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Sookmyung Women's University

Seoul, South Korea · built 1939

Sookmyung Women's University is a private women's research university in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1906, Sookmyung is Korea's first royal private educational institution for women. Sookmyung is one of the world's largest female educational institutes. The university's name is derived from Hanja characters of sook and Myung, which mean "elegant" and "bright" respectively.

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