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History
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1969~1989
1969. 01.
- Established as Suwon Technical Nursing School
1972. 12.
- Changed to Suwon Vocational School of Nursing (First President: Lee Byung-Jik, Ph.D)
1979. 01.
- Changed to Suwon Technical College of Nursing (First President: Lee Byung-Jik)
1982. 10.
- The first board president of School Foundation Suwon Inje Academy, Lee Byung-Jik, was inaugurated
1985. 10.
- Permitted to relocate Suwon Technical College of Nursing (Minister of Education)
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1990~1999
1990. 12.
- The second board president of School Foundation Suwon Inje Academy, Choi, Hee-Gyu, was inaugurated
1998. 05.
- “Suwon Women’s Junior College” was changed to “Suwon Women’s College”
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2000~2009
2001. 03.
- Suwon Women’s College’s Haeran Campus was completed
2002. 01.
- Obtained ISO 9001 quality certification in educational service sector for the first time as a junior college
2004. 03.
- Established Industry-School Cooperation Foundation of Suwon Women’s College
2004. 07.
- Operated Suwon City’s Youngtong Social Welfare Center on consignment
2005. 05.
- Established Food Analysis Center of Suwon Women’s College
- The Food Analysis Center was accredited as food hygiene inspection agency
2006. 09.
- Established Social Service Organization under the direction of dean
- Opened Suwon Welfare Center for the Disabled operated by the school foundation
2006. 11.
- Established “i-Well Center”, a comprehensive educational information center for children
- Selected as “Best HRD institution” by the government
2007. 01.
- Established Suwon Senior Club, operated by the school foundation on consignment
2009. 03.
- Established “Municipal Youngtong Day Care Center”, operated by Suwon Inje Academy
2009. 05.
- Established “i-Well Education Cultural Center”, a school corporation
2009. 06.
- Won “The Company of Korea 2009” Grand Prize in social contribution sector
2009. 10.
- Reselected as “Best HRD institution” by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
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2010
2010. 06.
- Won “The Company of Korea 2010” Grand Prize in social contribution sector
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2011
2011. 06.
- Won “The Korea Consumer Trust Company Award 2011” Grand Prize in social contribution sector
2011. 10.
- Certified as educational contribution institution (Ministry of Education, Science and Technology)
2011. 12.
- “Suwon Women’s College” was renamed as “Suwon Women’s University”
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2012
2012. 02.
- Designated as job experience institution for the youth, sponsored by the Ministry of Employment and Labor
- Honored as social contribution school by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
2012. 03.
- Selected as career development University for female students, sponsored by Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
2012. 06.
- Won “The Korea Consumer Trust Company Award 2012” Grand Prize in social contribution sector, winning the award for 4 consecutive years
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2013
2013. 05. 14
- The 17th President, Chung Kee-un, was inaugurated
2013. 07.
