Sookmyung Women's University
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Sookmyung Women's University (Korean: 숙명여자대학교) is a private women's research university in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1906, Sookmyung is Korea’s first royal private educational institution for women. Sookmyung is one of the world's largest female educational institutes. The university's name is derived from the Hanja characters of sook and Myung, which mean "elegant" and "bright" respectively.
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숙명여자대학교 | |
Motto | Modesty, Wisdom, and Justice 정숙•현명•정대 (貞淑•賢明•正大) |
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Type | Private |
Established | May 22, 1906; 118 years ago (1906-05-22) as Myeongshin Girls' School, renamed to Sookmyung Women's College on December 1, 1909, re-established as a university on May 22, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-05-22) |
President | JungAi Kang |
Academic staff | 460 (2018) |
Students | 10,492 (2018) |
Undergraduates | 2,209 (2018) |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban |
Mascot | Nunsong-i (Snowflake) |
Website | www.sookmyung.ac.kr |
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Sookmyung Women's University | |
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Revised Romanization | Sungmyeong Yeoja Daehakgyo |
McCune–Reischauer | Sungmyŏng Yŏja Taehakkyo |
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