Chung-Ang University
Private university · Seoul
About
Chung-Ang University (CAU; Korean: 중앙대학교) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. The university operates two campuses: its main Seoul city campus located in the Dongjak District; and a second campus in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province. Overall, CAU consists of 16 undergraduate colleges and 16 graduate schools. Founded as a church-run kindergarten in 1916 it transformed into a school for female kindergarten teachers in 1922. CAU was granted university status in 1953 and held its centennial anniversary in 2018. It has more than 33,600 undergraduate students, 5,200 graduate students, 700 professors, and 500 part-time teaching staff. The symbol of the university is a blue dragon.
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Key facts
- Type
- Private university
- Founded
- 1918
- Also known as
- Ang University, Chung