Inha University

Inha University (Korean: 인하대학교) is a private research university in Incheon, South Korea, founded in 1954 by the initiative of the country's first President, Syngman Rhee, and financed largely by funds raised by Korean emigrants who had settled in Hawaii.仁荷大学（英语：Inha University；韩语：인하대학교）是韩国仁川的一所私立研究型大学，由大韩民国首任总统李承晚倡议，主要借助旅居夏威夷的韩裔移民所筹措的资金，于 1954 年创办。

Its name joins the first syllable of Incheon with that of Hawaii, and the institution began as a polytechnic institute teaching six engineering departments before it was raised to full university status in 1971, making it one of the oldest private engineering universities in the Seoul-Incheon metropolitan area.其校名把「仁川」（Incheon）与「夏威夷」（Hawaii）的首音节合二为一；学校最初是一所教授六个工程学系的工业专科学校，1971 年才升格为正式大学，是首尔—仁川都会区历史最久的私立工科大学之一。

Inha enrols about 20,000 students in 12 colleges and 9 graduate schools on its campus in Michuhol-gu, and in the QS World University Rankings 2027 it stands 555th in the world and among the leading private universities of Incheon.仁荷大学在弥邹忽区的校园内通过 12 个学院与 9 个研究生院培养约 2 万名学生，并在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列世界第 555 位，是仁川地区领先的私立大学之一。

History

• In 1952, during the Korean War, President Syngman Rhee proposed founding a technical institution to mark the 50th anniversary of Korean emigration to Hawaii and to raise Korea's lagging industrial level, drawing on his long relationship with the Korean community in Hawaii.1952 年朝鲜战争期间，总统李承晚倡议创办一所技术院校，以纪念韩裔移民夏威夷五十周年，并提升当时落后的韩国工业水平，这一提议与其和夏威夷韩裔社群的长期关系密不可分。

• The plan was driven by Koreans who had emigrated to Hawaii half a century earlier, and the institution's name was coined by combining the sounds of Incheon and Hawaii into the single word Inha.这一计划由半个世纪前移居夏威夷的韩裔人士推动，学校之名则取「仁川」与「夏威夷」的读音拼合成「仁荷」（Inha）一词。

• In February 1954 the Ministry of Culture and Education approved the Inha Institute, whose funds came from the sale of the Korean Christian Institute, donations from Hawaii and domestic supporters, a government subsidy and a land donation from Incheon city, giving the young institute a broad funding base.1954 年 2 月，文教部批准设立仁荷学院，其经费来自韩国基督教书院（Korean Christian Institute）的售产收入、夏威夷与国内支持者的捐款、政府补助以及仁川市捐赠的校地，使这所年轻院校拥有广泛的资金来源。

• The Inha Institute of Technology opened on 24 April 1954 with an entrance ceremony for its first 179 freshmen, who were taught by six founding departments in borrowed and newly built facilities.仁荷工科大学于 1954 年 4 月 24 日开学，为首批 179 名新生举行入学典礼，由六个创始学系在借用及新建的校舍中承担教学。

• The six departments were Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Shipbuilding Engineering and Chemical Engineering, reflecting the industrial needs of post-war Korea.这六个学系分别是冶金工程、机械工程、矿业工程、电气工程、造船工程与化学工程，反映了战后韩国的产业需求。

• In 1958 the establishment of the Graduate School was approved, opening the way for postgraduate degrees and turning a teaching institute into a centre for advanced study, whose first postgraduate cohort followed soon afterwards.1958 年，学校获准设立研究生院，为硕士与博士层次的培养开辟道路，也使一所教学机构逐渐成为高等研究的中心，首批研究生随后入学。

• In 1964 the institution changed its name to the Inha University Foundation, a formative step on the road to full university status.1964 年，学校更名为仁荷学园（Inha University Foundation），朝正式大学地位迈出了具有奠基意义的一步。

• In 1968 the Hanjin Group took over the management of the institute, with its founder Dr. Choong-Hoon Cho appointed chairman of the board of trustees and Dr. Jwa-Kyung Seong serving as dean.1968 年，韩进集团（Hanjin Group）接管学校管理，集团创办人赵重勋（Choong-Hoon Cho）出任理事会主席，成佐卿（Jwa-Kyung Seong）出任院长。

• The reorganisation brought modern experimental and research equipment, new buildings, research centres, practice factories, a library and a gymnasium, and helped the institute to attract well-qualified professors and to serve Korean industry.此次改组带来了先进的实验与研究设备、新校舍、研究中心、实习工厂、图书馆与体育馆，并帮助学校延揽优秀师资、服务韩国工业。

