Undeterred by the hostile conditions, graduates were posted to kindergartens in cities including Hamhung, Hweryung, Busan, Masan, Jeonju, Anak, Cheonan, Sariwon, and Miryang.

With ten students, the school was forced to relocate to a private residence in 1932 due to financial and personal circumstances of the management.

She was a graduate of Kijeon School for Women and was previously imprisoned for 6 months for leading the Samil Independence Movement at Jeonju.

As she toured the country for her first role as the director of the YWCA, she realized that she needed to start with education to save the people.

However, there was a limit to Yim's personal finances and with the Japanese prohibiting contributions, the development of the School continued to face financial difficulties.

Believing that the only solution was to raise funds from U.S., Dr. Yim worked to promote donations in the U.S. As a result, she was able to return home having established the Pfeiffer Foundation in U.S. to financially support Chung-Ang Teacher Training School.

With this, the first stone building was erected on the grounds of Heukseok-dong in April 1937, to become Young-Shin Hall upon its completion in May 1938, which forms the heart of Chung-Ang today.

Chung-Ang Teacher Training School was heavily targeted in view of the fact that Yim was educated in U.S. and a devout Christian.

The Communications Unit of the Japanese Army attempted to take possession of the school, but their efforts were blocked by the strong resistance of Yim.

Although the college celebrated its first conferment of a bachelor's degree in May 1950, it was again indefinitely closed due to the outbreak of the June 25 Korean War.

Students were re-admitted subsequent to the September 28 reclaim of the Country, but soon the school had to flee to Busan and set up a temporary office there in the event of January 4 Retreat of Korea's allied forces.

Upon Dr. Yim's return to the country in April 1951 after completing her diplomatic duties in U.S., the school started to give lectures in Song-do, Busan.

The teaching faculty returned from Busan to its original site in Heukseok-dong, Seoul, in August, following the declaration of ceasefire in the Korean War in July of the same year.

1960 saw the 4.19 Revolution, where the CAU students educated under the motto of "Truth and Justice" protested against the March 1960 Rigged Elections.

Furthermore, despite the many challenges faced with the control policy affecting student-intake for the alleged qualitative improvement of universities, which was introduced in the wake of the 5.16 Military Coup in 1961, CAU was able to appoint Dr. Sung-Hee Yim as its second chancellor on 2 October 1961.

In February 1967, the Graduate School of Social Development was established to train specialists and promote industrial links.

[9] The Graduate School of Mass Communication was established in November 1980 to train professional journalists, and Heukseok-dong equipped with education facilities accordingly.

As his first assignment upon election, he oversaw the evaluation of the Korean Council for University Education, marketing of capital, BK21, establishment of the Professional Graduate School of Law, and other national enterprises.

The members reassigned to the general graduate school have been resourced to serve as the primary models in forming the Research Priority Group (Staff), for the construction of a research-centred regime.

Thus, the nation's largest Law Hall was constructed in February 2007, and a master plan drawn up for the construction of the Pharmacy and Natural Science R&D Centers around the Main Entrance in Campus 1, and an Engineering R&D Center by the Gymnasium, In 2008, the Media Practice Section was established in the Law Hall and 400 additional wards were added in the affiliate hospital.

In May 2008, a global corporation, Doosan Group, was incorporated as an educational institution, and Yong-Sung Park was elected as the ninth chairman of the board.

The appointment of Chairman Park, who negotiated the industry-shift of Doosan Group from consumer goods to heavy industry, symbolises the rebirth of the university.

Within 80 days of taking office, a meeting was held with the teaching staff on 27 August 2008, where the CAU2018+ Mid-Term Development Plans were announced along with the new strategy direction of "Choice and Concentrate, Strengthening of Executive Ability, Establishment of Virtuous Cycle Structure".

In order to the support this type of research, education and practice more effectively, an R&D Center for the College of Pharmacy and new Dormitories for students were constructed, the Central Library renovated, and the hospital extended to fit 300 additional wards.

Such changes have already resulted in the designation of six new companies in the second stages of the BK21 enterprise, and a budget of KRW 6 billion being allocated to the leading research team, thus implementing the "choice and concentrate" strategy.

• Central Law School (Graduate) • Philosophy • History • Korean Language and Literature • English Language and Literature • European Languages and Cultures • Asian Languages and Cultures • Political Science and International Relations • Public Service • Media Communication • Sociology • Psychology • Social Welfare • Library and Information Science • Urban Planning and Real Estate • Education • Early Childhood Education • English Education • Home Economics Education • Physical Education • Physics • Chemistry • Life Sciences • Mathematics • Bioresource and Bioscience (Anseong) • Food Science and Technology (Anseong) • Systems Biotechnology (Anseong) • Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urban Design and Studies • Architecture and Building Science • Chemical Engineering and Material Science • Mechanical Engineering • Electrical and Electronics Engineering • Integrative Engineering • Energy System Engineering • Advanced Materials Engineering (Anseong) • Computer Science and Engineering • Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Business Administration • Global Finance • Economics • Applied Statistics • Advertising and Public Relations • International Logistics • Industrial Security • Knowledge-Based Management • Pharmacy • Medicine • Nursing • Art & Technology (Anseong) • Sports Science (Anseong) The postgraduate programmes in Chung-Ang University are categorised into General Graduate School, Professional Schools and Specialised Graduate Schools.

• International Studies • Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia and Film • Business School[permanent dead link‍] • Medical School • Law School • Social Development • Education • Media Communication • Construction Engineering • Public Administration • Industrial and Entrepreneurial Management • Information • Food & Drug Administration • Arts • Korean Traditional Music Education Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine • Human Resource Development • Nursing and Health Professions The international student population in Chung-Ang University reaches approximately 2,000.

During the oppressive time in Korean history when Japanese colonialists prohibited the collecting of financial aid, donations had to be amassed from the U.S. As a result, the Pfeiffer Foundation was born.

Lakeside Theatre is a stage erected at the side of a lake, serving as an open-air arena for summer performances.

Founded in 1968 as the first domestic association of medical school professors, Chung-Ang University Hospital established its foundation for a new takeoff by moving from Pil-dong to Heukseok-dong in 2004.