Sookmyung Women's University

Sookmyung Women's University
숙명여자대학교
MottoModesty, Wisdom, and Justice
정숙•현명•정대 (貞淑•賢明•正大)
TypePrivate
EstablishedMay 22, 1906 (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 (1948-05-22)
PresidentJungAi Kang
Academic staff
460 (2018)
Students10,492 (2018)
Undergraduates2,209 (2018)
Location, ,
CampusUrban
MascotNunsong-i (Snowflake)
Websitewww.sookmyung.ac.kr
Sookmyung Women's University
Hangul
숙명여자대학교
Hanja
淑明女子大學校
Revised RomanizationSungmyeong Yeoja Daehakgyo
McCune–ReischauerSungmyŏng Yŏja Taehakkyo

Sookmyung Women's University (Korean숙명여자대학교) 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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