Hongik University

Hongik University, widely known as the best architecture and art institution in South Korea, is a university in the Mapo-gu district of central Seoul, South Korea with a second campus in Sejong. Hongik University offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs. As of 2007, 14,500 undergraduate students and 2,600 graduate students were enrolled at the university. The university serves as a metonym for the Hongdae area.

Location

The main campus of the school is in Seoul, Korea. The second campus of the school is in Sejong city (formerly Jochiwon, Chungcheongnam-do), an hour and half drive south of Seoul.

History

After independence from Japan, Daejongkyo independent activists groups came to Korea after a long struggle for Korea independence. In 1947, they decided to establish a university to continue their struggle as education

Korean independent activist and billionaire Daejongkyo financial supporter was Lee hung Soo donated money to establish the University. In August 1948, Hongik University and Hongik Foundation was approved officially by the Korean government.