Dongguk University Ranked 8th in the Korea JoongAng Daily’s University Rankings... Its Highest Ranking Ever

Dongguk University (President Yun Jae-woong) ranked 8th, its highest ranking ever, in the 2023 Korea JoongAng Daily’s University Rankings, announced on Monday the 20th, rising one notch from the previous year.Dongguk University made an amazing achievement of taking the highest place, 8th, among Korean universities, by distinguishing itself in the field of professor research, and including such achievements as ranking 10th in faculty research (previously 14th), 5th in student education (previously 4th), 26th in educational conditions (previously 29th), and 11th in reputation (previously 10th).This year, Dongguk University celebrates President Yun Jae-woong’s first year in office and has been reborn as a research-oriented university by implementing the ‘Dongkuk Meta Plan 120’ project. Starting in 2021, it has been included in the top 10 rankings for three consecutive years, and this year it earned 8th place, its highest ranking ever, laying the foundation as one of the top 10 universities in Korea, worthy of its name.The research sector accounts for 32% in the Korea JoongAng Daily’s university rankings, meaning that it is a highly influential indicator. Dongguk University's ranking in the faculty and research category rose four notches, leading to an increase in its overall ranking. Dongguk University ranked ▲7th place in external research funding per professor ▲8th place in citations per paper in international academic journals ▲11th place in papers in international academic journals per professor ▲8th place in low publication volume per professor in the humanities and social sciences and ▲8th place in low publication volume per professor in the humanities and social sciences. Overall, it ranked 10th in the faculty and research sector, making progress in all detailed indicators evenly.In addition, in the student education sector, which is where Dongguk University excels, it maintained a high ranking this year, as it earned in the previous year. The student education sector is an indicator that evaluates the university's efforts to advance into society, such as support for employment or student start-up, performance, and field training. Dongguk University ranked ▲7th in net employment rate ▲4th in domestic student dropout rate ▲3rd in international student dropout rate ▲5th in the dedicated manpower for start-ups per enrolled student and ▲4th in ratio of students participating in field training. It has proven once again that it is an excellent university in terms of both employment and startup support.After hearing the results of the university evaluation, President Yun Jae-woong of Dongguk University said, “The biggest factor that enabled Dongguk University to achieve 8th place, the highest-ever ranking in the Korea JoongAng Daily University Rankings, is that it distinguished itself in research performance based on improving its academic structure as a research-oriented university,” and added, “We plan to continuously improve indicators related to educational conditions, which are ranked somewhat low.” He continued, “Dongguk University’s religious body, foundation, and school are joining their strengths through the recent launch of the founding committee for the second founding of the school. With the members of Dongguk University, we will continue to develop and become a prestigious university in the world,” demonstrating his ambitions.

Dongguk University Baseball Team wins the 78th National CollegiateBaseball Championship

The baseball team from Dongguk University won the 78th National CollegiateBaseball Championship. Dongguk University and Korea University shared thetrophy after the final match of the 78th National Collegiate BaseballChampionship, set for July 11 at Hongcheon Baseball Stadium, was canceled dueto rain. Dongguk University won its first national championship since the 71stNational Collegiate Baseball Championship in 2016.TheDongguk University baseball team, founded in 1946, had its second heyday in 2013 with Lee Geon-yeol as head coach, following Kim In-sik (76), a formernational team coach who managed the team in the early 1980s. After takingover as head coach, he enhanced Dongguk University's reputation, winning ninechampionships before this event.

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Dongguk University chosen as “Best University...