- Permitted to establish 4-year nursing program in 2015
- Evaluation on early childhood teacher candidates was certified
2013. 09. 03
- Food Analysis & Research Center designated as a KOLAS (Korean Agency for Technology and Standards of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
2013. 09. 12
- MOU agreement with Bando Engineering for contracted-out operation of the Life Education Center
2013. 10. 25
- Food Analysis & Research Center received the Grade Prize in the School Business Best Practices Competition (the Minister of Education Award)
2013. 11. 01
- Food Analysis & Research Center designated as a GMO examination institution (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety)
2013. 11. 25
- MOU agreement with the Sea Explorers of Korea
2013. 12. 30
- Obtained the Technical College Assessment Certificate in 2013
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2014
2014. 02. 01
- MOU agreement with Suwon City for after-school educational support programs for children of low-income families (Smile Together Children’s University)
2014. 02. 24
- University-Industry cooperation agreements with companies in the United States and Australia (Department of Beauty Art and Department of Recreational Sports)
2014. 03. 01
- Designated as a Youth Workplace Experience Operation Institute by the Ministry of Employment and Labor (three consecutive years)
- Designated as a Life Education Account System Institute by the National Institute for Lifelong Education)
2014. 03. 03
- Received the ISO 9001 (2008 standard) certification again
2014. 03. 25
- Department of Childhood Education’s student club Nolmaemadang chosen as an Outstanding University Student Club by the Educational Donation Certification System
2014. 04. 07
- MOU agreements with the National Institute for Lifelong Education and Korean Traditional Flower Tea Research Institute
2014. 04. 14
- Start-up Childcare Center chosen as the Start-up Academy Institute by the Small Companies Association in 2014
2014. 04. 17
- The university designated as a School Meal Pesticide Analysis Institute (National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service)
2014. 07. 07
- The university designated as an Education Training Institute for the Food Industry Expert Promotion Course (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs)
2014. 10. 13
- Received the Teacher Promotion Institute Certificate in 2014 (Department of Nursing, Department of Music, and Department of Beauty Art)
2014. 10. 20
- Social Volunteer Group designated as an Agricultural Community Contribution Certificate institute in 2014 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and I Love Farm Movement Headquarters
2014. 10. 31
- Received the Gold Prize in the National Technical College Puppet Show Competition
2014. 11. 21
- Inauguration of 엄태식(Eom taesik) as the 18th President of the university
2014. 12. 05
- Hosted the 2014 Inter-University Consortium Association Seminar
2014. 12. 18
- Social Volunteer Group received an appreciation plaque from Suwon City
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2015
2015. 01. 15
- Obtained the 2014 Technical College Assessment Certificate (conditional)
2015. 01. 23
- MOU agreement with the Korean School Meal Supply Cooperatives
2015. 02. 25
- The university received the Educational Donation Certificate again, thanks to activities of the Social Volunteer Group
- Department of Childhood Education’s student club Nolmaemadang chosen as an Outstanding University Student Club by the Educational Donation Certification System
2015. 04. 11
- Social Volunteer Group implemented the Youth Employment Experience Program
2015. 07. 15
- Practical Fashion Design Center chosen as a 2015 School Business Support Program
2015. 09. 15
- Chosen as the Best HRD Institute by the Ministry of Personnel Management (Ministry of Education) for four consecutive years
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2016
2016. 06. 13
- Department of Nursing passed the Evaluation for Nursing Education Certification carried out by the Korea Accreditation Board Of Nursing (KABON)
2016. 10. 20
- SWWU Volunteer Group chosen for re-certification for social contribution in a rural community
2016. 11. 30
- Acquired the Web Accessibility Quality Certification by the Korea Institute of Web Accessibility Certification and Value
2016. 12. 28
- Inauguration of Son Gyeong-sang as the 19th President
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2018
2018. 02. 14
- 100% of the students passed the 58th National Examination for Nurses
2018. 03. 19
- Department of Early Childhood Education (Kindergarten Teacher Class II) obtained Grade A in the 2017 Teachers Training Institute Evaluation
2018. 03. 29
- Won the Top Prize in Volunteering at the 2018 Social Contribution Awards
2018. 04. 11
- Recorded the No. 1 employment rate among women’s universities in Korea (incl. 4-year universities; 2017 Information Notice Group B)
2018. 07. 02
- Recorded the No. 1 employment rate among women’s universities in Korea (incl. 4-year universities; 2017 Information Notice Group B)
2018. 10
- Inauguration of Lee Nan-gyeong as the 8th Chairman of the Board of Suwon Inje Academy
2018. 12. 11
- Won the Grand Prize in the Social Contribution University Category at the 2019 Korea’s Influential Brands Chosen by Consumers
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2019
2019. 01. 09
- Recorded the No. 1 employment rate among women’s universities in Korea for the second year in a row (2018 University Guide Group B)
2019. 12. 12
- Inauguration of Cha bo-sook as the 20th President
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2020
2020. 01. 10
- Recorded the No. 1 employment rate among women’s universities in Korea for the third year in a row (2019 University Guide Group B)