KWANGJU WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY

History

2018

  • Operated the SMART K-BEAUTY Program for makeup professionals from eBeiNu in China through the Department of Beauty Science.

  • Kwangju Women’s University shared warm-hearted support with employees of the campus environmental cleaning service company.

  • Conducted the reading discussion camp program “Jihyedeum–Book Dream” through the Institute of Liberal Arts and Basic Education.

  • The University Job Center received the Cooperation Award for the 2018 “Youth Job Hope Factory” Project.

  • Graduate student Son Da-hee received the “2018 Korea Talent Award.”

  • Received awards, including the Minister of Gender Equality and Family Award, at the final report meeting for the 2018 International Youth Leader Exchange Support Project.

  • Held a university-linked extracurricular program with Honam University through the Institute of Liberal Arts and Basic Education.

  • Successfully held the career special lecture “Asking the Way” through the Student Counseling Center.

  • The 11th Aviation Festival & Smile Queen Contest was successfully held through the Department of Airline Service.

  • The MAUM Education Institute provided education for volunteers at Gwangju Deobureo Rak Senior Welfare Center.

  • Kwangju Women’s University held the Women’s University Student Startup and Invention Item Contest and Capstone Design Exhibition.

  • Held a small meeting between the President and enrolled students for “university life together.”

  • The University Job Center held the 2018 Regional University Joint Camp, “GO Together Job.”

  • The University Job Center held the “Overseas Employment Talk to You” information session.

  • The “2018 EBS Admissions Information Session” was held at Kwangju Women’s University.

  • Songgang Dormitory held the second flea market for international students.

  • The University Job Center held the 2018 Mock Interview Contest to strengthen speech competency.

  • Held the meeting “Stories of University Life with the President.”

  • Announced successful applicants for rolling admissions for the 2019 academic year.

  • Held a flea market for winter supplies for international students.

  • Held the orientation for the high school–university linked program, “Dreaming Workshop.”

  • Selected winners of the smartphone festival photo contest for the 20th Songgang Festival, “Moon Light,” in the 2018 academic year.

  • The Department of Beauty Science achieved the outstanding feat of producing the largest number of award winners at the Gwangju Metropolitan Mayor’s Cup Beauty Skills Competition.

  • The Lifelong Education Center held the opening ceremony for “Mindfulness Civic College” for citizens’ happiness.

  • The University Job Center was newly renovated into a “student-centered career and startup community space” for the fall season.

  • The Department of Nursing held the 21st Nightingale Pledge Ceremony.

  • Children from Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office Kkummaru Daycare Center visited Kwangju Women’s University, sharing warm love and gratitude for Chuseok.

  • The University Job Center participated in the FUN Youth Job Festival.

  • Opened the 3rd Women’s University Student Startup, Invention, and Item Contest for the 2018 academic year.

  • Five programs were selected for the “2018 2nd Dreaming Workshop,” hosted by the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education.

  • Held an international exchange event for a delegation of officials from Hau Giang Province, Vietnam.

  • Held the 20th “MOONLIGHT” Songgang Festival.

  • The University Job Center held a Jeju Air recruitment information session.

  • The Traditional Market–University Cooperation Project Group held the Usan Maeil Family Festival.

  • Held the 2018 Dream Rock FutureMaker Festival.

  • Finally selected as an “Autonomous Improvement University” in the Ministry of Education’s Basic University Competency Diagnosis.

  • Held the retirement ceremony for Professor Jang Kyung-ryong.

  • The Department of Occupational Therapy achieved the distinction of receiving both WFOT education accreditation and Korean occupational therapy education accreditation for the first time among four-year universities in Korea.

  • The Institute of International Education hosted a visit by the principal and delegation from Jining Culture and Arts High School in China.

  • Held the 2018 Gwangju Metropolitan City Beauty Academy for overseas trainees.

