The Social Innovation Major at Hanyang University is a fusion-major that allows students to combine their technical academic major with social innovation. The course work integrates theory and research on the social economy, with hands-on learning experiences offered through exchanges, internships and community service. The major offers choices from a range of interdisciplinary subjects such as innovation, international development and social finance. You’ll have the opportunity to ideate, design and implement real-life policies, projects and ventures that can positively impact communities around the world. You’ll gain critical conceptual and practical skills to create change. It is the beginning of a career of doing meaningful work, whether you decide to work in the public, private or nonprofit sector.
Founded upon the mission of ‘Love in Deed and Truth,’ Hanyang Community Service is a practice course that helps students understand and solve social problems. It is operated 4 times a year(1 st semester, summer semester, 2 nd semester and winter semester), in which students experience community service in local community and overseas. Hanyang University has partnership with over 1500 institutions. About 5,000 students participate in over 1,000 programs annually.