Cryptocurrency Mining, Yachting, Horseback Riding, Music Video Production: Korea's First 'Doing University' Faculty Unveiled

Dongmyeong University Appoints 40 Mentors Aged 20 to 80, Leading Experts as Professors

Appointment Ceremony of Mentor Professors at Dongmyung University Doing College.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Universities have decided not to focus solely on imparting knowledge and skills to incoming students.

They have set the goal of university education as nurturing ‘practical intellectuals who can live in any world.’

Attention is also drawn to the curriculum of this university, which aims to produce practical activists who survive in any situation, and to who will teach it.

Dongmyung University in Busan recently unveiled its faculty for the innovative ivory tower ‘Do-ing University,’ which will admit freshmen for the first time next year.

Dongmyung University appointed 40 professors at once as mentor professors for the 3-No (No Grade Level - No Credits - No Teaching) Do-ing University, ranging in age from their 20s to 80s.

Top experts in various fields such as classical reading, writing, speech, stock investment, cryptocurrency mining, and singing foreign songs were introduced.

On October 29, Dongmyung University held a mentor professor appointment ceremony for the 2021 academic year of Do-ing University at the Central Library.

President Jeon Ho-hwan said, “We have invited the highest-level mentor professors of Do-ing University in Korea to lead educational innovation based on practical work, experience, and practice, which innovative universities in the US and Europe are aiming for.”

President Jeon added, “Through continuous and diverse educational innovations, we will focus our capabilities on nurturing practical intellectuals with character and competence who can live in any world.”

Shin Kyung-ho, President of the Science and Technology Job Promotion Agency, expressed agreement with the educational direction pursued by Do-ing University in his lecture on ‘creativity.’

Park Chang-wook, Secretary General of the Daewoo World Management Research Association, is in charge of the Global Young Business Manager training course (GYBM). This course is called the ‘Daewoo Military Academy’ or the ‘Kim Woo-joong Military Academy.’

The World Management Research Association supports activities and educational programs necessary for Dongmyung University Do-ing University graduates to be employed as managers of overseas businesses.

The mentor professor group includes Kim Hak-soo, former Secretary of the UN ESCAP Secretariat; Shim Min-bo, chairman of The One Platform and former president of the Korea Yacht Association; Park Jung-heum, former president of Samsung Engineering; Jeon Cheol-hwan, former CFO of Samsung Group and co-CEO of UMI; and Park Heung-soo, CEO of Seoul Aero Club and expert in light aircraft manufacturing.

Also participating as faculty are Ha Moon-geun, former vice president of Samsung Heavy Industries and CEO of KC LNG Tech; calligrapher Park Tae-man; Park Eun-soo, chairman of the Youth Nature Exploration Federation; Shin Seung-hoon, head of KOTRA Busan Support Group; singer and professional music instructor Kim Im-kyung; Jung Sun-hee, CEO of S-Cube Design Lab; Park Heung-jin, secretary general of the Korea Aviation Youth Corps Busan-Gyeongnam; Seo Hong-soo, former national athlete and head of the Paragliding School; and Jung Hyun-jin, CEO of Nemo Communication Development Center.

Other faculty members include Kim Dae-hee, CEO of Samwoo Immersion; Lee Hye-young, representative lawyer of Geumjeong Law Firm; Son Chang-woo (Korea Bio Solution), former Busan representative of dressage; Yoon Mi-ra, manager at NH Investment & Securities; Grace Cho, director of New Asia Opera Company; Park Jang-won, media officer of the National Balanced Development Committee; Yoo Soo-yeon, English instructor at Busan University of Foreign Studies (Youth Overseas Advancement Project Group); pianist and composer Lee Yong-hyun; Lee Seung-heon, CEO of Supercell; Park Hyung-bae and Yoon Se-ho, resident artists at Nanugi World; and Na Hae-ri, CEO of Nanugi World and representative of the Busan City professional arts group Haeundae Orchestra.

The faculty will lead Dongmyung University’s Do-ing University, which will open in 2022. The courses are also noteworthy.

The curriculum includes about 60 common and major elective courses such as ▲Classical Reading ▲Writing ▲Speech ▲Practical Stock Investment ▲Financial Statement Preparation ▲Cryptocurrency Mining ▲Entrepreneurship ▲Practical Startups ▲Debate/Facilitator ▲Corporate Internships/CEO Interviews ▲Famous Mountain Climbing ▲Yachting ▲Horseback Riding ▲Calligraphy ▲Paragliding ▲Legal Stories in Daily Life ▲YouTube Production ▲E-Sports ▲Trot/Foreign Songs ▲Music Video Production ▲Musical/Theater/Acting ▲One Instrument per Person.

Professors Yoon Se-ho and Park Hyung-bae, who were appointed as visiting professors at Dongmyung University Do-ing University after creating their own musical worlds, also have remarkable stories.

Despite facing prejudiced views about disabilities, they did not lose their dreams and courage for music and put them into practice.

The professors, who made their names known to the world through the meaning of Do-ing (‘practice’), have now reached a position to make their students’ names known.

The music group ‘Nanugi World,’ to which the two performers belong, is led by 26-year-old CEO Na Hae-ri.

CEO Na supports performances and concerts for people with disabilities who have musical talents.

Dean Seo Jong-su of Dongmyung University Do-ing University said, “Top experts from various fields such as industry, culture, and arts gathered in one place for the Do-ing University professor appointment ceremony,” and “We are ready to welcome 90 freshmen who will enroll next year.”

Dean Seo added, “Those who have greatly contributed to the development of the Republic of Korea will share their experience and wisdom with freshmen as good coaches and mentors.”

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