  • The Graduate School held the completion ceremony for the 2018 secondary school first- and second-grade regular teacher qualification training in beauty education.

  • The Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with MAUM Care Co., Ltd.

  • Archery Team athlete Choi Mi-sun placed first overall in the individual event at the 2018 Asia Cup Archery Tournament.

  • Opened the 21st KWU President’s Cup Korea University Archery Championship.

  • Archery Team athlete Kwak Jin-young tied the 60-meter world record and won a gold medal.

  • Operated the 2018 International Youth Leader Exchange Support Program.

  • The International Beauty Tourism Academy conducted beauty education for overseas trainees.

  • The Archery Team swept the team and individual championships at the 36th Presidential National Men’s and Women’s Archery Tournament.

  • Selected as a “Preliminary Autonomous Improvement University” in the Basic University Competency Diagnosis.

  • Kwangju Women’s University hosted the Presidents’ Council Meeting of Universities in the Gwangju and Jeonnam Region.

  • Park Byeong-gyu, Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs of Gwangju Metropolitan City, visited the University Job Center.

  • The Department of Beauty Science supported a joint wedding ceremony for persons of national merit.

  • The MAUM+ Education Innovation Center held the “Kim Do-hyang Happiness Talk Concert.”

  • The University Job Center operated the 3rd Moving Camp with Family.

  • Held a special lecture on startup for women’s university students by inviting the Head of the Gwangju-Jeonnam Regional Office of SMEs and Startups.

  • Appointed the 2018 KWU Student Ambassadors.

  • The 2018 Songgang Hanmaum Festival, “Youth Is Right Now,” was successfully completed.

  • The Educational Broadcasting Station held the 21st Open Studio, “Back to the School, Those Days.”

  • Kwangju Women’s University held the opening ceremony of the University Job Center and an outreach youth policy information session.

  • Kwangju Women’s University was selected for the University Lifelong Education Revitalization Support Project.

  • The Library conducted a literature and history trip in cooperation with the Honam University Library.

  • Kwangju Women’s University’s major-linked educational volunteer club conducted customized educational volunteer activities with M·S·L·V.

  • The Department of Airline Service operated the Free Semester System “Prospective Flight Attendant Experience Class.”

  • The Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation was selected for the Traditional Market–University Cooperation Project contest hosted by the Small Enterprise and Market Service.

  • Held an event commemorating the 26th anniversary of the university’s founding.

  • Held a special lecture by Pastor Choi Il-do, known as the “rice-cooking poet.”

  • Held the launching ceremony of the 2018 MAUM-sharing Social Service Corps.

  • Hosted a visit by delegations from Wenzhou Jiuhe Vocational High School and Wenzhou Urban Construction High School in China.

  • Held the International Women’s Day commemorative event, “Women Are Hope.”

  • Selected as an accredited university with an illegal stay rate of less than 1% among international students.

  • Held the 2018 Freshman Entrance Ceremony and Orientation.

  • Conducted international exchange with Bac Giang College of Technology in Vietnam.

  • Held the 2017 Commencement Ceremony.

  • Selected for the Work Experience Support Project as an operating institution for the Student Job Experience Program for the third consecutive year in 2018.

  • Selected for the University Job Center Project supported by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, receiving a total of KRW 1 billion in support.

  • Signed an international exchange agreement with Eurasia International University in Kyrgyzstan.

  • Kwangju Women’s University froze tuition for the seventh consecutive year and reduced the admission fee by 20.1%.

  • Kwangju Women’s University recorded an employment rate of 71%, ranking first in employment rate among four-year women’s universities nationwide for the seventh consecutive year.

  • The MAUM⁺ Education Innovation Center held the university community communication meeting, “January MAUM Talk.”

  • Conducted the December outreach MAUM-sharing volunteer service with Kwangju Women’s University.

  • The 2018 New Year Opening Ceremony of Songgang Educational Foundation and Kwangju Women’s University was held.

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