Dankook University
| Dankook University | |
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| 단국대학교(檀國大學校) | |
 Established prospectus in front of the main building beomjeonggwan(Jukjeon) |
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| Motto | 자립·자주·구국 |
| Motto in English | Self-Reliance Independence National Salvation |
| Established | November 1, 1947 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Chang Ho-sung |
| Undergraduates | Jukjeon Campus: 10,466 Cheonan Campus: 11,686 |
| Postgraduates | Jukjeon Campus: 3,648 Cheonan Campus: 3,987 |
| Location | Jukjeon Campus: Yongin, Gyeonggi, South Korea Cheonan Campus: Cheonan, Chungnam, South Korea |
| Colors | Blue |
| Mascot | Black Bear |
| Website | Dankook.ac.kr |
| Dankook University | |
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| Hangul | 단국대학교 |
| Hanja | 檀國大學校 |
| Revised Romanization | Dan'guk Daehakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tan'guk Taehakkyo |
Dankook University is a private university in South Korea. Dankook University has been constantly recognized as one of top universities in Asia ranked 148th in Asia by QS Asian Universities Ranking in 2010. [1]
Dankook University has a global affiliate network of universities and institutes. This network helps us to facilitate and encourage international exchange all over the world. Dankook University will continue to establish a wider network and build a strong basis in research and education for a global Dankook.
Dankook University has a master plan for international programs. It enables students to choose the right program suited to them to increase their knowledge and marketability. Exchange Programs focus on achieving world-class knowledge and technology, fluency and competence in foreign language, and adaptation of foreign culture to nurture worldly leaders.
Study Abroad Programs at sister universities offer ample chances for students to improve their language skills. Dankook University gives financial support and several academic credits. Short-term Visiting Programs provide faculty, staff and students with opportunities to expose themselves to global standards.
International Summer/Winter Schools are designed to welcome students from sister universities and non-affiliated institutions. Global Talent Network is a student organization initiated to nurture global human resources. It consists of both Korean students and international students, It seeks to promote mutual cooperation..
There is an extension campus, which is located in Cheonan, a city in South Chungcheong province, and which sits on the face of hills and a lake. The Cheonan campus includes the largest hospital in the region and one of Korea's top dental programs, as well as the only 4-year Mongolian Language and Literature Department in Korea. The university hosts a student body of about 20,000, and employs an instructional faculty of about 630.
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[edit] Global Dankook and Mascot
Dankook University's mascot is the black bear. Each campus has a bronze bear statue.
Dankook University was the first private university established after Korea gained independence in 1947. The progressive spirit behind the founding of Dankook University still leads the university today as it continues to rewrite the history of higher education in Korea.
During the past sixty years, Dankook University has endlessly displayed its frontier spirit as it introduced its second campus, and undertook major efforts to become a globalized university.
DKU now features 20 undergraduate colleges and 10 professional graduate schools divided between its new Jukjeon campus, constructed in 2007, and its Cheonan campus.
Both campuses have seen their share of international activity and exposure through DKU’s numerous international exchange programs and are now home to foreign students and faculty from countries such as the United States, China, and the United Kingdom.
The international presence at Dankook continues to grow thanks to its collaborative relationships with more than 90 universities from 30 different countries around the world, including Stockholm University in Sweden, California State University in the USA and La Trobe University in Australia.
These relationships have fostered many successful International Summer Schools Programs, Student Exchanges, and short-term visits abroad which have provided faculty, staff and students with golden opportunities for foreign exposure.
[edit] History
The foundation of Dankook University was first approved on November 1st 1947, its historical opening taking place at Nakwon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, on November 3rd of the same year. The founding spirit was that of National Salvation, Independence, and Self-Reliance.
The university was launched based on the financial donations of the late Mrs. Hyedang, Cho Huijae and the former chairperson Park Jeongsook, as well as the educational philosophy of Mr. Beomjeong, Chang Hyong. At the time of its foundation, the university gathered 960 students, with two departments in the Faculty of Law and three departments in the Faculty of Liberal Arts. Professor Chang Dobin was inaugurated as the first dean.
The university holds international symposiums and publishes various academic journals, and manages 22 important and specialized research institutes such as the Oriental Study Research Institute, the Information Display Research Institute, the Buried Cultural Property Research Institute and the Special Education Research Institute and the Medical Laser Research Institute etc, and has 20 affiliates and affiliated education organizations such as the Seokjuseon Museum and the Information and Communication Center.
As the university grew more and more prosperous as a cutting-edge digital campus, it was selected as the best institute in 10 fields for the general university evaluations of 1999. At the present, the university has
In Jukjeon Campus
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Art and Design
- College of Natural Science
- College of Social Science
- College of Management and Business
- College of Engineering, the College of Architecture
- College of Education
- College of Music
In Cheonan Campus
- College of Cultural Science
- College of Social Science
- College of Law
- College of Management and Business
- College of High Technology
- College of Engineering
- College of Bioresource Science
- College of Art
- College of Physical Education
- College of Medicine
- Dental College
- etc
The graduate schools were approved for and opened in 1958. A total of 12 graduate schools are managed in 65 departments for the master's course and 51 departments for the doctor's course and the Business Graduate School, the Juridical Affairs and Administration Graduate School, the Education Graduate School, the Design Graduate School, the Information and Communication Graduate School, the Special Education Graduate School, the Mass Culture and Art Graduate School, the TESOL Graduate School, the Real EstateㆍConstruction Graduate School, and the Policy Management Graduate School, the Sports Science Graduate School and the Health and Welfare Graduate School, etc. in Jukjeon Campus.(See homepage of DKU)
[edit] Notable graduates and undergraduates
- Park Tae-Hwan: swimmer, Olympic swimming gold medalist
- Oh Seung-hwan: professional baseball player, Olympic gold medalist
- Lee Byung-kyu: professional baseball player
- Sohn Tae-jin: Olympic taekwondo gold medalist
- Kim Jong Kook: Singer
- Bada (singer): singer, musical actress
- Rain: singer, actor
- Jang Hyuk: actor
- Ha Ji-won: actress
- T.O.P: rapper in Big Bang and actor
- Naul: singer Brown Eyed Soul
- Yu Ji-tae: actor
- Jo Seung-woo: actor
- Danny Ahn: singer
- Jay Park: singer, former leader in 2PM
- Taecyeon: singer in 2PM
- Eru: Singer
- Park JungMin: singer in group SS501 and actor
- Kim Hyung Jun: Singer in group SS501 and actor
- Kim Sang-hyun: musical actor
- Lee Chae Young: Actress, model
[edit] Dankook University Hospital
DKUH opened in April, 1994 in order to improve regional health with high level of medical education, research and medical care. With our university motto of "Truth and Dedicated Service", 1300 DKUH medical and hospital staff have been building “patient oriented hospital” based on the that respecting life and human rights. DKUH is the largest general hospital in Chung Nam Province, South Korea, with 900 patient beds and 33 specialty clinics including Internal Medicine, Surgery, Ophthalmology, ENT( Ear, Nose and Throat), PM and R (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation), Diagnostic Radiology and so on. DKUH is also very active in medical research with the Medical Laser Research Center, Life Science Research Institute, Gastrointestinal Research Unit and Bio technology Research Institute and so on.
[edit] See also
- List of colleges and universities in South Korea
- List of Korea-related topics
- Education in South Korea
[edit] External links
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- Official school website, in English and Korean
- Official school website, in Chinese and Korean
- Official school website, in Japanese and Korean
- Official school website, in Korean and Korean
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Coordinates: 37°19′19″N 127°7′34″E / 37.32194°N 127.12611°E
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