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An unprecedented system of full four-year scholarships for all freshmen in certain departments has appeared at a regional private university.

Busan Dongmyeong University (President Jeon Ho-hwan) has made a bold move to overcome the crisis faced by regional private universities by announcing a groundbreaking scholarship program.

Dongmyeong University aims to overcome the crisis of regional private universities and become a glocal university that opens a new era for regional universities through industry-academia practical education and Do-ing experiential education. To this end, it decided to provide four-year scholarships to all freshmen in four departments and one faculty.

Currently successfully implementing the ‘Waterloo-type’ Co-Op program, Dongmyeong University announced on the 21st that it will provide full scholarships for four years of enrollment to all freshmen in the ICT Convergence College’s Computer Engineering, Game Engineering, Game Graphics, Future Automotive, and Electrical Control departments for the 2024 academic year.

Following specialization in information and communication and ‘industry-academia integrated education,’ the university plans to implement innovative education that combines theory and practice in partnership with companies, similar to the University of Waterloo in Canada, to carry out practical education based on its founding philosophy of practical and realistic education. As a catalyst for this glocal innovation project, it decided to offer unprecedented support to attract outstanding students.

Dongmyeong University’s full four-year scholarship program linked to corporate partnerships aims to leap forward as a ‘glocal university.’ By selecting innovative leading departments, it is a strategic move to attract creative talents who will actively participate in these departments and enhance innovation outcomes.

Students receiving the scholarship will be supported with full tuition every semester for four years from admission to graduation, provided they meet certain credit requirements.

Even if their grades temporarily decline, they can resume receiving the full scholarship once their academic performance recovers.

Since President Jeon Ho-hwan’s inauguration, Dongmyeong University has been recognized for successfully implementing the Busan Waterloo-type Co-Op program, which embodies the educational innovation vision of Do-ing experiential education by concretizing the three ‘no’s’ education system: no grade levels, no credits, and no teaching.

This year as well, it was selected as the operating institution for this program, leading corporate-linked education. It is evaluated as an original innovation model for regional private universities based on practicality and action in the government’s glocal university project support process.

Freshmen in the four departments of Dongmyeong University’s ICT Convergence College, which leads substantial and differentiated industry-linked educational innovation, will receive the incentive of full four-year scholarships, allowing them to focus on their majors in computer science, gaming, automotive, electrical, and autonomous navigation fields.

Based on its achievements, Dongmyeong University’s new challenge of introducing a groundbreaking scholarship system based on industry-academia cooperation, moving away from a passive education innovation approach relying solely on government support, is attracting attention as a potential model for regional university innovation.

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