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History

Beginning of Professional Education for Women

1954
  • Nov
  • Established the Pakyoung Institute, the Juridical Foundation
  • Nov
  • The founder Young-Tack Park - inaugurated as the first chairperson of board of trustee.
1964
  • Jan
  • Established Busan Women's Junior College.

 

The Place of Women Education Repredenting the Region

1968
  • Mar
  • Hae-Gon Park - inaugurated as the second chairperson of board of trustee.
1981
  • Nov
  • Opened the Graduate School of Busan Women's University
1992
  • Apr
  • Upgraded the status of college to university. The school was renamed as Pusan Women's University.
1996
  • Oct
  • Selected as an excellent university of '96 educational reform by the Ministry of Education

 

Confidential Name, Silla University

1997
  • Sep
  • Received authorization to change to a coeducational school and to change the school's name to Silla University.
1999
  • Mar
  • Got the education hallmark on the General Assesment by the Ministry of Education
2000
  • Apr
  • Selected as the '99 excellent graduate school of education by the Ministry of Education
2002
  • Feb
  • Selected as the excellent university in the field of design of the 2001 assesment of discipline

 

From the Center of Region to the Center of Northeast Asia

2002
  • May
  • Selected as the university to supervise the foundation for industrial technology conducted by the Industry and Energy Ministry.
  • Sep
  • Selected as the regional center for cultivating women technologists in charge of Korea Science and Engineering Foundation.
2003
  • Feb
  • Opened on education institute for second class athletic coaches and third class sports for all leaders.
  • Mar
  • For two consecutive years selected as the best university for equipment which supports the IT Department's business conducted by the Information and Communication Ministry.
  • Apr
  • Selected as a career development center for college women supported by the Ministry of Gender Equality.
  • Jul
  • Selected as a financial support university for fostering provincial university by the Ministry of Education.
  • Aug
  • Selected as a participatory university in the Youth Trade Incubator conducted by the Industry and Energy Ministry.
  • Oct
  • Selected as a university supported for the new construction and extension expenses of dormitory for foreign students by the Ministry of Education.
  • Dec
  • Selected as a participatory university for customizing employment support business by the Ministry of Gender Equality.
2004
  • Feb
  • Selected as an excellent university through the assessment of the College of Education by the Ministry of Education.
  • May
  • Established a local joint university with Yodong University in China.
  • Aug
  • Selected as a supervising university of model business for local reform supported by the Industry and Energy Ministry.
  • Oct
  • Establishment of a tripartite joint university with Chungdo University of Science - Technology in China and Paderbone University in Germany.
  • Nov
  • Dr. Hong-Sup Jung - elected as the fourth president of Silla University.
  • Dec
  • Selected as an institute of quality inspection of food and medicine supported by the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs.
2005
  • Jul
  • Selected as the best in the bio field and excellent in group leadership on the assessment of local reform business by RIS Foundation, Industry and Energy Ministry.
  • Jul
  • Selected as a Marine-Bio Industrialization Support Center and supervising university of industrial processing development by the Industry and Energy Ministry.
  • Nov
  • Establishment of College of Medical and Life Science as Department of Nursing. Department of Physical Therapy - authorized by the Ministry of Education.
2006
  • Jan
  • Attracted Oversea Intern Business of Northeast Asia Business Support Center
  • Nov
  • Awarded the President's Prize for Regional Innovation System Center
2007
  • Mar
  • Attracted employment expansion support business by Ministry of Labor
  • Jul
  • Established the Innovation Center of Engineering Education
2008
  • May
  • Selected as Korean Education Course Center for foreign graduate students, who were invited by the government, conducted by National Institute for International Education affiliated with Ministry of Education & Science Technology
  • Jun
  • Selected as a university supported for Korean Language Education Course Program conducted by Ministry of Education & Science Technology
  • Nov
  • Dr. Hong-Sup Jung - reelected as the fifth president of Silla University.
2009
May

Ranked 26th in Asia for internationalization capacity (in the 2009 evaluation of major universities of 11 Asia nations by Britain special rating agency-QS and Chosun Ilbo).

  • Ranked 26th in Asia (10th in the nation) for sending exchange students abroad.
  • Ranked 51st in Asia (15th in the nation) for foreign professors.
  • Ranked 62nd in Asia (20th in the nation) for international students.