
Sangmyung University () is a private
university
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in South Korea with the main campus in
Jongno
Jongno or Jong-ro () is a trunk road and one of the oldest major east–west thoroughfares in Seoul, South Korea. Jongno connects Gwanghwamun Plaza to Dongdaemun.
The area surrounding Jongno is a part of Downtown Seoul and one of the most ...
,
Seoul
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, and an auxiliary campus in
Cheonan
Cheonan (; ) is the largest and most densely populated city of South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, and the third largest city in the Hoseo region after Daejeon and Cheongju. Cheonan borders Gyeonggi Province ( Pyeongtaek and Anseong) i ...
,
Chungcheongnam-do
South Chungcheong Province (), informally called Chungnam, is a province of South Korea in the Hoseo region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. South Chungcheong borders the provinces of Gyeonggi to the north, North Chungcheong, Sejong ...
. It was established in 1937, with the Sangmyung Women's College being founded in 1965, and the Sangmyung Women's College in Cheonan in 1985. In 1987, the college was promoted to a university and changed its name to Sangmyung Women's University. In 1996, it changed into coeducation and changed its name to Sangmyung University.
Location
Sangmyung University is located in Jongno, Seoul and Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do. Jongno District is famous for origin of Seoul.
History
The university traces its beginnings to 1937 during the
Japanese colonial era. It was in this year that the Sangmyung Academy for Higher Learning for the Young was established.
By 1965, the academy became a women's teacher's college and then a women's university in 1986. Ten years later, Sangmyung Women's University began to admit men. Library occupancy rates and graduate employment rates have increased since 1996. Male alumni have been largely responsible for the surge in alumni activities since Sangmyung went co-educational with the assistance of Kyoungsun Im.
Notable alumni
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Jang Seung-jo
Jang Hyun-deok (; born December 13, 1981), known professionally as Jang Seung-jo, is a South Korean actor, known for his roles in ''Money Flower'' (2017–2018), ''Snowdrop'' (2021-2022),''Familiar Wife'' (2018) and ''Encounter (South Korean TV ...
References
External links
Sangmyung University official home page (Korean)Sangmyung University official home page (English)
Universities and colleges established in 1937
Former women's universities and colleges
Universities and colleges in Seoul
Universities and colleges in South Chungcheong Province
1937 establishments in Korea
Jongno District
Cheonan
Universities and colleges in Korea under Japanese rule
Women in Korea under Japanese rule
Women's education in South Korea
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