Hongik University

Hongik University, widely known as the best architecture and art institution rivalry with Seoul National University (SNU) in South Korea, is a university in the Mapo-gu district of central Seoul, South Korea with a second campus in Sejong. Hongik University offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs. As of 2007, 14,500 undergraduate students and 2,600 graduate students were enrolled at the university. The university serves as a metonym for the Hongdae area.