Professor Eunah Hong is a faculty member in Sport Management and Policy in the Division of Kinesiology & Sport Studies at Ewha Womans University. Her research focuses on sport policy, sport governance, sport integrity, women’s sport, sport marketing, and global issues in sport. She is committed to expanding the value of sport by connecting academic inquiry with practice in the field. Professor Eunah(Una) Hong is a faculty member in Sport Management and Policy in the Division of Kinesiology & Sport Studies, College of Artificial Intelligence Convergence, Ewha Womans University. She is a scholar and educator who has worked to expand the social value and industrial potential of sport by bridging academic inquiry and practical experience. Professor Hong became the youngest Korean to obtain a FIFA referee qualification in 2003 and officiated at major international competitions, including an Olympic semi-final, an Asian Games semi-final, and the Women’s FA Cup Final in England. She has served as Vice President of the Korea Football Association, a member of the AFC Referees Committee and Women’s Football Committee, a member of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Organising Committee, and a member of the International Relations Committee and Women in Sport Committee of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee. She is currently active as a FIFA Technical Instructor for Refereeing, an AFC Referee Instructor and Assessor, Vice Chair of the Referee Committee of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, and a disciplinary committee member of the Korea Professional Football League. The Sport Management & Policy Lab views sport not simply as competition or entertainment, but as an important social domain where industry, policy, governance, ethics, gender, and international relations intersect. The lab supports students in analysing sport in depth, conducting research connected to real-world sport contexts, and developing both academically and professionally. Students in the lab are encouraged to engage in research projects, develop their work through academic writing and conference presentations, and prepare concretely for career pathways leading to sport-related organisations, the sport industry, and wider academic communities. Main Research Areas • Domestic and international football and professional sport industry, fan, and marketing studies • Women’s sport policy and participation development • International and comparative sport studies • Referee development and policy in sport • Sport technology, VAR, and the application of AI • Sport policy and governance • Sport integrity and ethics • Leadership and talent development in sport organisations



• 연구 및 현장 연계 프로젝트 참여를 통한 문제 해결력, 분석력, 협업 역량 강화
• 학술논문 작성 및 학회 발표를 통한 연구 성과의 발전과 확산
• 스포츠 산업 및 정책 현안에 대한 세미나, 토론, 사례 분석
• 지도교수와의 1:1 및 그룹 멘토링을 통한 학문적·전문적 성장
• 스포츠 관련 기관, 기업, 협회, 연맹 및 글로벌 스포츠 기관으로의 진로 탐색과 준비
• 국민체육진흥공단(KSPO), 2023 국제스포츠인재 및 국제심판 양성 교육 위탁 운영, 총괄/책임연구원
• 국민체육진흥공단(KSPO), 2022 국제스포츠인재 및 국제심판 양성 교육 위탁 운영, 총괄/책임연구원
• 한국도핑방지위원회(KADA), 2023 시료채취 운영체계 개선 및 운영 효율화 방안 제안 연구, 책임연구원
• 서울특별시, 2021 서울시 2032 서울-평양 올림픽 유치신청서 제작, 공동연구원
• IOC(국제올림픽위원회), 2020 1988 서울올림픽 아카이브 연구, 책임연구원
이러한 프로젝트를 통해 학생들은 국제스포츠, 스포츠정책, 심판 및 인재양성, 스포츠윤리 등 다양한 분야를 실제 사례와 함께 경험할 수 있습니다.
우리 연구실 졸업생들은 다음과 같은 기관 및 분야로 진출하고 있습니다.
• 국제대회 조직위원회(2024 강원동계청소년올림픽대회 조직위원회)
• 국제스포츠기구(International School Sport Federation, 스위스 로잔)
• 프로스포츠 리그 운영기관(한국프로축구연맹)
• 스포츠 공공기관(스포츠윤리센터)
• 국내종목협회(대한아이스하키협회)
• 시도종목협회(대전시축구협회)
• 해외 대학원 박사과정 진학
스포츠산업, 스포츠마케팅, 스포츠정책 분야를 함께 연구하며 전문성을 키우고, 스포츠 관련 기관, 기업, 협회, 연맹 및 학계 진출을 준비하는 뜻있는 학생들의 관심과 참여를 기대합니다.
Email: unahong@ewha.ac.kr
2026-1st
First-Year Seminar 강의 계획서 상세보기
Understanding Sports Industry 강의 계획서 상세보기
Practices in Sport Marketing 강의 계획서 상세보기
students Teaching II
Sociology of Sports 강의 계획서 상세보기
2025-2nd
Sports Management and Administration 강의 계획서 상세보기
Sports Policy and Diplomacy 강의 계획서 상세보기
Sport Policy & Diplomacy Seminar 강의 계획서 상세보기
Management of School Physical Education 강의 계획서 상세보기
2025-1st
Sports and globalization
First-Year Seminar 강의 계획서 상세보기
Understanding Sports Industry 강의 계획서 상세보기
Sport Administration Business English 강의 계획서 상세보기
Sports Management Seminar 강의 계획서 상세보기
students Teaching II
2024-2nd
Sports Management and Administration 강의 계획서 상세보기
Sports Policy and Diplomacy 강의 계획서 상세보기
Football Refereeing 강의 계획서 상세보기
Football Refereeing 강의 계획서 상세보기
Football Refereeing 강의 계획서 상세보기
Sport Industry Seminar 강의 계획서 상세보기
Management of School Physical Education 강의 계획서 상세보기
2024-1st
Sports and globalization
First-Year Seminar
Understanding Sports Industry
Sports Management Seminar
2023-2nd
Sports Management and Administration
Sport Industry Seminar
Management of School Physical Education
2023-1st
Sports and globalization
First-Year Seminar 강의 계획서 상세보기
Understanding Sports Industry 강의 계획서 상세보기
Loughborough University Ph.D.(School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences)
Ewha Womans University 경영학석사(경영학과)
Ewha Womans University 이학사(체육학과)
Division Chair, Kinesiology and Sports 2019-02-01 ~ 2021-01-31
Division Chair, Kinesiology and Sports 2025-02-01 ~ 2027-01-31
AFC Referee Instructor/Assessor 2013-02-20 ~
FIFA Referee Technical Instructor 2019-03-01 ~
Member, AFC Referees' Committee 2019-04-01 ~ 2023-03-31
Vice President, Korea Football Association 2021-02-01 ~ 2023-04-07
Member, AFC Women's Football Committee 2023-04-01 ~ 2025-06-30
영어강의우수2019-09-01