Sookmyung Women’s University

Sookmyung Women's University (숙명여자대학교, SMWU) is a women's university in South Korea. In 2026 it marks the 120th anniversary of its founding, under the vision "Outthinkers Sookmyung".

Undergraduate teaching is organised in colleges and schools:

• Colleges of Liberal Arts, Science and Engineering
• Colleges of Human Ecology, Social Sciences, Law, and Economics and Business
• Colleges of Music, Pharmacy and Fine Arts
• Sunhun College and the Hallyu International College
• Schools of Global Service, English Language and Literature, and Media

At graduate level there is a general graduate school, specialised graduate schools including a graduate school of music therapy, a Graduate School of Education and a professional Graduate School of Business. New and transfer students for the general, education and business graduate schools are recruited for the spring 2027 semester. The university runs army and air force student officer training units (ROTC) and organises cultural activities with international students, such as a Chuseok harvest-festival event. Students can apply for Korean national scholarships through the university each semester.