonjung Building.
1988.10.29 The College of Arts was divided into the College of Music and College of Fine Arts
1994.10.21 The Graduate School of Industry was divided into the Graduate School of Plastic Industry (Graduate School of Arts and Design) and the Graduate School of Information Industry (Graduate School of Cultural Industry)
1995.01.10 Dedication of the Soo-Jung Building
1995.03.01 The Continuing Education Center is established.
1997.10.25 The Graduate School of Human Resource Management is established.
1999.02.12 The Ministry of Education's Overall University Evaluation ranked Sungshin's undergraduate program as "excellent" and its graduate program as "most excellent"
1995.01.10 Dedication of the Nan-Hyang Building
2003.09.21 Dedication of the Media Information Center
2003.12.24 Awarded "The ISO 9001:2000 Certification for Academic and Business Administration System"
2004.09.18 Selected by the Ministry of Human Resources and Education in 2004 as a "University of Excellence with a Distinctive Project."
2005.01.20 The opening of the Family Health & Welfare Center
2005.06.30 Selected by the Ministry of Human Resources and Education for two consecutive years as a "University of Excellence with a Distinctive Project."
2006.02.20 The Ministry of Education's Overall University Evaluation ranked Sungshin's undergraduate program as "excellent" and its graduate program as "excellent."
2006.07.25 Selected by the Ministry of Human Resources and Education for three consecutive years as a "University of Excellence with a Distinctive Project."
2006.11.30 Dedication of the Sungshin Building
2007.03.01 Establishment of the College of Nursing
2007.08.11 Inauguration of the eighth university president, Dr. Shim Hwa-jin
2008.04.15 Proclamation of a Vision — Construction of Sungshin Woonjung Campus (SSWU Second Campus)
2017.02.07 President Shim Hwa-jin is convicted by a Seoul court of embezzling school funds and is subsequently imprisoned.[1]
2018.01.23 President Kim Ho-syung announces plans to discuss making the university co-educational and using trading name Sungshin University without women's in their English name for preparing co-educational system.[2]
AcademicsEdit
Sungshin Women's University comprises ten colleges (45 departments) and five graduate schools.
Undergraduate collegesEdit
College of Humanities
College of Social Sciences
College of Law
College of Natural Sciences
College of Human Ecology
College of Nursing
College of Education
College of Arts
College of Music
College of Convergence Culture and Arts
Second campus (Woonjung Green Campus)Edit
Sungshin has established a second campus in Seoul. The 54,200 m2 Woonjung Green Campus is within 5 kilometers of the Soojung Campus and makes Sungshin the only university with two campuses in Seoul.
The Woonjung Green Campus, with three college buildings and one shared facilities building opened in March 2010 and houses four colleges: College of Natural Sciences, College of Human Ecology, College of Nursing, and College of Convergence Culture and Arts. Woonjung Green Campus.
Public transit accessEdit
Sungshin Women's University is located at a transportation hub, with both campuses near major subway stations. The north-running Ui-Sinseol Rapid Transit Light metro line opened in 2017 and connected to Sungshin Women's University Station.[3]
Sungshin Women's University has run a Reserve Officers' Training Corps programme for women who want to be recruited as soldiers by the Ministry of National Defense since 2011.[4] Similar programmes are run by Sookmyung Women's University and Ewha Womans University; these three women's universities saw a total of 90 students join the programme in 2016.[5]
Improvement in academic affairsEdit
Sungshin Women's University
English competency and graduation requirementsEdit
Each department or major program will establish its own mandatory list of major courses to improve the competency level of its graduates. The number of major courses required for graduation will be increased and the same standard will be applied for the double major program. In addition, certification programs will be introduced for graduation and for English competency.
Comprehensive academic advisory systemEdit
The university has employed a new, comprehensive academic advisory system to help in academic and career advising. One faculty advisor will be assigned to about 15 first-year students. Also, 15 best faculty advisors will be assigned to 10 Open Major Division students each.
