100th Anniversary of Chung-Ang University
  
information on Korean stamp
Date of Issue |
: 2018.09.03 |
Types |
: 1 |
Denomination |
: 330 won |
Design |
: |
Stamp No. |
: 3336 |
Printing Process
& Colors |
: Offset, Four Colors, Blue Hot Foiling, Pantone Gold |
Size of Stamp |
: 45 × 28 |
WholeSheet
Composition |
: 4 × 4 (207mm × 160mm) |
Image Area |
: 42 × 25 |
Paper |
: White unwatermarked |
Perforation |
: 13¼ × 13¼ |
Printer |
: POSA |
Designer |
: Shin, Jae-yong |
Quantity |
: Total 720,000 |
Detail
Korea Post is issuing commemorative stamps in celebration of
the 100th anniversary of Chung-Ang University.
Chung-Ang University was founded in 1918 as Chung-Ang
Kindergarten located in Insa-dong of Jung-gu, Seoul. In
1922, the kindergarten established a Department of Early
Childhood Education to foster professional kindergarten
teachers, leading to the 1928 founding of the Chung-Ang
Normal School. After relocating from Seodaemun-gu to
present-day Heukseok-dong in 1938, the school was elevated
to Chung-Ang Professional School for Womenn 1946 and to
Chung-Ang College in 1947. In 1953, the school was accredited
as a four-year comprehensive university. During the turbulent
times of the 60s and 70s, the university established the
College of Arts and acquired a general hospital to further
build its foundation as a comprehensive university, before the
opening of the Anseong Campus to expand the scope of its
educational grounds in 1980. The Surim Cultural Foundation
and Doosan Group both participated in the management
of the university in 1987 and 2008, respectively, while the
university s repeated growth as a differentiated place of
learning has led to numerous high ratings from Korean and
international university evaluation institutions.
Chung-Ang University s objective of education is to cultivate
students with the sophistication required for societal leaders
and the professional knowledge that can contribute to the
national development based on the principles of justice
and truth so that they may become talented individuals
able to contribute to the public good of Korean people
and humankind. Chung-Ang University has maintained this
drive for education throughout modern Korean history, from
the Korean War and dictatorships to the age of democracy
and the 21st century s fierce educational revolution, bringing
it upon the doorstep of its centennial anniversary as a
prestigious private institution.
This commemorative stamp captures the Young-Shin
Hall, representing the university s past, the Chung-Ang
Library, signifying the university s future. In particular, the
Headmaster of the Chung-Ang Normal School, Dr. Youngshin
Lim, traveled to the U.S. herself to raise funds from
U.S. leadership and received donations from the Annie
Merner Pfeiffer nnie Merrier Pfeiffer Foundation) to build
the Young-shin Hall, the first stone building built in 1937,
embodying the significance of the building with the longest
history at Chung-Ang University.
Following the Japanese Occupation Period and the April
Revolution and age of democratization that ensued, Chung-
Ang University has been on the forefront of realizing
democracy and protecting the university s values. Now in
its 100th year, Korea Post wishes Chung-Ang University
continued growth into becoming that of a prestigious, worldrenown
university.