Sogang Trend Science Center(STSC) was officially established on July 27, 2021 through the Steering Committee of the Media Convergence Research Institute and the Research Committee of the Office of Research Promotion of Sogang University Research & Business Development Foundation (SUR&BF).

The Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) Chapter of Sogang Business School was recognized as a Highest Honors Chapter in 2021.

On August 17, Sogang University won the ‘2021 Global Talent Cultivation Project’ organized by the Ministry of Science and ICT. This project is designed to nurture Korean graduate students into global-minded talented individuals by supporting them through research and education experiences in advanced countries with leading information and communication technologies related to the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Wang Sang-han, deputy dean of the Law School (hereafter, dean) donated KRW 100 million to the Law School Development Fund. In commemoration, a delivery ceremony was held at 9:30 a.m. on July 30 (Fri) in the President’s Office, attended by Dean Wang Sang-han himself, President Sim Jong-hyeok, Executive Vice President Song Tai-kyong of Academic Affairs, and Vice President Jeong Ok-hyun of Public Affairs.

On July 27, a business agreement was signed at the Mapo-gu Office building to lay the foundation for cooperation between Sogang University, Mapo-gu, and Hongik University in the campus town development project.

The Vatican has designated Saint Ignatius House of Sogang University as a “Memorial Church of Pilgrimage for Plenary Indulgence.” To date, the only Korean churches to receive this designation are Saint Ignatius House and the Jesuit Apostolic Center.

In 2021, for the ‘Overseas Excellent Research Institute Cooperation Hub Construction Project,’ sponsored by the Ministry of Science and ICT, the ‘Biohybrid Research Center’ was finally selected.

The university ranked first for sustained employment rate in the ‘2021 Science and Engineering University Evaluation,’ hosted by the Korea Economic Daily, and achieved the result of ‘No. 1 for sustained employment rate for the third consecutive year’ since 2019.

On June 24 (Thursday), the Sogang Alumni Association and Sogang Alumni Scholarship Association delivered KRW 150 million in development funds to the school.

At 5 p.m. on June 22 (Tuesday), the proclamation ceremony of ‘Sogang University’s 『VISION 2030』’ was held in the auditorium of St. Ignatius House to announce the vision and development plan for Sogang’s new future.

Sogang University and the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO) signed an ‘industry-academia collaboration business agreement related to blockchain-technology development’ in the reception room of the president on June 18 (Fri).

In the annual evaluation of the ‘2020 Korean Massive Online Open Courses (K-MOOC, hereafter)’ project, hosted by the Ministry of Education and the National Institute for Lifelong Education, two lecture courses from our school were highlighted for their excellence (out of 365 courses developed from 2018 to 2020).

On May 24 (Mon), the opening ceremony for Open Innovation Center 2.0 was held at Ladder Lab on the 7th floor of Berchmans Woojung Hall.

Ahead of the Sogang University Vision Declaration Ceremony (planned for June), President Sim Jong-hyeok took time to welcome the opinions of various school members from the beginning of February to the end of April in order to establish the school development plan to be promoted during his tenure.

In just two months since taking office, President Sim Jong-hyeok, who has actively met with various alumni members and external personnel committed to walking side by side on this new path for Sogang, has succeeded in commissioning members for the ‘Sogang Development Committee’ and ‘Sogang Advisory Committee’ that will help form the future of Sogang. With these members and the executive officers of the school’s Executive Department, the president has begun full-scale discussions on the future development plan. In order to form these committees, President Sim held active meetings with each of the members on several occasions and, as a result, was able to induce their acceptance and participation on the committees.

Sogang Business Center, the university's start-up support group, was selected as the best institution (S grade) in the 2021 Business Incubator Management Evaluation conducted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.