▲ The photo of the newly remodeled Eoui Hall

 

Eoui Hall is building number 40 at SeoulTech, located between KB Dormitory, Sunglim Dormitory, and International Hall. It consists of 6 floors, with classrooms on all floors and administrative offices for SeoulTech's College of Liberal Arts and College of Multidisciplinary Studies toward Future, as well as its Graduate Schools from the 3rd to 6th floors. Due to the construction work that took place from 2020 to February of this year, the building could not be used for about two years. Prior to this work, Eoui Hall held classes for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences as well as the School of Liberal Arts.

Eoui (어의, 於義) Hall's name derives from the motto "always live righteously," and has a deep, historical origin. SeoulTech was founded in the current Hyoje-dong, Jongno District, which was known as "Eoui-dong" before the Japanese colonial period. Eoui dong took its name from "Eoui Palace," where King Injo of Joseon lived before ascending to the throne. In 1906, Emperor Gojong, an advocate of industrial development, established the Public Eouidong Vocational School on the site where Eoui Palace was located. By 1910, the Public Eoui-dong Vocational School was a thriving business cram school, and it was from the school's rapid development that SeoulTech was founded. The present Eoui Hall represents this rich history. Even before the remodeling work, Eoui Hall's age meant that it faced a number of issues. Asbestos removal work was carried out in 2014 and, in 2018, a wall had to be reconstructed after it suffered serious damage. Such problems indicated that it was time to rejuvenate Eoui Hall, with plans for the full-scale renovation being unveiled on March 17, 2020, some 51 years after Eoui Hall's initial opening. The redevelopment of Eoui Hall reinforces SeoulTech's ongoing supplementation of facilities, and a total of 15,583 billion won has been invested in the project, including design and construction costs. However, the 3-year project was not without difficulties: the ongoing construction led to complaints from students in nearby dormitories, as well as from local residents, which had to be addressed with care as the work progressed. Despite these issues, the project has been fully completed, and the update to Eoui Hall is expected to provide a substantial asset to SeoulTech’s learning environment going forward.

With Eoui Hall ready for use, the School of Liberal Arts has now returned to holding classes there. In contrast, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences is not planning to return to Eoui Hall, so the new building is now home to many classes from the College of Liberal Arts and College of Multidisciplinary Studies toward Future as of the first semester of 2023.



 

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