Sangmyung University
| 상명대학교 | |
 | |
| Established | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Location |
 Seoul, South Korea |
| Nickname | SMU |
| Sangmyung University | |
| Hangul | 상명대학교 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 祥明大學校 |
| Revised Romanization | Sangmyeong Daehakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sangmyŏng Taehakkyo |
SangMyung University(SMU) is a private, coeducational university in South Korea. It operates campuses in central Seoul and in Cheonan.
History
The university can trace its beginnings to 1937 when the Japanese held control of the Korean peninsula. It was in this year that the Sangmyung Academy for Higher Learning for the Young was established with the hopeful objective of grooming future national leaders.
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. 2006 marked Sangmyung University's 10th anniversary as a co-educational institution. According to faculty members, students, alumni and members of the community, Sangmyung University's move to expand education opportunities to men as well as women has been a success. 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
- Go Soo (actor)
- Kim Jaewon (actor)
- Kang Dong-won (actor)
- Kim Dong Wan (Shinhwa)
- Nam Ji Hyun (4minute)
- Oh SeungA (Rainbow)
- Cho Youjeen (Cherry Filter)
- Kim eunjung (Jewelry)
- Oh Hyun Jun (M.Pire)
- Park Seyoung (Actress)
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Coordinates: 36°49′59″N 127°10′44″E / 36.833°N 127.179°E