Dongguk University chosen as “Best University” in the field of information and communication according to “University Evaluation from the Industry Perspective”Woong-sup Kim, PD professor at the Department of Information and Communication Engineering, takes a commemorative photo after receiving the honor at the awards ceremony. Department of Information and Communication Engineering rated best for two consecutive years following 2017 evaluation○ Dongguk University (president: Yoon Sung-Yee) announced on the 12th that the university was selected as the best university in the field of information and communication at the “2022 University Evaluation from the Industry Perspective” hosted by the Ministry of Education and the Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea.○ Since 2008, the Ministry of Education and the Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea have been promoting talents with convergence and complex capabilities in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution. To run a curriculum that meets the needs of the industry, the duo conducts a university evaluation from an industry perspective every year. This year, 26 universities and 42 departments across the country were evaluated in four categories, namely information and communication, civil engineering, artificial intelligence, and smart factory.○ The evaluation committee of “University Evaluation from the Industry Perspective” is made up of industry and university officials with an extensive knowledge of the evaluation field. The committee evaluates three areas using 9 indicators: ▲Industry-based curriculum design ▲Curriculum operation, and ▲ Performance of universities (departments). The indicator this year specifically reflected the university's efforts to activate its own industry-university collaboration model to promote future talent.○ Dongguk University’s Department of Information and Communication Engineering attained the highest rating in the information and communication field. It was awarded a certification plaque in the joint name of the Ministry of Education, five economic organizations, and the Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea. Following an evaluation in 2017, it was selected as the best department in the field of information and communication for two consecutive years.○ The Department of Information and Communication Engineering at Dongguk University is working on the “LINC 3.0 Project Industry-University Collaboration Leading Department” and “Project of Fostering Intellectual Property Convergence Talents in New Industry Field.” A department in the graduate school formed under a contract for “Smart Ocean Mobility” facilitates employment with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering upon graduation, starting from the first semester of 2023. ○ Min-joong Lim, senior professor at the Department of Information and Communication Engineering, said, “Dongguk University establishes and operates education policies that reflect industry demand. The results achieved by this university evaluation from an industry perspective are due to the sincere efforts of the university and faculty, and the university will always promote talent that can contribute to the industry in the future.”

Dongguk University achieves 9th place in Joon...

Dongguk University achieves 9th place in JoongAng Ilbo's college rankings for the second consecutive yearDongguk University (President Yoon Sung-Yee) ranked 9th in the 2022 JoongAng Ilbo college rankings released on the 14thNovember(Mon), the highest ranking achieved in two consecutive years.Dongguk University ranked 9th for the second consecutive year, ranking 4th in the ▲ student education category (previously ranked 5th), ▲ 14th in faculty research (previously 12th), ▲ 10th in social reputation (previously 13th), and 29th in educational environment (previously 26th).The university has been revamped as a research-oriented university through the "Energize Dongguk" project, which commenced in 2019. It ranked 9th for the second consecutive year, following the highest-ever ranking of 9th last year, laying the foundation for the top 10 universities in name and reality.Dongguk University, which ranked the highest in the field of student education among the evaluation criteria, had particularly good results due to its strength in the field of start-up support. The student education category is an indicator of the quantity and quality of employment or entrepreneurship, and the efforts of universities to help students enter society through field training and start-up education.Dongguk University scored 57.010 points out of 80 and ranked fourth, its highest ever. It recorded ▲3rd in the proportion of students participating in field training (previously 5th), ▲5th in the rate of withdrawal (previously 8th), and ▲3rd in the rate of withdrawal by foreign students (previously 6th). Dongguk University announced that it has strengthened the qualitative evaluation of field training this year and actively conducted quality field training. It created an appropriate program through its faculty and alumni network to support field training after investigating the requirements of students and companies. It has been analyzed that the university has received strong points as it satisfies the quantitative and qualitative levels of student start-ups.It also maintained its high ranking in the faculty research category, which comprises the highest portion in the JoongAng Ilbo college rankings. It ranked 14th in the faculty research category, making great strides in humanities research, ranking ▲9th in domestic thesis per humanities and social sciences professor (previously 13th) and ▲13th in humanities and social sciences publications (previously 27th).Dongguk University recently stood out in internal and external evaluations, ranking 10th in terms of social reputation. It ranked ▲11th in the list of colleges where companies would like to recruit its incoming employees from (previously 15th) and ▲ 10th in preferred colleges by student parents (previously 13th).Dongguk University President Yoon Sung-Yee, who heard the results of the college rankings stated that "The most important factor that facilitated Dongguk University achieving 9th place for two consecutive years is that it focused on ‘education’ itself, which is the basis of the university,” and “In order to fulfill its responsibilities as a research institution, the school has now established itself as a research-oriented university through the ‘Energize Dongguk’ project, and through this, it has now established itself as a university with good research results”. She went on to state that “Dongguk University will not be satisfied with the current ranking, but rather achieve the top 5 by working continuously together with all members of the faculty.”

Dongguk University selected as the most excel...

