Inha University

Infobox University
name = INHA University
established = 1954
type = Private
president = Dr. Seoung-Yong Hong [ [http://eng.inha.ac.kr/intro/curriculum_vitae.asp Seoung-Yong Hong (president of inha university)] ]
city = Incheon
country = South Korea
undergrad = 17,832 (as of 2006) [ [http://eng.inha.ac.kr/intro/statistical.asp inha university's statstical anual report] ]
affiliations =Global U8 (GU8)
postgrad = 2,841 [ [http://eng.inha.ac.kr/intro/statistical.asp inha university's statstical anual report] ]
faculty = 716 (full time) and 622 (part time) [ [http://eng.inha.ac.kr/intro/statistical.asp#02 inha university's statstical anual report: number of faculty] ]
campus = Urban
website = [http://www.inha.ac.kr/ www.inha.ac.kr]

Inha University is a Private co-educational, doctoral granting university located in Incheon, South Korea.

Inha University was established by the first president of South Korea, Syngman Rhee.It is a Korean-American collaboration school, even in its name: the Morpheme "In" (인 , 仁) comes from the city of Incheon and "Ha" comes from Hawaii, USA. At first time, it started as a technical college, named Inha Institute of Technology (IIT). Currently, Inha is ranked 9th nationwide by JoongAng Ilbo's annual ranking of South Korean universities. Inha is a member of GU8. [ [http://site.inha.ac.kr/xelpa/users/u7/0_1.jsp Global U8 Consortium website] ]

Establishment

In 1952 [http://eng.inha.ac.kr/intro/trace.asp] , in the midst of the Korean War, the first President of Korea, Dr. Syng Man Rhee proposed the foundation of an educational institute that would provide expertise and hope to a lagging industrial sector. The driving force behind the proposal was the will and determination of a group of Koreans who had emigrated to Hawaii 50 years earlier. Financial resources for the foundation came from the proceeds of the sale of the Korea Christian Institute [http://www.kinderinkorea.com/kcu.htm] , an organization founded and managed by Dr. Rhee for the purpose of educating the children of the original emigrants, donations from Korean emigrants in Hawaii and domestic supporters, and a government subsidy. Incheon city donated a school site and in February, 1954, construction began in earnest, to finally have the Inha Institute of Technology opened later the same year [http://eng.inha.ac.kr/intro/history_50.asp] .

Vision

Today, Inha University is making its utmost effort to foster professionals with genuine academic skills and a character befitting the school motto of Truth. Inha has already produced as many as 120,000 graduates who are now leading the nation’s industries and science and technology. Inha currently educates 20,000 students, while continuing efforts to become one of the top universities in the world. Inha is ever doing its best to improve so students can enjoy the college life and have pride in their school. All Inha professors make the greatest effort to provide students with the best lectures and to foster talent by focusing on additional special lectures, internship, e-learning, and overseas exchanges. In addition, Inha believe in a balanced education that includes the liberal arts, far too often forgotten in an increasingly digitalized world. Inha has a firm belief in that the true purpose of a university, the development of human spirits, lies not in the quantitative and external expansion, but in the realization of human values and the nurturing of creativity. Motivated by our prominent tradition, all at Inha will never stop their efforts to fulfill its mission as a center of comprehensive studies and arts [http://eng.inha.ac.kr/intro/trace.asp] .

Organization

Inha boasts 10 colleges in Engineering, Natural Science, Economics and Trade, Business Administration, Education, Law, Social Science, Humanities, Human Ecology, and Medicine, and one affiliation, 20 departments, 9 major fields of study. Inha University’s Graduate school offers 47 fields of study for the Master’s program and 41 for the Doctoral program. The Graduate School of Education has 31 majors for its Master’s program and research course. The Graduate School of Business Administration offers 1 Master’s program and 2 certificate courses and also operates the part-time MBA program. The Graduate School of Engineering offers 14 majors in its Master’s program and research courses. The Graduate School of Public Administration has 3 majors in its Master’s program and research courses. Newly founded in 2000, The Graduate School of Information Technology and Telecommunications offers 1 major in its Master’s program and the expanded and reorganized Graduate School of International Trade and Logistics now has 2 departments with 5 majors.

Colleges

Inha university consists of 10 undergraduate colleges: College of Engineering, College of Natural Science, College of Economics & Trade, College of Business Administration, College of Education, College of Law, College of Social Sciences, College of Humanities, College of Human Ecology, College of Medicine

Graduate schools

Inha has eight graduate schools: Graduate School, Graduate School of Education, Graduate School of Business Administration, Graduate School of Engineering, Graduate School of Public Administration, Graduate School of International Trade and Logistics, Graduate School of Logistics, Graduate School of Information Technology and Telecommunications.

Inha also started a law school in 2008.

Attached agencies

Inha university has 7 attached agencies which are listed below:

* Jung-Seok Memorial Library
* Language Training Center
* Center for Continuing Education
* Inha Museum
* Teachers Training Center
* Infirmary
* Jungseok Research Institute of International Logistics and Trade

Research institutes

Inha university has about 40 research institutes attached to it [http://eng.inha.ac.kr/research/university_annex_laboratory.asp] . These institutes are listed below.

The Hi Tech center is considered to be the best building of the university.

External links

* [http://www.inha.ac.kr Inha University Homepage]