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1970. Prof. Soongu Lee appointed 1971. Prof. Sung Hee Lim retired
1972. Prof. Hy-Sop Lim appointed
1977. Experimental College System implemented (recruitment of students based on college; students’ specific major and department decided in the second year)
1977. Prof. Chun Yang appointed

1982. System modified to student recruitment based on department (110-students quota, recruitment of additional 30% of the quota)
1982. Prof. Mun Cho Kim appointed
1983. Student quota adjusted (80-student quota, recruitment of additional 30% of the quota)
1988. Recruitment of additional students abolished (80-student quota)

2000. Prof. Dae-Yop Cho appointed
2002. Division System adopted (students admitted to the College of Liberal Arts, assigned to the department in sophomore year)
2002. Prof. Hy-Sop Lim retired
2004. Prof. In-Sook Lim appointed
2004. Prof. Yong-suk Chang appointed
2004.3. 100th Korea University Sociology Colloquium hosted
2006. Selected for the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development BK21 project in the field of Humanities and Social Science
(Students admitted to the Division of Humanities, College of Liberal Arts, and select their major in their junior year)
2007. Prof. Il Joon Chung appointed
2007. Prof. Myoung-Jin Lee appointed
2008. Department’s 45th Foundation Anniversary celebrated
2009. Prof. Jinyoung Kim appointed
2009. Prof. Won-sub Kim appointed
2009.5. 150th Sociology Colloquium – 150th Commemorative Symposium hosted

2010. Academic journal, Korean Society, selected as nominee for the registration of the research foundation
2012. Prof. Joonho Kim retired
2012. Prof. Soohan Kim appointed
2013. Prof. Jang Kwun Son retired
2013. Institute of Social Research launched Academy of Public Concerns
2013. Institute of Social Research issued Monthly Trends (June)
2013. Prof. Dae-Yop Cho appointed as the 10th director of the Institute of Social Research (~2015)
2013. Department’s 50th Foundation Anniversary celebrated
2014. Department system adopted
2014. Chair of the Graduate School – Prof. Jinyoung Kim (~ 28. Feb. 2015)
2014. Head of Department – Prof. In-Jin Yoon (~ 31. Jul. 2015)
2015. Prof. Mun Cho Kim retired
2015. Head of Department & Chair of the Graduate School – Prof. Won-sub Kim (~31.Jul. 2016)
2016. Head of Department & Chair of the Graduate School – Prof. Jinyoung Kim (~31.Jul. 2018)
2017. Assistant Prof. Jae-mahn Shim appointed
2018. Head of Department & Chair of the Graduate School – Prof. Won-sub Kim (~2019 present)
2019. Prof. Ho-Yong An retired(28.Feb.2019)
2019. Prof. En Kyoung Shin appointed(1.Sep.2019)

KOREA UNIVETSITY Department of Sociology