Dongguk University selected as the most excellent project group in the “Campus CEO Project”The Dongguk University (President Yoon Sung-yee) was selected as the most excellent project group in the “Campus CEO Project” for 10 consecutive years. Organized by Seoul Business Agency (SBA), the Campus CEO Project supports practical start-up education courses aimed at “cultivating entrepreneurship that enables discovering and solving problems on their own” for students of Seoul-based universities with excellent start-up education records. Based on the practical start-up curriculum that can strengthen entrepreneurial capabilities, the goal of the project is to discover innovative ideas to solve social issues through mission projects with external organizations and companies, while nurturing talents with capabilities for creative convergence. Dongguk University has produced prominent campus CEOs over the past decade under the banner of “fostering social ventures based on social values” since joining the early stage of the project in 2012. Coactus (CEO Song Min-pyo), a social venture that attracted attention with the “Goyohan Taxi” the taxi service driven by hearing-impaired drivers, is a representative case of a campus CEO nurtured by Dongguk University. Song, who had been considering a business model under the proposition of social values and responsibilities since college, turned his idea into reality and proceeded with the business process with the support of the Campus CEO project. Since then, the company has been growing into a leading social venture start-up in Korea by participating in a start-up club and receiving support from the university for start-up activity space and commercialization funds. In addition, Dr. Diary (CEO Song Jae-yoon), a start-up offering a personalized healthcare management platform for people with diabetes, was created through the Start-up Capstone Design, a Campus CEO support course. With the support of the university, the company launched the “Doctor Diary Service” in 2017, an app that offers a customized lifestyle for diabetic patients. Currently, it has grown into a healthcare platform with five million diabetic members in Korea by expanding its business field to an online shopping mall, “Dakdamol” and the healthy diet service, “Muhwadang” for diabetics.Meanwhile, Dongguk University also achieved excellent results in the Capstone Awards, a joint competition held among universities organizing the Campus CEO project. It swept both the grand prize and the best prizes at the “3rd Capstone Awards” early this year. The grand prize was awarded to the Nurling team (CEO Ko Myung-gi), who also won the best prize for excellent online content. The company was praised for presenting technological perfection through the development and demonstration of an automatic recording healthcare service based on awareness of health and hygiene issues after the pandemic. The best prize was awarded to the 5K team (CEO Song Min-seok), which developed a capture service using braille OTP for the visually impaired. At the “4th Capstone Awards” held in June, CoodMood (CEO Yeom Gyu-ri) and RUBATO (CEO Kim Jeong-woon) won special awards. CoodMood received high scores for developing and launching attachment dolls that help infants sleep separately from their parents. RUBATO, which is working on a deep learning-based platform service that supports artists’ collaboration activities, received favorable responses for presenting solutions to social problems. In addition, professor Sung Chang-soo (Director of Dongguk University Start-up Education Center), who is in charge of the project which was selected as the most excellent project group, was awarded the Achievement Award for his contribution to the Campus CEO project for the past 10 years. Through the project and over the past three years, Dongguk University has achieved meaningful results such as educating a total of 1,461 project graduates, creating 90 jobs, coming up with 380 innovative ideas, developing 130 online educational content items, and receiving awards at 70 off-campus start-up competitions. Based on these efforts, Dongguk University will provide tailored start-up education programs to students who are interested in starting a business, and continuously nurture campus CEOs through various follow-up support by collaborating with the LINC3.0 project of the Ministry of Education, the Campus Town project of Seoul City, and the preliminary start-up package project of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

Dongguk University hosts “108 Bows Donation Relay” campaign All ...

