Founded in 1961, SWU is a private women’s university with a strong emphasis on humanities, social sciences, and education, alongside specialized science programs.
Address: 621 Hwarang-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Education, Humanities, Computer Science
Domains taught:
- Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Several local and international women’s studies partnerships
Research:
Research in gender studies, education, and cultural studies
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
350
Current students***:
5500
Foreign students***:
30%
Cumulative former students***:
35000
Pros
Focused on empowering women through education
Cons
Limited engineering and technical programs
Best For
Women’s education and humanities
- Innovation, Research and Development, Sustainable Development, User-Centered Design
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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