• In 1970 doctoral programmes were established in four departments, extending the institute's teaching from undergraduate and master's work to the doctoral level.1970 年，四个学系设立博士课程，使该校教学从本科与硕士层次延伸至博士层次。

• In December 1971 the Ministry of Culture and Education approved the elevation of the institute to university status, and Dr. Jwa-Kyung Seong took office as its first president, consolidating its basis as one of the prestigious private universities of Korea.1971 年 12 月，文教部批准该校升格为大学，成佐卿出任仁荷大学首任校长，奠定了其作为韩国知名私立大学之一的基础。

• In 1973 the Graduate School of Education was established to train teachers and education specialists for the nation's expanding school system.1973 年，教育研究生院成立，为全国不断扩大的学校体系培养教师与教育专门人才。

• In 1980 the College of Law and Political Science and the College of Humanities were established, widening the university's scope well beyond its engineering origins.1980 年，法学院与政治学院以及人文学院成立，使该校的学科范围大大超越其工程起源。

• In 1982 the College of Home Economics was founded, and it was later renamed the College of Human Ecology as the study of family and community life widened within the social sciences.1982 年，家政学院成立，随着家庭与社区生活研究在社会科学中的拓展，其后更名为生活科学学院。

• In 1985 the College of Medicine was founded, adding medical education, clinical training and hospital-based teaching to the university's portfolio.1985 年，医学院成立，为该校增添了医学教育、临床培训与以医院为依托的教学。

• In 1988 the Graduate School of Engineering and in 1989 the Graduate School of Public Administration were founded, broadening postgraduate provision in technology and government studies.1988 年工学研究生院、1989 年公共行政研究生院相继成立，扩大了在技术领域与公共治理领域的研究生培养。

• In 1995 the Graduate School of Transportation Policy was established, and it was later reorganised as the Graduate School of International Logistics to reflect the growth of global trade.1995 年交通政策研究生院成立，其后顺应全球贸易的发展改组为国际物流研究生院。

• Inha University Hospital opened in 1996, giving the medical college its own teaching hospital in Incheon and a base for clinical research.仁荷大学医院于 1996 年开诊，为医学院提供了位于仁川的自有教学医院与临床研究基地。

• In 2000 the WoongbiJae student dormitory opened, and the Graduate School of Information Technology and Telecommunications was founded to meet demand in the digital economy.2000 年，雄飞斋（WoongbiJae）学生宿舍落成；为顺应数字经济的需求，信息通信研究生院亦于同年成立。

• In 2003 the Jungseok Memorial Library and the Inha HiTech Center opened, and the College of Business Administration earned accreditation from AACSB.2003 年，正石纪念图书馆与仁荷 HiTech 中心启用，工商管理学院亦取得 AACSB 认证。

• In 2005 the university admitted eight-year-old Song Yoo-geun, then the youngest university student in Korean history, and in 2014 it opened Inha University in Tashkent as its first campus abroad.2005 年，该校录取了当时年仅八岁的宋幽根，成为韩国历史上最年轻的大学生；2014 年，该校在乌兹别克斯坦开设塔什干仁荷大学，成为其首个海外校区。

Academics

• Inha teaches through 12 colleges and 9 graduate schools in engineering, natural sciences, economics and trade, business administration, education, law, social sciences, humanities, human ecology, medicine, future convergence, arts and sports and global studies.仁荷大学通过 12 个学院与 9 个研究生院开展教学，涵盖工学、自然科学、经济与贸易、工商管理、教育学、法学、社会科学、人文学、生活科学、医学、未来融合、艺术与体育以及全球研究。

• The graduate school offers 47 fields of study for the master's programme and 41 for the doctoral programme, alongside specialised professional graduate schools in law, medicine, engineering and business.其研究生院为硕士课程开设 47 个研究方向、为博士课程开设 41 个方向，另设法学、医学、工学与商学等专业研究生院。

• Its nine graduate schools are the Graduate School, Information Technology and Telecommunications, Logistics, Law School, School of Medicine, Engineering, Education, Business Administration and Public Administration.九个研究生院分别为研究生院、信息通信、物流、法科大学院、医学院、工学、教育学、工商管理与公共行政。

• Some 20,289 students were enrolled as of 2018, taught by 1,804 faculty members, while about 60 research institutes are attached to the university.截至 2018 年，在校学生 20,289 人，专任教师 1,804 人；全校附设约 60 个研究机构。

