Sogang University

Sogang had a honorable visit of the Pope Francis at 15 August, 2014. the Pope looked around the campus and gave his glorious blessings to all students and priests he met on campus. Popes officially visited South Korea twice by now, in 1984 and 2014, and Sogang was proudly chosen for one of visit places at both times. I hope that all students at Sogang will have a great and manifold blessing!

I am really excited to announce a good news that the current Seogang Station of subway line G will be officially renamed as 'Sogang University Station' from next week. You will never find any universities in Korea which can be reached by more than 3 subway lines like Sogang. How is it lucky being a proud member of Sogang?

This is a result showing how much Korean Universities pay attention to support students' knowledge cultivation activities in Library, from a data of 40 prestigious Universities located in Seoul. Do you see the outstanding figures of Sogang? Yes, Sogang is really the university which exists only for education itself.

The end of this year is really near now. I believe your all effort made at Sogang for this year will pay off as your personal achievements soon. Don't forget that you are much better than you think you are. Sogang could get today's outstanding social reputation all thanks to your lofty devotion to life showing at Sogang Campus. I love you all and Happy new year! 새해 복 많이 받으세요!

Can you see the president of Sogang in the picture? And guess whom he has met? Yes, The great Pope Francis! The president of Sogang recently visited the Vatican, which Sogang belongs to, and he explained Sogang's future master plan to whom are from the Vatican. Sogang was told from them that relationship between Sogang and the Vatican will be more and more faithful. Be proud, Albatrosses! We are the proud members of the prestigious Jesuit education system!

The new official video of Sogang University is finally released!. This well made film introduces Sogang's educational values as a prestigious Jesuit University and Social achievement as a leading university in South Korea. Be as proud of Sogang as Sogang is proud of you!
http://vimeo.com/73198872

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Sometimes, life feels cruel to us. we are easily overwhelmed by challenging tasks given to us everyday, and we are exhausted sometimes in the middle of the day. Do you have your own place to hide whenever you need a time to think alone at a hard time like that? If you don't have any yet, how about coming to this sacred place and having a quiet time with your eyes closed?. The Ignatius Chapel plays a great role as a hideout for meditation, not only stays as a chapel for Mass itself. Where on earth can we find another warm-hearted school like Sogang?.
Sogang is the best school for me, and for you.

A story of 130 international Sogang students in a Korean baseball stadium has been published on Chosun-Ilbo, one of the biggest media in Korea. The article praises a go-ahead attitude of Sogang students and creative curriculum of KLEC (Sogang Korean Language Education Center). I am so proud to see my international colleagues enjoying experiences in Korea with an open mind. You can check the article written in Korean through the following link, and please reply below if you need any translation.
http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/07/31/2013073104401.html

This is an advertisement of Sogang being put on Korean newspapers recently, and I think the advertisement reflects the educational spirit of Sogang very well.

[Advertisement Translation]
Title : More warm-hearts are needed in this world.
Sogang University, the school founded by a spirit of Jesuit Society which turned out the great warm-hearted leader, Pope Francis.
Geunhye-Park, the warm-hearted president acquired the particular Sogang's educational philosophy, who will devote herself to make Korean people happier.
Sogang University is the genuine school worthy to call as 'University', which has leaded education paradigm in Korea towards a whole new level. The spirit of Sogang has always been to teach and show how to serve others well from the lowest place, which has also been the fundamental motto of the Jesuit Society. Be as proud of Sogang as Sogang is proud of you!

Sogang, one of the most prestigious schools which numberless Korean students are eager to get into!. Do you see how famous Sogang is?

The president of Sogang recently visited Harvard University, one of the most prestigious schools in the world, for discussing more advanced level of academic collaboration between these two institutions. Not only an agreement for a co-research lab establishment was made in the meeting, but also the agenda about development in official exchange programs in college level was treated as well. You can check the further information on this website.
http://diseasebiophysics.seas.harvard.edu/2013/05/the-president-of-sogang-university-in-south-korea-visits-the-dbg/

Is there any movie that you are unfamiliar with? Maybe not, right? you can see some names of movies ranked first in annual box office, some movies became famous after winning a prize in movie festivals including 'Cannes', 'Venice' and 'Sundance', and others were deeply impressed to people's mind because it contributed to change Korean society. Yes. you must have been aware of each name of those movies even though you might not watch some of them.
But is there anyone who has already known the secret that all directors of those well-made movies graduated from Sogang? You may be surprised if you would know how many film directors Sogang produced. Chan-wook Park, one of the most famous movie director in Korea, once mentioned that Sogang played a role as a great incubator for his career. He stressed that every single minute he spent in Sogang imagining something free, trying to think deep and taking a wide range of liberal-arts classes made him to growing up as a current acknowledged movie director. Now, those film directors ask you a small but a significative question. 'If they could, why not you?. '