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“I have been counseling people and students experiencing psychological difficulties, as well as training counselors. Now it is time to create a good department to give back to the university, students, and the local community.”

Dong-Eui University (President Han Suhwan) is establishing a new Department of Psychology. Professor Lee Jeonghee, who is preparing to launch the regular department (currently in the Department of Lifelong Education and Youth Counseling at Dong-Eui University), emphasized that the Department of Psychology will demonstrate a valuable role.

Professor Lee Jeong-hee, Department of Psychology, Dong-Eui University.

The Department of Psychology at Dong-Eui University was established with the goal of training psychology professionals who pursue individual mental health improvement and social development. It plans to produce practical talents equipped with capabilities to work in various fields such as education, corporations, and public institutions by specializing in crisis counseling and integrative medical fields in counseling and psychological therapy settings.

This department will provide broad education and research in basic psychology fields such as perception, cognition, development, personality, and social psychology, as well as applied fields including counseling, clinical, educational, industrial and organizational, and forensic psychology.

Professor Lee Jeonghee introduced, “In an era where the complexity and uncertainty of the world surrounding humans are increasing due to the development of digital technology, polarization issues, population problems, and environmental issues, psychology is essential to adapt to and lead these changes.”

Conceptual Diagram of the Department of Psychology at Dong-Eui University.

She also said, “Our university’s Department of Psychology will especially focus on enhancing practical capabilities to lead digital therapeutics development in crisis counseling and integrative medical fields in collaboration with the local community, and to enable psychology professionals to work in various areas such as education, corporations, and public institutions.”

Professor Lee stated, “Psychology, which studies the human mind, not only provides the theoretical foundation for artificial intelligence but is also emerging as an essential discipline capable of collaborating with all fields of society in the AI era, so demand is expected to increase in the future.” She smiled and said, “When you think of Busan, you think of the sea; when you think of psychology, you will think of Dong-Eui University.”

Professor Lee, who will serve as the inaugural department head next year, graduated from the Department of Psychology at Pusan National University and earned a master’s degree in education and a Ph.D. in educational psychology and counseling from the same university. She has served as the director of the Dong-Eui University Student Counseling Center and has been a professor in the Department of Lifelong Education and Youth Counseling at Dong-Eui University since 2006.

Campus view of Dong-Eui University.

Earlier, Dong-Eui University carried out a college integration and department reorganization in line with the conclusion of the ‘PRIME Project’ started in 2016, and will begin recruiting new students for the 2024 academic year early admissions from November 11 to 15.

Through this department reorganization, Dong-Eui University newly established the Department of Psychology (30 students), Department of Smart Port Logistics (30 students), Department of Startup Investment Management (30 students), and Department of Sports Guidance (30 students) starting from the 2024 academic year.

Additionally, Dong-Eui University, selected for the Life 2.0 Project, will receive a total of 2 billion KRW in national funding over two years (1 billion KRW annually) starting this year to expand and support higher lifelong education opportunities for adult learners. The university established the College of Future Convergence and newly opened the Life Convergence Division (majors in Startup Investment, Beauty Business, and Life and Cultural Studies).

Kim Samyeol, Director of Admissions at Dong-Eui University, said, “The establishment of the Department of Psychology and the Department of Smart Port Logistics, reflecting Busan’s industrial characteristics as an emerging international logistics hub, are fields where demand is expected to increase amid rapidly changing industrial paradigms. We plan to raise application rates through personnel adjustments.”

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