The Society of Jesus established Sogang University to provide an education based on Catholic beliefs and inspired by the Jesuit philosophy of education, in conformity with the Korean tradition of education.
Sogang University aims to educate the whole person with love and faith, respect the values on the sense of human dignity, and encourage the pursuit and seek learning with the sincere quest for truth. Through this education, educate the talents who will devote their lives to developing a humanistic culture and community.
Sogang University, as an educational institution under the guidance of the Society of Jesus, following its tradition that was established by Jesuit universities throughout the world over the last 460 years, aims to provide an education that teaches the veneration of God and understands the true meaning of life.
The education offered at Sogang University aims to form intellectuals with academic excellence and creativity, following the Jesuit tradition of pursuing qualitative excellence of education.
Sogang University aims to educate citizens with outstanding leadership abilities who can contribute to the society and nation with the spirit of devotion, sense of responsibility, mature and integrated characters. Also, educate true cosmopolitans who can contribute to the national prosperity and world peace by understanding the world's current changes at all times and respond to the changes with critical judgments.
The undergraduate program at Sogang University has a schooling system of 4 years. The programs are delivered in Korean and English. Each academic year is divided into two semesters: spring and fall. The semester is sixteen-weeks long, and each semester starts in March and September. The undergraduate program consists of 27 departments in 9 schools.
Gonzaga Hall, located on campus next to the back gate of Sogang University, is an international dormitory that can accommodate up to about 900 students. This dormitory houses students from all over the world with a multicultural atmosphere and the primary language used in this Gonzaga Hall in English.
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