Bachelor's/master's degree programEdit
The university established a combined bachelor's/master's degree program so that students can receive both the bachelor's and the master's degree in just five years: seven semesters for Bachelor's and three for Master's.
ControversyEdit
Shim Hwa-jin, the granddaughter of founder Li Suk-jong, served as the university's president from 2007 for two terms. When she was once more elected as president for a third term, which would extend her incumbency to 2019, four members of the university's student association raised concerns that Shim had embezzled funds from the school, which led to their suspension in January 2016. The students successfully pursued a court case to have the suspension overturned, and it was struck down in October.[6] Meanwhile, investigative journalists found that a prominent individual's daughter had been admitted to Sungshin after cheating in the assessment,[7] while one of Shim's relatives had also been appointed as a tenure-track lecturer using a plagiarised dissertation.[8]
Charges of embezzlement were brought against Shim and, on 7 February 2017, the Seoul Northern District Court returned a guilty verdict, concluding that Shim had embezzled 378 million won from school funds.[1] She was demoted from her position as president and served nine days in prison before posting bail of 50 million won on 20 February.[9] She was succeeded as president of Sungshin Women's University by Kim Ho-sung.[2]
Notable alumniEdit
Shim Hwa-jin, president of the university 2007–2017
^ abPark, Si-soo (8 February 2017). "Sungshin Women's Univ. president jailed for embezzlement". Korea Times. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ abKim, Hyun-bin (23 January 2018). "Sungshin students protest school's co-ed plan". The Korea Times. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^"Ui-Sinseol Light Rapid Transit line opens in Seoul". Metro Report International. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^Kim, Da-sol (8 April 2016). "Military at crossroads on female soldiers". Korea Herald. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^Chun, Su-jin; Park, Seong-hun (5 November 2016). "Defector becomes first North Korean to join ROTC". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^"'총장 비리의혹 제기' 성신여대 학생들, 징계 무효소송 승소" [Sungshin Women's students who raised 'suspicion of misconduct by the president' win disciplinary action]. Yeonhap News (in Korean). 30 October 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^Hwang, Il-song (17 March 2016). "나경원 의원 딸, 대학 부정 입학 의혹" [Na Kyeong-won's daughter suspected of having cheated in college admission]. Korea Centre for Investigative Journalism (in Korean). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^Jo, Hyeon-mi (17 March 2016). "성신여대 총장, '표절의혹' 친인척 교수 채용" [President of Sungshin Women's University hires relative 'suspected of plagiarism']. Korea Centre for Investigative Journalism (in Korean). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^Park, Si-soo (21 February 2017). "Sungshin Women's University chief out on bail". Korea Times. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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was a teacher in one of the Colleges of South Korea Then in the 1980s the college was promoted to the status of a comprehensive university Today the university comprises ten colleges and five graduate schools with total enrollment of about 12 000 students In 2006 the university rebuilt the Sungshin Hall to mark the university s 70th anniversary Also Sungshin Women s University has succeeded to annex the nursing college of a national hospital the first event of its kind to happen in South Korea Sungshin Women s University성신여자대학교MottoSincerity Intelligence IndependenceTypePrivateEstablished1936 87 years ago 1936 PresidentSeung Keun Yi Ph D Administrative staff682Students13 000LocationSeongbuk Seoul South KoreaCampusUrban123 395 m2Websitehttp www sungshin ac kr Sungshin Women s UniversityHangul성신여자대학교Hanja誠信女子大學校Revised RomanizationSeongsin Yeoja DaehakgyoMcCune ReischauerSŏngsin Yŏja Taehakkyo Contents 1 History 2 Academics 2 1 Undergraduate colleges 2 2 Second campus Woonjung Green Campus 2 3 Public transit access 3 Special Programs 3 1 ROTC 4 Improvement in academic affairs 4 1 English competency and graduation requirements 4 2 Comprehensive academic advisory system 4 3 Bachelor s master s degree program 5 Controversy 6 Notable alumni 6 1 Entertainers 6 2 Athletes 7 Ranking 8 References 9 