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March 1977 Korean Women's Institute(KWI) was established. [KWI was created by abolishing and merging two research institutes - Research Institute for Korean Women's History (formed in 1972) and Women's Resource Development Institute (formed in 1970).]
As the first Director of KWI, Prof. KIM Yung-Chung (Dep't of History) was appointed. (She was reappointed to the 2nd Director of KWI.)
September 1977 KWI opened a course in Women's Studies as a regular undergraduate curriculum for the first time in Korea.
March 1982 KWI contributed to establishing the Department of Women's Studies (M.A. program), Graduate School. The Director of KWI held the post of Chair of the Department until August 1985.
April 1983 Prof. CHUNG Sei-Wha (Dep't of Education) was appointed as the 3rd Director and reappointed as the 4th in 1986.
December 1984 KWI's periodcal, Yosung'hak-Non'jib(Women's Studies Review) was first issued.
March 1989 Prof. CHO Hyoung (Dep't of Sociology) was appointed as the 5th Director.
March 1992 Prof. CHANG Pilwha (Dep't of Women's Studies, Graduate School) was appointed as the 6th Director.
August 1993 Prof. LEE Bae-Yong (Dep't of History) was appointed as the 7th Director.
December1994 KWI was extended and reorganized in structure.
May 1995 Asian Center for Women's Studies(ACWS) was established under the umbrella of KWI. The Director of KWI held the post of the Director of ACWS for a while.
August 1995 Prof. LEE Bae-Yong was reappointed as the 8th Director.
December 1995 KWI was selected as a university institute intensively supported by Korea Research Foundation. (Research Theme: Women in the Changes of Modern Korean Society ) (The number of sub-themes: 4)
August 1997 Prof. LEE Sang-Hwa (Dep't of Philosophy) was appointed as the 9th Director.
August 1999 Prof. CHANG Pilwha (Dep't of Women's Studies, Graduate School) was appointed as the 10th Director and held the post of the Director of Asian Center for Women's Studies at the same time.
December1999 KWI was selected as a university institute intensively supported by Korean Research Foundation. (Research Theme for the 1st Stage: Globalization and Gender Politics in Korea) (The number of sub-themes: 3)
August 2001 Prof. KIM Sun-Uk (Dep't of Law) was appointed as the 11th Director.
December 2001 The 2nd stage for the research project as a university institute intensively supported by Korea Research Foundation was launched. (Research Theme for the 2nd Stage: Local Politics and Women in the Age of the Global) (The number of sub-themes: 3)
August 2003 Prof. CHO Soon-Kyung (Dep't of Women's Studies, Graduate School) was appointed as the 12th Director.
December 2003 The 3rd stage for the research project as a university institute intensively supported by Korea Research Foundation was launched. (Research Theme for the 3rd Stage: The Locational Feminism and the Politics of Solidarity in the Age of Globalization) (The number of sub-themes: 3)
March 2004 Prof. OH Jung-Hwa (English Language and Literature) was appointed as the 13th Director.
December 2005 KWI was selected as a university institute intensively supported by Korean Research Foundation. (Research Theme for the 1st stage: Global Culture Change and Women's Post-colonial Experiences in Asia: Constructioning of categories of 'Asian Women's Studies'.) (The number of sub-themes: 2)
December 2005 Women's Studies Review qualified to be registered for "Research Journals' by Korea Research Foundation.
January 2006 Prof. OH Jung-Hwa (English Language and Literature) was appointed as the 14th Director.

     

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