• Seven attached agencies include the Jungseok Memorial Library, the Language Training Center, the Center for Continuing Education, the Inha Museum, the Teachers Training Center and the Jungseok Research Institute of International Logistics and Trade.七个附属机构包括正石纪念图书馆、语言培训中心、继续教育中心、仁荷博物馆、教师培训中心以及正石国际物流与贸易研究所。

• Engineering and the physical sciences are its traditional strengths, and the university is a member of the GU8 grouping of Korean universities that cooperate on research and industry partnerships.工学与自然科学是该校的传统强项，学校同时也是韩国大学联盟 GU8 的成员，在科研与产业合作上与其他成员校协作。

• The College of Business Administration holds AACSB accreditation, placing its business education within a globally recognised quality framework.工商管理学院持有 AACSB 认证，使其商学教育跻身国际认可的质量框架。

• Inha maintains exchange and cooperation ties with 321 overseas sister universities, and its international students come from 77 nationalities, a record that supports its standing as a research-oriented private university.仁荷大学与 321 所海外姊妹大学保持交流合作，其国际学生来自 77 个国家与地区，这一记录支撑着其研究型私立大学的定位。

• Its engineering tradition is often compared with that of Seoul National University, Hanyang University, Korea Advanced Institute and other Korean technical universities, reflecting its standing in applied science.其工学传统常被拿来与首尔国立大学、汉阳大学、韩国科学技术院（KAIST）等韩国理工类大学相较，反映其在应用科学领域的地位。

• Inha University Hospital supports clinical teaching and research in medicine and the health sciences, and the College of Medicine remains one of the university's most competitive faculties.仁荷大学医院为医学与健康科学的临床教学与研究提供支撑，医学院至今仍是该校竞争最激烈的学院之一。

• OpenAlex records 48,637 scholarly works attributed to Inha University carrying 2,559,306 citations, showing sustained research output across its faculties.OpenAlex 收录仁荷大学文献 48,637 篇、被引 2,559,306 次，显示出其各学院持续的研究产出。

• Competition for entry is intense: in 2022, 43,062 applicants applied for 2,631 places in early admission, a competition rate of 16.37 to 1.入学竞争激烈：2022 年提前招生中，43,062 名申请者竞争 2,631 个名额，竞争比达 16.37 比 1。

• The university's programmes run from undergraduate degrees through master's and doctoral study, and international students must first complete six to twelve months of Korean language study.该校课程涵盖学士、硕士与博士各层次，国际学生入学前须先完成六至十二个月的韩语学习。

• Its campus buildings and research centres occupy a site of 333,931 square metres in Incheon, with teaching and administration concentrated on the Yonghyeon campus.其校园建筑与研究中心位于仁川，占地 333,931 平方米，教学与行政机构集中于龙岘校区。

• Inha University in Tashkent, opened in 2014, mirrors the curriculum of the Incheon campus and was the first South Korean university established abroad.2014 年开办的塔什干仁荷大学沿用仁川母校的课程体系，是韩国高校在海外设立的第一所大学。

• The university's research agenda stresses industry-linked fields such as IT, biotechnology and nanotechnology, and it has led large national research projects in these areas.该校的科研重点放在信息技术、生物技术与纳米技术等与产业紧密相关的领域，并主持过这些领域的大型国家研究项目。

• Inha's credit system and academic calendar follow the Korean national framework, and the university awards bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in its own name across its colleges.仁荷大学的学分制度与学年安排遵循韩国全国框架，学校以自身名义在各学院授予学士、硕士与博士学位。

• The Graduate School of International Trade and Logistics, reorganized from the old transportation-policy school, now comprises two departments offering five majors.由交通政策研究生院改组而来的国际贸易与物流研究生院，现由两个学系组成，共设五个培养方向。

• Inha's external research funding reached about US$100.6 million in the late 2010s, reflecting the scale of its sponsored research in engineering, energy and biomedicine.仁荷大学的外部研究经费在 2010 年代后期达到约 1.006 亿美元，反映其在工程、能源与生物医学领域受托研究的规模。

Campus

• Inha's campus lies in Yonghyeon-dong, Michuhol-gu, in the port city of Incheon, on a site of 333,931 square metres with a long-established academic core.仁荷大学校园位于港口城市仁川的弥邹忽区龙岘洞，占地 333,931 平方米，学术核心区历史久远。

• The Yonghyeon campus has served for 70 years as the university's centre, hosting the colleges, graduate schools, central administration and most of its research institutes.龙岘校区作为学校的中枢已沿用 70 年，容纳各学院、研究生院、中央行政机构与大部分研究机构。

