Hanyang University

Hanyang University (HYU, Korean: 한양대학교, 漢陽大學校) is a private prestigious research university in Seoul and Ansan (ERICA campus), South Korea. Hanyang (한양, 漢陽) derives from the former name of the capital Seoul used during the Joseon Dynasty. The university was founded in 1939 as an engineering school, and was the country's first college to offer engineering and architecture programs.

Hanyang University
한양대학교
Motto사랑의 실천
Love in Deed and Truth
TypePrivate
Established1939 (1939)
FounderDr. Kim Lyun-joon
PresidentLee Ki-jeong
Undergraduates25,155
Postgraduates9,506
Location
Seoul
,
South Korea
CampusSeoul Campus (Seongdong District, Seoul, South Korea)
ERICA Campus (Sangnok District, Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)
Colors  Blue
  Gray
NicknameLions
Websitewww.hanyang.ac.kr
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHanyang Daehakgyo
McCune–ReischauerHanyang Taehakkyo

The university has consistently ranked among the leading universities in STEM fields among South Korean universities. The university enrolls over 3,000 international students each year, and sends more than 3,300 students on study abroad programs annually. As of 2018, Hanyang University had 777 partner universities in 76 countries.

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