The Central Library at Dongguk University was selected as one of the curators of projects named “Humanities on the Road” for 2016, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and conducted by Korean Library Association. Accordingly, the Central Library is going to carry out programs regar
Korean universities’ English newspapers and magazines have a history of over half acentury. The Dongguk Post visited the offices of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Sookmyung Women’s University, Konkuk University, University of Seoul‚ and Yonsei University’s English newspapers and magazines to
On May 10th, 4:00 P.M., the General Student Council held an appreciation banquet for cleaning staff and guards on campus at Haklim Auditorium. Students from the GSC and student councils of each college attended and had time to present flowers and written messages to express gratitudes on behalf of D
In March 2016, the Ministry of Education announced its revisions to the Action Special Education for the Disabled Persons, etc. The purposes of this amendment include conducting research on the actual conditions of education and welfare for students with disabilities at universities and, based on th
The scheduled meeting between the general students and President Han Tae-sik (Bogwang) at Main Auditorium was not accomplished on April 8th. Instead, student representatives including the General Student Council and the Student Councils of each department had a short meeting with President Han at Lo
The Center for Human Rights is recruiting for DU Rights on April 11th through 14th. DU Rights will consist of students at Donnguk and will work to protect Donggukians’ rights. It is created to reflect students’ opinions on the real situation of Dongguk. The group name DU Rights stands for Dongguk Un
Dongguk University accused the chairperson of the General Student Council, An Dre of denigration. The school’s accusation against him is related the materials posted on Facebook. Kang Soo-hyun, the chairperson of the GSC of Gyeongju Campus, Shin Jeong-wook, the Student Council of the Graduate School
On March 24 th at 06:00 P.M., “Justice and Memory” Foundation Supporters Group of Dongguk held the lecture regarding “comfort women” in Myungjin Hall. It was hosted in partnership with the General Student Council and other five organizations. An Dre, the chairperson of the GSC said, “I hope the talk
Ven Ilmyun Sunim, the former chairman of the board of directors, and President Han Tae-sik (Ven Bogwang Sunim) of Dongguk University submitted their resignation as the board of directors on March 4th. On March 7th, the Management Committee of Korean Buddhist Jogye Order Schools held its 102nd meetin
In 2015, the Ministry of Education announced the launch of a plan of “Projects for Cultivating Talents Customized to Social Demand.” The purpose of this plan is to encourage universities’ voluntary reformation in response to changes in the current society, and to promote humanities to contribute to
The Office of Information at Dongguk University has recently established Dongguk Education Information Service (DEIS) and is in the process of getting students’ agreement on collecting personal information. These two projects have been implemented in order to comply with Act on the Protection of Per
On February 18th at 11:00 A.M., the graduation ceremony of spring 2016 was held in the Main Auditorium. About 2,000 students have received Bachelor’s degrees at this commencement. In the beginning of the ceremony, President Han Tae-sik said, “The knowledge and idea for the degree is the precious int
On February 3rd at 2:30 P.M., the Korean Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union opened a press conference in front of the Main Hall regarding the compulsory transference of the teachers in High School Attached to College of Education Dongguk University. They explained that one of the teachers has r
On January 15th at 9:40 A.M, The General Student Council held a protest against the raise of tuition fee in front of the Main Hall. The GSC opposed to the decision made in the first and second Tuition Fee Review Commission which was on January 7th and 12th. The school clarified the plan to increase
At 11 A.M., November 30th, Ven Misan Sunim declared his hunger strike at Paljeongdo. He explained that he started a hunger strike to make the school’s situation right and request Kim Geon-jung, the vice chairperson of GSC, to cease his hunger strike for his health. Ven Misan Sunim said, “A student i
1. The British Museum Collections: Human Imageat Hangaram Art MuseumThe exhibition is held from December 11th, 2015 to March 20th, 2016. Under the theme of “Human Beings,” the exhibition is classified in six sub-themes: Beauty, Individual, God, Power, Transformation, and Love. Various forms of artwo
The Center for Human Rights has been set up and running in Dongguk University since the second semester of this year. On August 31st, Dongguk announced that in order to promote a human rights-oriented campus culture,it determined to operate a Center for Human Rights. As the Center for Human Rights w
On November 18th, candidates for the 48th General Student Council had the first joint open hearing at Choheodang Seminar Room, 7 P.M. four candidates from two parties (Candidate Lee Chang-ho and Lee Seung-jun from Cider Party, Candidate An Dre and Jo Seung-woo from Hashtag Party) participated in thi
GSC of Dongguk University started to urge resolution of universities’ problems through the alliances with other universities. On November 3rd, GSC of Dongguk University, Kyungpook National University, Sangji University, and Cheongju University gathered and did the joint action called “The Joint Acti
With Chuseok, or the Full-Moon Festival, already past, fall, the season of “high sky and fat horses,” is at its midpoint. This means that the time for fall festivals at universities has come. The main purpose of having university festivals is to encourage friendship among colleagues in an atmosphere