Inha University

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INHA University

Established: 1954
Type: Private
President: Dr. Seoung-Yong Hong
Faculty: 976
Location: Incheon, South Korea
Campus: Urban
Website: www.inha.ac.kr

Inha University is a Private university 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.[1]

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[edit] Organization

The university consists of 10 colleges, 8 graduate schools, 7 attached agencies and 72 research institutes.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Attached agencies

  • 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

[edit] Research institutes

  • Science & Technology Research Institute
  • Science & Technology Research Institute
  • Humanities Research Institute
  • Humanities Research Institute (Established 1974)
  • Social Science Research Institute
  • Social Science Research Institute(Established 1980)
  • Basic Science Research Institute
  • Basic Science Research Institute (Established 1979)
  • Student Life Research Institute
  • Student Life Research Institute (Established 1973)
  • Aviation Management Research Institute
  • Aviation Management Research Institute (Established 1976)
  • New Community Movement Research Institute
  • New Community Movement Research Institute (Established 1977)
  • Center for International Studies
  • Center for International Studies (Established 1985)
  • Institute for Business & Economics Research
  • Institute for Business & Economics Research (Established 1985)
  • Center for Korean Studies
  • Center for Korean Studies (Established 1986)
  • Ocean Science & Technology Institute
  • Ocean Science & Technology Institute (Established 1987)
  • Sports Science Research Institute
  • Sports Science Research Institute (Established 1987)
  • Medical Toxicology Research Center
  • Medical Toxicology Research Center (Established 1988)
  • Institute of Polymer Science & Engineering
  • Institute of Polymer Science & Engineering (Established 1990)
  • Institute of Advanced Materials
  • Institute of Advanced Materials (Established 1990)
  • Institute of Computer Science & Applications
  • Institute of Computer Science & Applications (Established 1990)
  • Management Research Institute
  • Management Research Institute (Established 1992)
  • Environmental Research Institute
  • Environmental Research Institute (Established 1992)
  • Institute for Information and Electronics Research
  • Institute for Information and Electronics Research (Established 1992)
  • Institute for Mechanical Engineering
  • Institute for Mechanical Engineering (Established 1995)
  • Research Institute of Ship and Ocean Engineering
  • Research Institute of Ship and Ocean Engineering (Established 1994)
  • Education Research Institute
  • Educational Research Institute (Established 1994)
  • Research Institute of Human Ecology
  • Research Institute of Human Ecology (Established 1994)
  • Research Institute of Semiconductor Thin Film Technology
  • Research Institute of Semiconductor Thin Film Technology (Established 1995)
  • Research Institute of Chemical Dynamics
  • Research Institute of Chemical Dynamics (Established 1996)
  • Research Institute for Medical Sciences
  • Research Institute for Medical Sciences (Established 1996)
  • Research Institute of Water Resources Systems
  • Research Institute of Water Resources &Systems (Established 1996)
  • Research Institute of Construction and
  • Environment Systems
  • Research Institute of Construction and
  • Environmental System (Established 1996)
  • Geoinformatic Engineering Research Institute
  • Geoinformatic Engineering Research Institute (Established 1998)
  • Regional Research Center for Transportation
  • System of the Yellow Sea
  • Plasma Infra-structure Center
  • Institute of Molecular Cell Biology
  • Institute for Legal Studies
  • Institute for Legal Studies (Established 1999)
  • Regional Research Center for Coastal Environments of the Yellow Sea
  • Intelligent GIS Research Center
  • Institute of Industrial Biotechnology
  • Technology Innovation Center - Light Materials for
  • Transportation Systems
  • Center for Advanced Bioseparation Technology

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

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