Sookmyung Women’s University (Korean: 숙명여자대학교(淑明女子大學校)) is a private university in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1906, Sookmyung is Korea’s first royal private educational institution for women. It has long history of educating female leaders in history. Sookmyung Women's University has strong ROTC program as well as culinary major.The Defense Ministry has chosen Sookmyung Women's University as Korea's first university to operate the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program for women. In addition, Sookmyung's ROTC program has been regarded as first in evaluation since the 2012 national military training exercises.Sookmyung Hospitality Business School has been recognized by the Ministry of Education Science and Technology since 2007. Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality MBA Course which has a partnership with Le Cordon Bleu, a leading brand in international hospitality, specializes in training future service leaders in major hospitality industries such as Hotel/Restaurant (H1), Travel/ Transportation (H2), Culture/Entertainment/Sports/Hospital (H3), and Service Management (H4).