Dongshin University Selected as 'Top A Grade' in University Innovation Support Project

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Dongshin University (President Choi Il) announced on the 11th that it was selected as the highest grade, "Top A Grade," in the "2020 University Innovation Support Project Type 1 First Year Annual Evaluation" announced by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea.

Along with this, it was selected as a "Regional Small but Strong University," receiving an additional incentive of 1.727 billion KRW, significantly increasing the 2020 project budget (planned amount) to 4.827 billion KRW.

Dongshin University plans to focus the increased project budget on educational programs aimed at enhancing current students' employment, entrepreneurship, and global competitiveness, accelerating educational innovation.

In this evaluation, Dongshin University was highly rated for the excellent alignment of three areas?education, industry-academia cooperation, and internationalization?among the five fields of the mid- to long-term development plan with the purpose of the University Innovation Support Project, as well as the strong linkage between development strategies and detailed programs.

Quantitative indicators such as student enrollment rate, full-time faculty securing rate, and education expense return rate were outstanding, and the innovative project planning was also highly scored for prioritizing investment in detailed support projects and allocating and executing the project budget accordingly.

▲ Setting autonomy and indicators by major project goals to link projects and performance indicators ▲ Systematic project management organization, composition, and operation ▲ Holding and operating a self-evaluation committee for rational decision-making (performance evaluation and improvement measures) also received good evaluations.

Choi Il, President of Dongshin University, said, "Through this evaluation, we were able to reaffirm the reputation as an education-centered university and a university that teaches well," adding, "We will establish ourselves as a key university in Gwangju and Jeonnam leading the 4th Industrial Revolution through educational innovation."

Meanwhile, Dongshin University was selected as a "Self-Improvement University," the highest grade in the Ministry of Education's Basic University Competency Diagnosis Evaluation in 2018, and has been conducting the University Innovation Support Project Type 1 (Autonomous Agreement Type) for three years since 2019.

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