YEAR

 HISTORY

2010's

2019.02  Dean Jeong-Kug Lee inaugurated.

2017.06  Dean Bum-Hoon Lee inaugurated.
2017.02  Dean Young Soo Kang inaugurated.
2016.03  Undergraduate admission system was changed from school unit enrollment       

             to department unit enrollment.
2013.02  Dean Soon-Yeong Chung inaugurated.
2013.01  POSCO Francisco Hall was established.
2011.06  Dean Gwang Seo Park inaugurated.
2011.03  Master's/Doctoral programs in collaboration with Korea Atomic Energy Research  Institute

             were established.
2010.05  Biological Interfaces Institute was established.

 2000's

2009.09  The Korea Center for Artificial Photosynthesis was established.
2009.06  Dean Kyungbyung Yoon inaugurated.
2008.02  Dean Won-Sun Kim inaugurated.
2008.01  Center for Nano Materials
2007.03  Integrated undergraduate/graduate programs were established.
2007.03  (New) Ricci Hall was completed.
2006.03   [Phase Two of BK21 Project] Dept. of Life Science was selected as a large project group in

             the basic science of life sciences field.

             Institute of Integrated Biotechnology and Center for Nano Materials were established.
2006.02  Dean Kyu-man Cho inaugurated.
2005.08  Center for Quantum Spacetime was opened.
2004.10  Integrated Biotechnology Research Group was established.
2004.02  Dean Sungho Park inaugurated.
2001.12  Dean Young-jae Park inaugurated.
2001.02  Dean Chong Shik Chin inaugurated.

1999.02  Dean Hu Seong Lee inaugurated.
1998.10  Center for Microcrystal Assembly was established.
1997.01  Dean Dong Myung Chung inaugurated.
1993.03  College of Science was renamed School of Natural Sciences.

            Multiple majors system was operated.
1996.02  Department of Biology was renamed Department of Life Science.
1995.02  Dean Hyeon Su So inaugurated.
1993.03  College of Science with four departments and College of Engineering with four

            departments,

            formerly one College, were opened.
1993.02  Dean Seung An Bak inaugurated.
1991.02  Dean Jong Seo Byeon inaugurated.
1990.05  Organic Chemistry Research Center was established.

1989.09  Research Institute for Science and Technology was reorganized as the

            Research Institute for Basic Science and Industrial Technology Institute.
1989.02  Dean Yeong Deok Kim inaugurated.
1987.02  Dean Taek Yeong Kim inaugurated.
1985.01  Dean Jae Chul Rho inaugurated.
1983.01  Dean Gu Sun Jeong inaugurated.

1981.03  Research Institute for Natural Sciences was reorganized as Research Institute for Science

            and Technology.

1977.03  Doctoral programs (Mathematics Dept., Biology Dept.) were inaugurated.
1977.03  Dean Neung Min Yun inaugurated.

1974.03  Dean Jin Jang inaugurated.
1973.03  Master's programs (Mathematics Dept., Biology Dept.) and Doctoral programs (Physics

            Dept., Chemistry Dept.) were inaugurated.

1969.12  University Charter was granted by the Ministry of Education and Sogang became a full

            university.
1969.12  College of Science and Engineering was established with five departments.
1969.12  The 1st Dean of the College of Science and Engineering, Sun Tak Cho inaugurated.
1969.03  Master's program of Chemistry Dept. is inaugurated.
1968.03  Master's program of Physics Dept. is inaugurated.
1967.03  Research Institute for Natural Sciences was established
1964.03  Department of Chemistry was opened.
1963.03  Deartment of Biology was opened.
1960.04  Sogang College opened its doors.
1960.04  Deartment of Mathematics, Department of Physics were opened.