In total, 52 universities are located in the city of Seoul. Having these many universities in one city is a very rare phenomenon in the world. Since the university is a place where many talented people study their academic fields to lead the future, it indicates that Seoul is filled with human resou
On February 1st, the sixth Tuition Fee Review Commission was held at 4:30 P.M. It was decided that tuition fee for undergraduates including newly and previously enrolled students would be frozen while that of international students’ would increase. Before the Tuition Fee Review Commission took place
On January 26th, the fifth Tuition Fee Review Commission was held at 9:30 A.M. At the same time, opposition between the school and student representatives over the increasing tuition fee continued. Due to the foundered election of the General Student Council, the Emergency Planning Committee consist
Recently, in Korea, it was discovered that a shadow power has been monopolizing the government administration and it drew attention not only in our nation but all around the world. This caused many people’s resentment and led to various forms of movements calling for the resignation of President Par
"Dongguk Mobile App Developing Course" hosted by the LINC Project is run in November and December of 2016 to teach students an all-round process of developing mobile android applications. The course takes place once a week for two months, eight times in total, divided into two classes: Wednesday cla
On November 22nd, a signing ceremony between the College of Buddhist Studies of Dongguk University and the Administrative Headquarter of the Jogye Order was held at Lotus Hall of Main Hall. It was about opening courses for administration of religious affairs. As a result of the agreement, students o
Dongguk University is launching the first lecture of K-MOOC which is a Korean version of massive online open course. The lecture deals with chemistry and everybody can take the lectures from December, 2016 to March, 2017. The course which Dongguk University has opened is “Life Is Communication with
On November 16th, from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M, a press conference asking for the reinvestigation of Gupabal shooting incident and Kang Dae-sik incident was held at the main gate of the Supreme Court. Last year, Park Se-won who was a student of Dongguk University died because the assailant, Park Chul-geon
On November 10th, from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M., “Night of Sponsorship” was held at Grand Ambassador Hotel. It was an event aimed to raise contribution to develop Dongguk University. In the beginning, President Han Tae-sik (Bogwang) made a welcoming speech to introduce Dongguk University’s development
On November 3rd, celebrating students’ day, a cultural festival was held in Dongguk University to express students’ opinion to oppose Park Geun-hye administration. Students marched from each building in the campus to Paljungdo with five-color balloons with a phrase “Park Geun-hye's resignation.” At
On November 2nd, the assembly proclamation ceremony of Nationwide university students was held at Gwanghwamun Sewol Ferry Square, calling for Park Geun-hye administration’s resignation. The General Student Council (GSC) of Dongguk University also participated in the ceremony. Participants recited th
On October 28th, at 12:00 P.M., the General Student Council (GSC) held a declaration denouncing Park Geun-hye administration messed up by a shadow ruler, Choi Soon-sil at Paljungdo. The declaration was introduced by Jo Seong-woo, the vice chairperson of the GSC, and he recited the purpose of declara
There was a conflict between a professor and securities at Namsan Dormitory on October1st. It drew attention from many students and the public; many people doubted that professor Kim, the person involved, entered the female students’ dormitory and his attitude against the securities was rough. Hence
Dongguk University, is trying to protect women’s rights in the campus. As an effort, it has hosted seminars on Mondays at the General Coed Student Council (GCSC) room. On October 10th, there was a seminar regarding a book “Gender and Society.” The members of “Womjikim” discussed about standards to d
In society, sexual minorities tend to be discriminated against and get unfair treatment just because they are not heterosexual. In such situations, they form groups and try to keep their rights by organizing group activities like queer festivals. Likewise, there is a club for sexual minorities named
In September, the problem regarding the maintenance of core liberal subjects had become a big controversy. The matter was caused by a text message sent to the students of Dongguk University, which made many students concern about having problems graduating from the school. Core liberal subjects are
On October 5th and 6th, for two days, Dongguk Lotus Festival was held at Paljungdo by the College of Buddhist Studies. The event was made up of a memorial ceremony of Donggukians who faced accidents and six kinds of booth events. On the first day, from 10 P.M., Dongguk Lotus Festival began, reading
“Seo-ae-ro’s Blue Night” held On September 27th, “Seo-ae-ro’s Blue Night” took place in Seo-ae-ro. There was a concert hosted by the General Student Council from 6 P.M. and 46 business establishments on Seo-ae-ro sold their foods in low price. The concert was presided by Choi Gwang-baek, the former
Two seasons have passed since I entered The Dongguk Post and now I am preparing for my second article in the newspaper. When I recall my memory of applying for the Post, I remember I did not have a strong sense of duty as a reporter because I did not know how much time and effort it would involve. H
On September, International Seon Center opens the “Seon Trainee Course” for the first time. The purpose of the program is to educate trainees who have both theory and meditation practice skills of Seon by observing their own mind and learning how to control themselves. The course is made up of three