Overview
Since its establishment in 1963, the Department of German Language and Literature has fostered numerous individuals skilled in these fields, including over one thousand undergraduates, over one hundred master’s students and dozens of doctoral students. These graduates are currently playing pivotal roles in multiple areas such as academia, the press and publishing, finance, business, education, and the public sector. Recognized for their outstanding German language abilities, the graduates of the Department of German Language and Literature also play important parts in the international business expansion, particularly into Europe, of several corporations. Moreover, over 50 graduates have become professors at various universities.
| 1962.12 | Approval of the establishment of the Department of German Literature |
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| 1963.12 | Division of the College of Liberal Arts and Science into the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Science and Engineering, and new affiliation of the Department of German Literature with the College of Liberal Arts |
| 1964.2 | Appointment of Prof. Jae June Sone |
| 1966.2 | Appointment of Prof. Bong Heum Han |
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| 1967.3 | Appointment of Prof. Bal Huh |
| 1967.8 | Appointment of Prof. Jong-Seo Park |
| 1968.12 | Change of the name of the department to the Department of German Language and Literature, based in the College of Liberal Arts |
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| 1973.4 | Establishment of the German Studies Institute, whose first president was Prof. Seung Jong Hyeon of the Department of Law |
| 1974.11 | Appointment of Prof. Bong Heum Han as the second president of the German Studies Institute |
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| 1977.3 | Implementation of Experimental University policy, entailing the admission of students exclusively according to their majors |
| 1978.3 | Admission of 17 students majoring in German Language and Literature |
| 1979.3 | Admission of 26 students majoring in German Language and Literature |
| 1980.3 | Admission of 14 students majoring in German Language and Literature |
| 1981.3 | Admission of 16 students majoring in German Language and Literature |
| 1982.3 |
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| 1982.7.14 | Passing away of Prof. Jong-Seo Park |
| 1983 | Launch of the first student council of the Department |
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| 1986.2 | Graduation of the 20th class of students (46 students) |
| 1988.3 | Reduction of the admission quota to 60 students |
| 1989.3 | Reduction of the admission quota to 50 students |
| 1993.2 | Retirement and appointment as emeritus professor of Prof. Bong Heum Han |
| 1993.5 | Celebration of 30th Foundation Anniversary of the Department |
| 1994.2 | Retirement and appointment as emeritus professors of Prof. Chan Ki Park and Prof. Bal Huh |
| 1994.3 | Appointment of Prof. Kishik Lee |
| 1995.3 | Appointment of Prof. Woo Kyun Shin |
| 1996.2 | Graduation of the 30th class of students (45 students) |
| 1996.3 | Appointment of Prof. Jae Hyeok Kim |
| 1999.2 | Retirement and appointment as emeritus professor of Prof. Jae June Sone |
| 1999.3 | 학Implementation of the division system, under which the German Language and Literature major was affiliated with the Division of Western Language and Literature, the College of Liberal Arts |
| 1999.7-8 | Visit of 20 students from the Department of German Language and Literature to Germany, centering around meeting their academic peers, particularly in regions of the East of the country, with the support of the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD). (Supervisors: Prof. Kishik Lee and Karen Schramm) |
| 2000.3 | Admission of 41 students as German Language and Literature majors in the Division of Western Language and Literature |
| 2001.3 | Admission of 37 students as German Language and Literature majors in the Division of Western Language and Literature |
| 2002.2 | Graduation of the 36th class of students (37 students) |
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| 2002.9 | Appointment of Prof. Song Chol Park |
| 2003.11 | Hosting of first German Culture Week |
| 2004. 3 | Change of the name of the Division of Western Language and Literature to the Division of International Languages and Literature |
| 2006. 8 | Retirement and appointment as emeritus professor of Prof. Sung Ock Kim |
| 2011. 2 | Retirement and appointment as emeritus professor of Prof. Hwan-Jae Im |
| 2013. 2 | Retirement and appointment as emeritus professor of Prof. Woo Kyun Shin |
| 2014. 3 | Implementation of the departmental system, under which the Department of German Language and Literature was affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts |
| 2014. 3 | Recruitment under the departmental system, and admission of quota of 36 students |
| 2015. 9 | Appointment of Prof. Yong Hyun Kim |