Kwangwoon University history

It was renamed in 1940 as the Chosun Institute of Radio Engineering.

Besides being a business partner, Matsushita and Kwangwoon's close friendship is betrayed through Matsushita sending 10,000 Yen golden plate to Kwangwoon during Korean War in 1950 as a concern for his safety and for further success in his business.

The campus when the school was called ‘Dongguk Electronic Engineering College’, 1963

The opening ceremony of Dongguk Electronic Engineering College, 1964

Doctor Kwang-woon Cho giving a speech at the sisterhood agreement ceremony with the 304th Expeditionary Signal Battalion of the Eighth United States Army, July 02, 1966

Established in 1967 with the motto of "Straight viewpoint and sound argument," Kwangwoon University newspaper is published biweekly with the editing guideline of horizontal writing and all-Korean writing.

Doctor Kwang-woon Cho and the faculty in the electronics laboratory, 1968

Kwangwoon Electronic Engineering College’s 1st Commencement, February 27, 1969

In January 1973, Kwangwon held an academic conference for science education and scientification of education at Olympus Hotel, Incheon.

Opening ceremony of Hwado Hall in May, 1975.

Inauguration ceremony of the 4th President Poong-jin Jeon, 1976

A way to Hwado Hall on a winter’s day in 1980

To become a systematic, collegiate university, in 1981 Kwangwoon started expanding its facilities, laboratories, equipment and library facilities and initiated a curriculum reform.

Doctor Moo-sung Cho inaugurated as the Chairman of the board of the Kwangwoon Foundation, November, 1982

Dean In-eung Yang giving a welcoming speech at the 13th Kwangwoon Communications Competition, 1983

Kwangwoon University’s temporary broadcasting studio set up at Hamdeok Beach in Jeju Island, 1986

And finally, on October 19, 1987, Kwangwoon became Kwangwoon University, a true collegiate university.

Students of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences protesting, demanding the arrest of former president Jeon Doo-hwan and his wife Lee Soo-ja after the corruption of the Fifth Republic of Korea was unveiled in 1988

Seong-cheon Yun was inaugurated as the 3rd President on December 16, 1993.

After the 3rd President Seong-cheon Yun resigned from his post, Professor Jun-gil Kang appointed by the Kwangwoon Foundation was inaugurated as the 4th President of Kwangwoon on September 24, 1994.

Until 1995, the university was ranked top 10 overall and top 3 in the engineering fields in South Korea.

Academy-Industry Cooperation Agreement with EnK Telecom, April 23, 1996

The 1st Kwangwoon University Robot Festival, 1997

Launch of Kwangwoon Integrated Information system and opening the Integrated Information Center on September 15, 1998

Opening ceremony of Chambit Hall, January 11, 2001

Retired 2002 World Cup hero Seol Ki-hyun visits his old school, Kwangwoon University

Opening ceremony of Hanul Hall, July 26, 2003

04.15 Evaluated as the best university in the 2004 Technology Training University Project

05.25 Selected as a University for 2006 OJT Project by SMEs

11.16 KWU soccer team won the championship of the 2007 Fall Season of KBSN University Soccer Match”

10.16~19 “Robit” won the championship in humanoid of the 2008 International Robot Contest

04.22 Selected as one of the best universities producing best talents and developing best curricula in 2009.

05.11 Selected as "PEUEC(Project Enhancing the Universities's Educational Competency)" participant univerisy in 2011 by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

04.18 Selected as "PEUEC(Project Enhancing the Universities's Educational Competency)" participant univerisy in 2012 by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

06.13 Selected as "Capability Enhancement Project for College Admission Officer System" in 2013 by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

05.21 Events commemorating the 70th anniversary of Kwangwoon Education Foundation, Announcement of the Kwangwoon Vision 2014 Kwangwoon 1040 project

03.24 Announced new developmental plan "K-Vision 2015"(President Keeyoung Kim)

09.05 Selected as an excellent project group for the 2016 Ministry of Education, University Specialization Project (CK)

Kwangwoon University Psychological Health Promotion Center affiliated with Graduate School of Education, Selected as 「2019 Suicide Survivors Treatment Expense Support Project」