Hanyang University was established by Dr. Kim Yeongjun based on a pragmatic approach to national technological development and his patriotism to the country. Beginning with Dongah Engineering School in 1939, the school was renamed Hanyang Engineering University in 1948 and became a university in 1959. Hanyang University is renowned for its high competitiveness in engineering, with its engineering college producing many famous alumni members.
Hanyang University has continuously developed educational and research areas and became a prestigious school, ranking various academic areas (engineering, natural science, humanities, and language studies) among the world’s top 100 universities. Hanyang University has 20 areas listed in the top 200 of the 2011 world university rankings released by the UK’s Quacquarelli Symonds across 46 academic areas, which is five more than in 2010. The engineering and structural engineering area ranked 43rd. With this result, Hanyang University has ranked top 50 for the first time.
Hanyang University is preparing for a giant leap forward towards creativity and shared management based on its ethos of practicing love. They have been implementing the New Hanyang 2020 Project since 2008, which aims to develop the school as one of top 100 global universities by 2039 (its centennial celebration year), by significantly strengthening its brand power, human resources, and asset capabilities in line with its academic and administrative plans. Hanyang University is working hard to become a global prestigious school by carrying out various projects in line with its 8 strategic directions: strengthening educational competitiveness, academic affairs system innovation, improving ease of research, enhancing it’s global ranking , tightening responsible management, improving administrative capability, increasing performance-oriented appraisal, and building up core assets.