• The Jungseok Memorial Library, opened in 2003, is the university's principal library, named after the Hanjin Group founder Choong-Hoon Cho, whose pen name was Jungseok.建于 2003 年的正石纪念图书馆是校内主图书馆，以韩进集团创办人赵重勋的号「正石」命名。

• Inha University Hospital stands on the campus, providing clinical services as well as teaching facilities for the College of Medicine and the health sciences.仁荷大学医院设于校园之内，既提供临床服务，也为医学院及健康科学提供教学设施。

• WoongbiJae, the student dormitory opened in 2000, houses domestic and international students within the campus and anchors residential life.2000 年启用的雄飞斋学生宿舍位于校园内，供本地与国际学生住宿，是校园住宿生活的中心。

• The 60th Anniversary Memorial Hall, whose construction began in 2014, stands as a modern landmark tied to the university's 2024 seventieth anniversary.2014 年动土的六十周年纪念馆，是该校迎接 2024 年建校七十周年的一座现代地标。

• The campus is set within Incheon, a major port and industrial city adjoining Seoul and close to Incheon International Airport and the Incheon subway network, which lets students reach central Seoul in about an hour.校园坐落于仁川——这座毗邻首尔、靠近仁川国际机场并接通仁川地铁网络的重要港口工业城市，学生约一小时即可抵达首尔市中心。

• The main campus stands at about 37.46 degrees north and 126.71 degrees east, within easy reach of central Seoul by subway and expressway.主校区大致位于北纬 37.46 度、东经 126.71 度，乘地铁或高速公路可便捷抵达首尔市中心。

• The campus also includes sports grounds, cafeterias and student welfare facilities that serve both residents of the dormitory and the many students who commute from Incheon and Seoul.校园内还设有运动场地、食堂与学生福利设施，既服务宿舍住宿生，也服务众多从仁川与首尔通勤的学生。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Inha University is placed 555th in the world, the position it uses in its current ranking profile.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，仁荷大学位列世界第 555 位，这是其当前排名简介所采用的位次。

• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place the university in the 701-800 band, a banded position rather than an exact world rank.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名把该校置于 701-800 位区间，这是区间名次而非精确的世界排名。

• In the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities rankings Inha University is ranked 1167th among the world's universities.在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中，仁荷大学在全球高校中位列第 1167 位。

• The 2026 Shanghai Ranking, also known as ARWU, places the university in the 901-1000 band, a broad tier of research universities.2026 年软科世界大学学术排名（ARWU）把该校列入 901-1000 区间，属于研究型大学中的一个较宽档次。

• In the QS World University Rankings 2023 Inha was placed in the 531-540 band and 120th in Asia, its strongest recent Asian showing.在 2023 年 QS 世界大学排名中，仁荷大学位列 531-540 区间，并在亚洲排名第 120 位，是其近年亚洲最好成绩。

• The JoongAng Ilbo has ranked Inha among the top ten universities in South Korea for decades, placing it 8th in 2017, and it has rarely fallen far outside the national top ranks since.《中央日报》数十年来把仁荷大学列为韩国前十的大学，2017 年排名第八，此后也很少跌出全国顶级的前列名次。

• OpenAlex records 48,637 scholarly works associated with the university and 2,559,306 citations, an average of about 53 citations per recorded work.OpenAlex 收录与该校相关的文献 48,637 篇、被引 2,559,306 次，平均每篇约被引 53 次。

• In 2007 the JoongAng Daily ranked the university in the top 10 nationally, while Times-QS placed it inside the world's top 500.2007 年，《中央日报》把该校列为全国前十，泰晤士-QS 排名则将其列入世界前 500 名以内。

• Inha is especially strong in engineering and the physical sciences, and as a member of GU8 it is grouped with other leading Korean research universities.仁荷大学尤以工学与自然科学见长；作为 GU8 成员，它与韩国其他顶尖研究型大学归为一类。

• In 2015 the Ministry of Employment and Labor selected the university for the IPP industry-university work-study programme, and other evaluations ranked it best in energy, environment and biomedicine.2015 年，雇佣劳动部选定该校参与 IPP 产学交替培养项目，其他部门也在能源、环境与生物医学领域的评估中把该校评为最佳。

Student life

• The university's motto is simply "Truth", written in the Chinese character 眞, and it was decided on 14 October 1965, a decade after the foundation.该校校训只有「真」一字，写作汉字「眞」，于建校十年后的 1965 年 10 月 14 日确定。