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Sungshin Women s University1936 04 28 Sungshin Girls School is established by Dr Lee Sook Chong 1965 01 13 Sungshin Women s Teachers College is established 1972 01 28 The Graduate School is established 1979 10 18 The name is changed to Sungshin Women s College 1979 12 05 The Graduate School of Information and Industries is established 1981 07 31 The college is promoted to the status of university 1981 10 20 New establishment and reorganization of courses new establishment of the colleges of Humanities Social Sciences Natural Sciences Education and Arts 1982 10 05 The College of Natural Sciences divided and reorganized into the College of Family Sciences College of Human Ecology 1983 10 29 The Graduate School of Education is established 1988 08 30 Dedication of the Woonjung Building 1988 10 29 The College of Arts was divided into the College of Music and College of Fine Arts 1994 10 21 The Graduate School of Industry was divided into the Graduate School of Plastic Industry Graduate School of Arts and Design and the Graduate School of Information Industry Graduate School of Cultural Industry 1995 01 10 Dedication of the Soo Jung Building 1995 03 01 The Continuing Education Center is established 1997 10 25 The Graduate School of Human Resource Management is established 1999 02 12 The Ministry of Education s Overall University Evaluation ranked Sungshin s undergraduate program as excellent and its graduate program as most excellent 1995 01 10 Dedication of the Nan Hyang Building 2003 09 21 Dedication of the Media Information Center 2003 12 24 Awarded The ISO 9001 2000 Certification for Academic and Business Administration System 2004 09 18 Selected by the Ministry of Human Resources and Education in 2004 as a University of Excellence with a Distinctive Project 2005 01 20 The opening of the Family Health amp Welfare Center 2005 06 30 Selected by the Ministry of Human Resources and Education for two consecutive years as a University of Excellence with a Distinctive Project 2006 02 20 The Ministry of Education s Overall University Evaluation ranked Sungshin s undergraduate program as excellent and its graduate program as excellent 2006 07 25 Selected by the Ministry of Human Resources and Education for three consecutive years as a University of Excellence with a Distinctive Project 2006 11 30 Dedication of the Sungshin Building 2007 03 01 Establishment of the College of Nursing 2007 08 11 Inauguration of the eighth university president Dr Shim Hwa jin 2008 04 15 Proclamation of a Vision Construction of Sungshin Woonjung Campus SSWU Second Campus 2017 02 07 President Shim Hwa jin is convicted by a Seoul court of embezzling school funds and is subsequently imprisoned 1 2018 01 23 President Kim Ho syung announces plans to discuss making the university co educational and using trading name Sungshin University without women s in their English name for preparing co educational system 2 Academics EditSungshin Women s University comprises ten colleges 45 departments and five graduate schools Undergraduate colleges Edit College of Humanities College of Social Sciences College of Law College of Natural Sciences College of Human Ecology College of Nursing College of Education College of Arts College of Music College of Convergence Culture and ArtsSecond campus Woonjung Green Campus Edit Sungshin has established a second campus in Seoul The 54 200 m2 Woonjung Green Campus is within 5 kilometers of the Soojung Campus and makes Sungshin the only university with two campuses in Seoul The Woonjung Green Campus with three college buildings and one shared facilities building opened in March 2010 and houses four colleges College of Natural Sciences College of Human Ecology College of Nursing and College of Convergence Culture and Arts Woonjung Green Campus Public transit access Edit Sungshin Women s University is located at a transportation hub with both campuses near major subway stations The north running Ui Sinseol Rapid Transit Light metro line opened in 2017 and connected to nbsp Sungshin Women s University Station 3 nbsp Sungshin Women s University Station Soojung Campus nbsp Mia Station Woonjung Green Campus Special Programs Edit nbsp Sungshin Women s UniversityROTC Edit Sungshin Women s University has run a Reserve Officers Training Corps programme for women who want to be recruited as soldiers by the Ministry of National Defense since 2011 4 Similar programmes are run by Sookmyung Women s University and Ewha Womans University these three