An Innovation University Focused Solely on 'Practice' Emerges... Jeon Ho-hwan, New President of Dongmyeong University, Launches Nationwide Promotion of 'Doing University'

Former President to Deliver Congratulatory Speech at Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education's 'Sports Value Practice Declaration Ceremony' on the 26th

Educational Paradigm Shift from 'Knowledge Transmission' to Practice (Doing)-Centered Approach

At the Sports Value Practice Declaration Ceremony organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, Jeon Ho-hwan, President of Dongmyeong University (second from the right in the front row), is taking a commemorative photo with Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon and Committee Member Yoo Seung-min.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Starting next year, an innovative university focused on ‘practice’ will emerge. Its name is the unfamiliar Do-ing University. It is a university within a university newly established at Dongmyung University.

Jeon Ho-hwan, the newly appointed president of Dongmyung University, has already embarked on a nationwide ‘sales university’ campaign. He has set out to promote the educational value of the Do-ing University, to be newly established at Dongmyung University next year, throughout South Korea.

Jeon Ho-hwan, who is also the Chair of the Higher Vocational Education Reform Committee of the National Education Council, attended the ‘Declaration Ceremony for Practicing the Value of Sports in Daily Life’ held at the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education on the 26th, where he introduced the educational significance and direction of the Do-ing University promoted by Dongmyung University.

At the ceremony, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education declared its policy intention to incorporate values inherent in sports such as challenge, collaboration, communication, empathy, fairness, coexistence, and respect into education.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education plans to actively utilize sports values to realize holistic education and cultivate democratic citizens.

Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education; Yoo Seung-min, IOC member; and Choi Ui-chang, professor at Seoul National University, attended and emphasized the importance of implementing sports values in education.

In his congratulatory speech, President Jeon Ho-hwan said, “Do-ing University will nurture students who have strong fundamentals to live in any world and possess the capability to solve problems independently.”

President Jeon also expressed his hope to attract students from the Seoul area, saying, “I will devote my efforts to ensure the success of the education pursued by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education.”

Do-ing University is the name of the college established by Dongmyung University to shift the paradigm of university education from ‘knowledge delivery’ to ‘practice (Doing)’ centered education.

Do-ing University features no grade levels, no credits, no traditional teaching, and OUTCLASS lectures.

It will offer three majors: Entrepreneurship, Digital Performing Arts, and YouTube Creator. Over 100 practice (Doing)-centered courses will be offered.

Specifically, these include ▲ physical strength enhancement and fostering a spirit of challenge through horseback riding, yachting, swimming, climbing Korea’s 100 famous mountains, orienteering ▲ improving reading, writing, and speaking skills through reading classics and writing book reports ▲ foreign language acquisition through singing 100 songs from Korea, China, and Japan ▲ fostering practical economic awareness through part-time jobs, stock investment, and financial statement preparation ▲ enhancing new media skills such as launching a YouTube channel.

Dongmyung University plans to expand the educational achievements gained from Do-ing University to all universities nationwide in the future.

Jeon Ho-hwan is a CEO-type president who previously served as president of Pusan National University. As an educational strategist, he currently serves as Chair of the Higher Vocational Education Reform Committee of the National Education Council, devising strategies to link university education and career education.

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