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Inha University is a Private
Private university

Private universities are not operated by governments though they may or may not receive funding . Depending on the region, private universities may be subject to government regulation....
 co-educational, doctoral
Doctorate

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 granting university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 located in Incheon
Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
, South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
.

Inha University was established by the first president of South Korea, Syngman Rhee
Syngman Rhee

Syngman Rhee or Yi Seungman was the first president of South Korea of South Korea. His presidency, from August 1948 to April 1960, remains controversial, affected by Cold War tensions on the Korean peninsula and elsewhere....
. It is a Korean-American collaboration school, even in its name: the Morpheme
Morpheme

In morpheme-based morphology, a is the smallest linguistic unit that has semantics Meaning .In spoken language, morphemes are composed of phonemes , and in written language morphemes are composed of graphemes ....
 "In" (? , ?) comes from the city of Incheon
Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
 and "Ha" comes from Hawaii
Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
, 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
JoongAng Ilbo

JoongAng Ilbo is a conservative newspaper published in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the "big three newspapers" in Korea. It boasts a circulation of 1.96 million copies in Korea ....
's annual ranking of South Korean universities.






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Inha University is a Private
Private university

Private universities are not operated by governments though they may or may not receive funding . Depending on the region, private universities may be subject to government regulation....
 co-educational, doctoral
Doctorate

A doctorate is an academic degree that in most countries represents the highest level of formal study or research in a given field. In some countries it also refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to practice in a specific profession ....
 granting university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 located in Incheon
Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
, South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
.

Inha University was established by the first president of South Korea, Syngman Rhee
Syngman Rhee

Syngman Rhee or Yi Seungman was the first president of South Korea of South Korea. His presidency, from August 1948 to April 1960, remains controversial, affected by Cold War tensions on the Korean peninsula and elsewhere....
. It is a Korean-American collaboration school, even in its name: the Morpheme
Morpheme

In morpheme-based morphology, a is the smallest linguistic unit that has semantics Meaning .In spoken language, morphemes are composed of phonemes , and in written language morphemes are composed of graphemes ....
 "In" (? , ?) comes from the city of Incheon
Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
 and "Ha" comes from Hawaii
Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
, 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
JoongAng Ilbo

JoongAng Ilbo is a conservative newspaper published in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the "big three newspapers" in Korea. It boasts a circulation of 1.96 million copies in Korea ....
's annual ranking of South Korean universities. Inha is a member of GU8.

Establishment


In 1952 , in the midst of the Korean War
Korean War

The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korea and South Korea regimes, with major hostilities lasting from June 25, 1950 until the armistice signed on July 27, 1953....
, the first President of Korea, Dr. Syng Man Rhee proposed the foundation of an educational institute
Institute

An institute is a permanent organizational body created for a certain purpose. Often it is a research organization created to do research on specific topics....
 that would provide expertise and hope to a lagging industrial sector. The driving force behind the proposal was the will and determination of a group of Koreans who had emigrated to Hawaii
Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
 50 years earlier. Financial resources for the foundation came from the proceeds of the sale of the Korea Christian Institute, an organization founded and managed by Dr. Rhee for the purpose of educating the children of the original emigrants, donations from Korean emigrants in Hawaii and domestic supporters, and a government subsidy. Incheon city donated a school site and in February, 1954, construction began in earnest, to finally have the Inha Institute of Technology opened later the same year.

Vision

Today, Inha University
Inha University

Inha University is a Private university co-educational, Doctorate granting university located in Incheon, South Korea.Inha University was established by the first president of South Korea, Syngman Rhee....
 is making its utmost effort to foster professionals with genuine academic skills and a character befitting the school motto of Truth. Inha has already produced as many as 120,000 graduates who are now leading the nation’s industries and science and technology. Inha currently educates 20,000 students, while continuing efforts to become one of the top universities in the world. Inha is ever doing its best to improve so students can enjoy the college life and have pride in their school. All Inha professors make the greatest effort to provide students with the best lectures and to foster talent by focusing on additional special lectures, internship, e-learning, and overseas exchanges. In addition, Inha believe in a balanced education that includes the liberal arts, far too often forgotten in an increasingly digitalized world. Inha has a firm belief in that the true purpose of a university, the development of human spirits, lies not in the quantitative and external expansion, but in the realization of human values and the nurturing of creativity. Motivated by our prominent tradition, all at Inha will never stop their efforts to fulfill its mission as a center of comprehensive studies and arts .

Organization

Inha boasts 10 colleges in Engineering, Natural Science, Economics and Trade, Business Administration, Education, Law, Social Science, Humanities, Human Ecology, and Medicine, and one affiliation, 20 departments, 9 major fields of study. Inha University’s Graduate school offers 47 fields of study for the Master’s program and 41 for the Doctoral program. The Graduate School of Education has 31 majors for its Master’s program and research course. The Graduate School of Business Administration offers 1 Master’s program and 2 certificate courses and also operates the part-time MBA program. The Graduate School of Engineering offers 14 majors in its Master’s program and research courses. The Graduate School of Public Administration has 3 majors in its Master’s program and research courses. Newly founded in 2000, The Graduate School of Information Technology and Telecommunications offers 1 major in its Master’s program and the expanded and reorganized Graduate School of International Trade and Logistics now has 2 departments with 5 majors.

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

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.

Attached agencies


Inha university has 7 attached agencies
Agency

Agency may refer to any of the following:*Agency *Agency , the status of a person who acts for another person.*Agency *Agency , the capacity to make choices...
 which are listed below:

  • 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


Research institutes

Inha university has about 40 research institutes attached to it . These institutes are listed below.
Institute Year of Establishment Institute Year of Establishment
Science & Technology Research Institute NA Humanities Research Institute 1974
Social Science Research Institute 1980 Basic Science Research Institute 1979
Student Life Research Institute 1973 Aviation Management Research Institute 1976
New Community Movement Research Institute 1977 Center for International Studies 1985
Institute for Business & Economics Research 1985 Center for Korean Studies 1986
Ocean Science & Technology Institute 1987 Sports Science Research Institute 1987
Medical Toxicology Research Center 1988 Institute of Polymer Science & Engineering 1990
Institute of Advanced Materials1990Institute of Computer Science & Applications1990
Management Research Institute1992Environmental Research Institute1992
Institute for Information and Electronics Research1992Institute for Mechanical Engineering1995
Research Institute of Ship and Ocean Engineering1994Educational Research Institute1994
Research Institute of Human Ecology1994Research Institute of Semiconductor Thin Film Technology1995
Research Institute of Chemical Dynamics1996Research Institute for Medical Sciences1996
Research Institute of Water Resources & Systems1996Research Institute of Construction and Environment Systems1996
Geoinformatic Engineering Research Institute1998Regional Research Center for TransportationNA
System of the Yellow SeaNAPlasma Infra-structure CenterNA
Institute of Molecular Cell BiologyNAInstitute for Legal Studies1999
Regional Research Center for Coastal Environments of the Yellow SeaNAIntelligent GIS Research CenterNA
Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyNATechnology Innovation Center - Light Materials forNA
Transportation SystemsNACenter for Advanced Bioseparation TechnologyNA


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

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