women s universities saw a total of 90 students join the programme in 2016 5 Improvement in academic affairs Edit nbsp Sungshin Women s UniversityEnglish competency and graduation requirements Edit Each department or major program will establish its own mandatory list of major courses to improve the competency level of its graduates The number of major courses required for graduation will be increased and the same standard will be applied for the double major program In addition certification programs will be introduced for graduation and for English competency Comprehensive academic advisory system Edit The university has employed a new comprehensive academic advisory system to help in academic and career advising One faculty advisor will be assigned to about 15 first year students Also 15 best faculty advisors will be assigned to 10 Open Major Division students each Bachelor s master s degree program Edit The university established a combined bachelor s master s degree program so that students can receive both the bachelor s and the master s degree in just five years seven semesters for Bachelor s and three for Master s Controversy EditShim Hwa jin the granddaughter of founder Li Suk jong served as the university s president from 2007 for two terms When she was once more elected as president for a third term which would extend her incumbency to 2019 four members of the university s student association raised concerns that Shim had embezzled funds from the school which led to their suspension in January 2016 The students successfully pursued a court case to have the suspension overturned and it was struck down in October 6 Meanwhile investigative journalists found that a prominent individual s daughter had been admitted to Sungshin after cheating in the assessment 7 while one of Shim s relatives had also been appointed as a tenure track lecturer using a plagiarised dissertation 8 Charges of embezzlement were brought against Shim and on 7 February 2017 the Seoul Northern District Court returned a guilty verdict concluding that Shim had embezzled 378 million won from school funds 1 She was demoted from her position as president and served nine days in prison before posting bail of 50 million won on 20 February 9 She was succeeded as president of Sungshin Women s University by Kim Ho sung 2 Notable alumni EditShim Hwa jin president of the university 2007 2017Entertainers Edit Gong Seung yeon actress Goo Hara actress and singer KARA Kimera singer Lee Se young actress Yoon Chae kyung singer Puretty April I B I and C I V A Kim Chaewon singer April Yuju singer GFriend Kim Yoon ah singer Jaurim Hyolyn singer Sistar Soyou singer Sistar Shin Do hyun actressAthletes Edit Jang Mi ran 2008 Summer Olympics gold medalist weightlifting women s category 75 kg and up Nam Hyun hee 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalist fencing women s foil Ranking EditQS World University Rankings 2023 591 600References Edit a b Park Si soo 8 February 2017 Sungshin Women s Univ president jailed for embezzlement Korea Times Retrieved 27 April 2018 a b Kim Hyun bin 23 January 2018 Sungshin students protest school s co ed plan The Korea Times Retrieved 14 May 2018 Ui Sinseol Light Rapid Transit line opens in Seoul Metro Report International 4 September 2017 Retrieved 14 May 2018 Kim Da sol 8 April 2016 Military at crossroads on female soldiers Korea Herald Retrieved 14 May 2018 Chun Su jin Park Seong hun 5 November 2016 Defector becomes first North Korean to join ROTC Korea JoongAng Daily Retrieved 14 May 2018 총장 비리의혹 제기 성신여대 학생들 징계 무효소송 승소 Sungshin Women s students who raised suspicion of misconduct by the president win disciplinary action Yeonhap News in Korean 30 October 2016 Retrieved 27 April 2018 Hwang Il song 17 March 2016 나경원 의원 딸 대학 부정 입학 의혹 Na Kyeong won s daughter suspected of having cheated in college admission Korea Centre for Investigative Journalism in Korean Retrieved 27 April 2018 Jo Hyeon mi 17 March 2016 성신여대 총장 표절의혹 친인척 교수 채용 President of Sungshin Women s University hires relative suspected of plagiarism Korea Centre for Investigative Journalism in Korean Retrieved 27 April 2018 Park Si soo 21 February 2017 Sungshin Women s University chief out on bail Korea Times Retrieved 27 April 2018 External links EditOfficial website in Korean and English37 35 29 N 127 01 20 E 37 5913 N 127 0221 E 37 5913 127 0221 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sungshin Women 27s University amp oldid 1176014965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
