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| 1398 | The foundation of the first national education institute in Korea : Sungkyunkwan |
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| (1400-1418) Taejong initiates a tradition for royal princes to enter Sungkyunkwan | |
| 1475 | Jongyeonggak; the first library, is established |
| 1592 | Munmyo; the Confucian Shrine, is destroyed in a fire |
| 1601 | Munmyo is reconstructed |
| 1895 | Sungkunkwan is reformed as a modern three-year university |
| 1911 | The University is renamed Kyonghagwon by the Japanese |
| 1946 | The reopening of the Sungkyunkwan college |
| 1950 | Campus buildings, libraries are destroyed in a fire |
| 1953 | The University is promoted to a comprehensive university |
| The Graduate School is established | |
| 1954 | The Main Building is constructed (5 stories, 1.08 acres) |
| 1957 | First Science Hall |
| 1958 | The Central Library is opened (5 stories, 0.84 acres) |
| The Evening College is established | |
| 1962 | The Administration Building is constructed (4 stories, 1.03 acres) |
| 1963 | The College of Business Administration is established |
| The First Faculty Hall is constructed | |
| 1964 | The opening of the Museum |
| 1965 | The College of Sciences and Engineering is established |
| 1966 | The School of Library Service is established |
| The Evening Graduate Schools are established | |
| 1971 | The Graduate School of Foreign Trade is established |
| 1972 | The College of Education is established |
| 1978 | The Natural Sciences Campus opens |
| 1981 | The Graduate School of Education is established |
| 1983 | The Science Library building is constructed |
| 1986 | The Susonggwan Gymnasium Complex and Yanghyongwan Student Quarters are constructed |
| 1988 | The Graduate School of Confucian Studies is established |
| 1993 | The School of Continuing Education is established |
| 1995 | The Graduate School of International Cooperation is established |
| 1996 | The Samsung Group acquires the university foundation |
| The Graduate School of Mass Communications and Journalism is established | |
| 1997 | The College of Medicine, the Graduate School of Design, and the |
| Graduate School of Business Administration are established | |
| 1998 | 600th Anniversary |
| The School of Art is established | |
| 1999 | The Medical Building is constructed |
| 2000 | The 600th Anniversary Building is constructed |
| The Business Administration Building is reconstructed | |
| 2001 | The Research Plaza is constructed |
| 2002 | The Electronic Microscope Complex is constructed |
| 2002 | Construction begins on the Law Building |
| 2003 | The inauguration of the 18th President : Dr. Jung-Don Seo |
| 2004 | The Law Building is constructed |
| 2005 | The International House is constructed |
| 2008 | Samsung Library is Constructed |
| 2009 | International Hall is Constructed |