• Inha's education ideals are the development of character, the search for the truth and service to society, and its founding principles are creativity, diligence and service.仁荷大学的教育理念是「人格陶铸、真理探究、社会服务」，其建校精神则为「创意、勤勉、服务」。

• In 2024, its 70th anniversary, the university set the vision of becoming a "Global Multiversity" and adopted the slogan "Inha that pioneered history, advancing through innovation".2024 年建校七十周年之际，学校确立了「引领未来价值创造的全球多元大学」愿景，并提出「开拓历史的仁荷，以创新前行」的口号。

• Graduation ceremonies are held twice a year, with degrees conferred by the president and prizes such as the President's Award given to outstanding graduates.该校每年举行两次学位授予典礼，学位由校长授予，并设「校长奖」等奖项表彰优秀毕业生。

• The WoongbiJae dormitory and a wide range of student clubs shape daily campus life for domestic and international students.雄飞斋宿舍与种类繁多的学生社团，共同构筑了本地及国际学生的日常校园生活。

• International students take Korean language courses before enrolment and can continue to earn credit for Korean-language study afterwards.国际学生在入学前修读韩语课程，入学后仍可继续修读韩语并取得学分。

• The university is closely tied to Incheon, supplying engineers and researchers to the city's port and industrial economy and drawing students from across the region.该校与仁川关系紧密，为这座城市的港口与工业经济输送工程师与研究人员，并吸引周边地区的学生前来就读。

• An active alumni association, whose president is Kim Doo-han, maintains links between generations of graduates and the university.活跃的校友会由会长金斗汉（Kim Doo-han）领导，维系着历届毕业生与母校之间的纽带。

• The university publishes campus news, runs student media and holds cultural festivals, and its students compete in inter-university sport within the Incheon and Seoul region.该校发布校园新闻、运营学生媒体并举办文化节，学生也在仁川与首尔地区参加校际体育竞赛。

Notable people

• Syngman Rhee, the first President of South Korea, proposed the founding of the institution in 1952 and is regarded as its founder.韩国首任总统李承晚于 1952 年倡议创办该校，被视为仁荷大学的创办者。

• Choong-Hoon Cho, the founder of the Hanjin Group, served as chairman of the board of trustees and helped shape the university's modern development, and the Cho family's stewardship has continued through later chairs of the board.韩进集团创办人赵重勋曾任校理事会主席，对学校的现代化发展影响深远，赵氏家族对校理事会的治理其后亦延续多届。

• Jwa-Kyung Seong, a long-serving dean, became the first president of Inha University in 1971 after its elevation to university status.长期担任院长的成佐卿，在学校 1971 年升格为大学后出任仁荷大学首任校长。

• Cho Myeong-Woo served as the 15th and 16th president of Inha University, setting its "Global Multiversity" vision for the university's 70th anniversary.赵明宇（Cho Myeong-Woo）出任仁荷大学第 15、16 任校长，为建校七十周年提出「全球多元大学」愿景。

• Hwang Chul-joo, an alumnus of electronic engineering, is the chairman of Jusung Engineering, a Korean semiconductor-equipment company.电子工程系校友黄哲周（Hwang Chul-joo）是韩国半导体设备企业周星工程（Jusung Engineering）的会长。

• Han Bok-woo, a mechanical engineering graduate, serves as chairman of Jenesem and is among the alumni honoured by the university.机械工程系毕业生韩福佑（Han Bok-woo）任 Jenesem 会长，是学校所表彰的校友之一。

• Kim Jong-hyun, an applied physics graduate, is chairman of Unitest, one of the alumni whose names were given to named classrooms.应用物理系毕业生金钟铉（Kim Jong-hyun）任 Unitest 会长，是学校以其名冠名教室的校友之一。

• Kim Eul-hyung, a mathematics alumnus, received an honorary doctorate from the university in recognition of his lifelong connection to his alma mater.数学系校友金乙亨（Kim Eul-hyung）因与母校的终身渊源而获颁仁荷大学名誉博士学位。

• Choi Si-won, who studied theatre and film at Inha, became a member of the K-pop group Super Junior and an actor.曾在仁荷大学攻读戏剧电影专业的崔始源（Choi Si-won）成为韩国流行乐团 Super Junior 的成员与演员。

• Yang Hee-seung, a graduate of Korean language and literature, became a well-known television drama writer.国语国文学系毕业生梁熙承（Yang Hee-seung）成为知名的电视剧编剧。

• Song Yoo-geun, admitted in 2005 at the age of eight, remains the youngest student ever enrolled at a South Korean university.2005 年以八岁之龄入学的宋幽根，至今仍是韩国大学历史上最年轻的入学学生。