"‘Employment Prestige’ Dongmyeong University, Full 4-Year Scholarships for All New Students in 5 Departments... 96% of Regular Quota Recruited Through Early Admission"

‘Challenge, Experience, Practice’ Realizing Top 10 Small but Strong Universities Nationwide

University Animal Hospital Construction Starts Next Year, 3 Semesters per Year System, etc.

50% International Students, Promoting Campus Internationa

Busan Dongmyung University, which has gained attention for establishing the nation's first College of Companion Animals and attracting a university animal hospital, will select 1,408 students, accounting for 96% of its quota, through the 2024 academic year early admission (application period: September 11-15).

Dongmyung University offers full scholarships for four years to all freshmen in the five departments and faculties of the ICT Convergence College (Department of Computer Engineering, Department of Game Engineering, Department of Game Graphics, Department of Future Automotive Engineering, and Department of Electrical Control). This is a bold support measure to attract outstanding freshmen and follows the Ministry of Education’s selection of the university as one of the ‘Glocal University 30’ for successfully implementing the Busan Waterloo-type Co-Op program.

Dongmyung University, aiming to be a ‘prestigious employment university’ among the nation’s top 10 small but strong universities, has newly established the following departments for the 2024 academic year: ▲ Department of Emergency Medical Services ▲ College of Companion Animal Industry ▲ Department of Hair Design ▲ Department of Makeup Design ▲ Department of Game Graphics ▲ Department of Hotel Culinary and Bakery ▲ K-sports Taekwondo Department ▲ Department of Soccer ▲ Department of Entrepreneurship (all recruitment units).

Additionally, the university has established the College of Beauty Arts, which includes the Department of Beauty Care, Department of Hair Design, Department of Makeup Design, and Department of Fashion Design.

The university is also promoting the construction of the first university animal hospital in the Busan-Ulsan area on campus. The hospital is scheduled to begin construction in June 2024 and be completed by April 2026, with a project cost of 36.6 billion KRW. The facility will have one basement floor and four above-ground floors, with a total floor area of 9,000 square meters, making it larger than the Seoul National University University Animal Hospital.

Dongmyung University has established the Companion Animal Education and Culture Center on campus and is engaging in profit-generating projects such as the Companion Animal Theme Park project, Jinyeong Complex Rest Area’s companion hotel and companion animal kindergarten projects, cultural festivals, world championship competitions, and companion animal certification projects.

Furthermore, the university is preparing to apply for a teacher training program related to companion animals, as well as to open master's and doctoral programs. By constructing a pet park, pet kindergarten, and pet art museum on adjacent idle land near the animal hospital, Dongmyung University is also entering the pet industry, a new growth engine for Busan.

Dongmyung University.

Dongmyung University is promoting its selection as one of the Ministry of Education’s ‘Glocal University 30’ with core focuses on ▲ Do-ing (Challenge, Experience, Practice) ▲ Internationalization ▲ and a three-semester system per year (including paid on-site internships).

It operates Korea’s first ‘3-No (無) Do-ing University’ with no grade levels, no credits, and no teaching, running a three-semester program annually.

The 3-No Do-ing, which cultivates ‘practical power’ to survive in any world, embodies the spirit of challenge, experience, and practice with the motto “Let’s try anything to break free from past frameworks.”

The one-year three-semester system consists of classes, paid industry internships, and classes again, allowing students to learn practical skills on-site and bring real-world challenges back to campus to develop problem-solving abilities with professors. Alongside this, internationalization efforts are underway to allocate 50% of the university’s quota to international students.

President Jeon Ho-hwan emphasized, “Like Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Beppu, Japan (which had a 46% international student ratio as of 2022), Dongmyung University will fill half of its admission quota with foreign students, contributing to the internationalization of Busan.”

Master Plan for Campus Innovation at Dongmyung University.

The university’s traditional strength as a prestigious employment university and its achievements in culture, arts, and sports are also remarkable.

Dongmyung University operates a unique ‘double’ mentoring system where on-campus professors and industry-academic professors jointly guide students on career paths and employment. This mentoring program started in 2014 and currently involves about 120 teams of enrolled students.

As a result, in the employment rate disclosure for 2021 surveyed by the Korea Educational Development Institute (KEDI) on January 6, the university achieved a 66.2% employment rate, the highest among private universities in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions with over 1,000 graduates.

The university was also selected for Busan City’s ‘2023 Extracurricular Program (Arts and Physical Education) Activation Support Project,’ focusing on one student per arts and physical education discipline, offering programs such as ▲ Exploring Busan’s Beautiful Harbor through Yacht Practice ▲ K-Sports Taekwondo World Peace Volunteer Group Activities Experience ▲ Musical Do-ing Do It ▲ Advanced Prompting Experience Using Generative AI ▲ Blender + AI Experience.

It has also made a name for itself domestically and internationally in sports such as shooting, bowling, and taekwondo.

Jung Yoon-jong, a sophomore in the Department of Sports Rehabilitation and a member of the shooting team, recently won a gold medal in the rapid-fire pistol team event and a silver medal in the 25m pistol individual event at the 2023 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup Shooting Competition.

Additionally, Dongmyung University demonstrated its shooting excellence by winning a total of nine medals: two silver and three bronze medals at the 35th National Shooting Competition of the University Federation, and three gold and one silver medal at the 16th Presidential Security Service Chief’s National Shooting Competition.

Twenty students majoring in Taekwondo at Dongmyeong University Do-ing College are performing a group demonstration of 'Taeguk 1 Jang' together with Taekwondo instructors at the '2023 National Sport Taekwondo Harmony Festival'.

Twenty students from the Do-ing College participated as the only team among 31 Taekwondo major teams nationwide in the ‘2023 National Taekwondo One Heart Festival’ held in Gwanghwamun Square last March, setting a Guinness World Record for the group performance of Poomsae (Taeguk 1 Jang).

In September last year, the students also performed a joint Taekwondo demonstration with the Angels Peace Art Troupe and the American Martial Arts Academy MBA Demonstration Team in Washington DC, invited by the NFL (National Football League).

President Jeon Ho-hwan stated, “We will continue to improve the university’s overall competitiveness, such as through the specialized College of Companion Animals, and enter the nation’s top 10 small but strong universities.”

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