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About Kyung Hee

History

1959-1949

History 1959-1949
1956 07. 30 The University Administration Building is completed.
1955 07. 24 The University Motto Tower is constructed.
1955 05. 12 The first issue of the University newspaper is printed.
1955 03. 01 Dr. Young Seek Choue is inaugurated as the first University president.
1955 02. 28 The college is elevated to university status, and includes the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Law, College of Politics and Economics, and College of Physical Education.
1954 07. The Rural Enlightenment Movement begins (Illiteracy eradication, reforestation project, etc.)
1954 03. 24 The campus moves to Seoul from Busan.
1954 02. 09 The college is authorized to establish a graduate school.
1953 11. 24 The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the University Administration Building takes place.
1953 10. 12 The school grounds at Hoegi-dong in Seoul's Dongdaemun-gu is purchased.
1953 03. 20 The temporary campus established in Busan during the Korean War moves to a newly built school grounds located at Dongdaeshin-dong.
1953 03. 01 The school banner and flag are established.
1952 12. 09 The Junior College is promoted to a four-year college.
1952 02. 03 Shinheung Junior College is officially authorized according to educational laws. (Department of English, Department of Chinese, Department of Physical Education, andDepartment of Law and Politics)
1951 08. 20 The motto "Democratization of School, Democratization of Thought, Democratization of Living" is established.
1951 05. 18 Dr. Young Seek Choue undertakes the debt-ridden foundation amidst the financial crisis of the Korean War.
1949 05. 12 Shinheung 2-year Junior College is authorized.
1949 02. 15 The Sung Jae System is established based on the Bae Young Educational Institute which was established in 1946.