Tuition fees for 2013 have been reduced compared to last year. The reduction percentage is -0.26% for social science & liberal arts colleges, -0.22% for natural science & physical colleges, -0.17% for engineering & art colleges and -0.14% for the college of pharmacy. The reductions when averaged out come to about -0.2%. In 2009 and 2010 Dongguk University kept the same tuition rate, but raised the fees in 2011 by 2.8%. They later reduced the fees by -2.2% in 2012 and once again by -0.2% this year. The tuition fees today are the same as they were back in 2008. Dongguk University representatives discussed the matter of tuition changes for 2013 with the tuition committee and other external experts on January 7th. At the 4th meeting on January 23rd, they finally confirmed the reduction of tuition for 2013.

Kim Du-hyeon  kimduhyeon51@gmail.com

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