Dongguk University hosts “108 Bows Donation Relay” campaignAll funds raised will be used for scholarships for enrolled students for the embodiment of our founding philosophy. (From the right side of the front row) Dongguk University staff including president Sung Yee Yoon have attended the inaugural ceremony of the 108 bows donation relay campaign and are practicing the bows.Dongguk University (president Sung Yee Yoon) hosts the “108 Bows Donation Relay” campaign to build a 100-year framework for the second founding alongside the establishment of the founding committee of the educational foundation (commissioner Monk Don Gwan).At 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday the 30th, the Dongguk University Division of External Relations (director Ae Joo Kim) hosted the inaugural ceremony of the “108 Bows Donation Relay Campaign.” The Relay is a campaign to build peace in the body and mind with the 108 bows, fulfill the practice of giving, and create new connections by asking for donations. The funds raised by the campaign will be used for scholarships for enrolled students for the embodiment of our founding philosophy.The first participant, president Sung Yee Yoon donated 20 million won. He then asked six people including the president of the professor council, the president of the student body, staff members, monks, alumni, and Buddhist followers to donate. From that point, the relay continues by each participant making three designations.The designated participant can practice the 108 bows in a comfortable location, complete the donations, and ask three other people to participate. The amount of donations can be chosen freely with the minimum being 10,800 won. The donations can be easily made via mobile phone or the homepage.President Sung Yee Yoon said, “this will be a historical campaign of professors, staff, students, monks, and Buddhists sharing and gathering minds, creating new relationships, and wishing for a higher leap of Dongguk University.” He then quoted, “We will continue together until the last participant completes the run. We wish active participation from many people.”The campaign will continue for a total of 20 weeks until Sunday, May 8th, 2022. All processes of the campaign will be shown on the homepage.On the other hand, Monk Wonhaeng, the chief executive of the Korean Buddhist Jogye order met president Sung Yee Yoon earlier that day and delivered a gift of money wishing for a successful opening.

Lecture on 「Global Capstone Design」Project based learning (PBL) ...

Lecture on 「Global Capstone Design」Project based learning (PBL) of global industry fields Dongguk University conducts a lecture to nurture global key talentsOn Friday, January 14, 2022, the Office of International Affairs, Dongguk University, announced that it will be jointly opening a lecture on 「Global Capstone Design」 with the LINC+ Project Group, headed by Youngsik Jung, as a part of the global project based learning (gPBL) program.Dean Sejin Min of the Office of International Affairs explained the background of this program, saying that “with the increasing demand for global companies and overseas employment, it is becoming increasingly important to strengthen the learning of practical capabilities through PBL learning focused on solving problems in global industry fields. Further, with a growing interest in Korea, [the Office of International Affairs] devised a global learning project that extends beyond the typical student exchanges with universities overseas.” She added that “the existing PBL was expanded to gPBL, which is expected to dominate the role as a platform that meets the demands of the consumers of both education and talent.”「Global Capstone Design」 is a two-week program that will begin on Monday, Month 17, 2022. and end on the Friday, Month 28, 2022. This program aims to nurture key global talents with the capability to perform tasks and solve problems based on actual examples in global industry fields. A total of 17 students from Dongguk University and its sister universities in 3 countries (Malaysia, France, and Finland) will be participating in this global industry-university program. The students will be conducting a joint project by analyzing the case studies of advanced industries through an online platform in connection with Bithumb (Korea’s No.1 cryptocurrency platform), a promising global Korean company.Professor Sungbeom Jeon of Department of Industrial System Engineering at Dongguk University will be in charge of the lecture. Professor Jeon expressed his expectations, stating that “through this global exchange program, the students will be able to cultivate the ability to communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of students from different cultures and backgrounds. Further, the process and final presentation of the joint project with a cryptocurrency-related company will serve as a great opportunity for the students who wish to advance into fintech in the future.”After a pilot operation this winter break, the LINC+ Project Group will be collaborating with various global companies to promote a global industry-academy course in the regular curriculum from 2022.

Dongguk University changes the design of its graduation gowns af...

Dongguk University changes the design of its graduation gowns after 115 years Designer Sang-bong Lee has designed the graduation gowns of Dongguk University in line with “Korean traditional beauty,” which will be worn during the 2022 spring commencement ceremony for the first time.The newly designed Dongguk University graduation gowns will be worn by its bachelor’s degree awardees.President Sung-yee Yoon of Dongguk University showcases the newly designed academic regalia, which has changed 115 years after the opening of the university in 1906.The existing graduation gowns are in the form of religious robes that were commonly used by universities across the country and have been criticized for not reflecting Dongguk University’s unique founding philosophy. As a response, Jung-seok Sung, the Chairman of Dongguk University’s academic regalia renewal committee, has worked on a renewal project by considering the opinions of several committee members suggesting that Dongguk University needs its own cap and gown.Sung-hwan Cho, head of Dongguk University’s Communication and Public Relations team, explained, “To revive our university’s identity and historical tradition based on Buddhist spirits, the logo and color are reflected in the unique design of Dongguk University. In particular, we focused on designs that would make the gowns look the most stylistic and beautiful when the students wear them.”Accordingly, the gowns were designed by Sang-bong Lee, a Korean fashion master designer. He analyzed and reinterpreted the features of traditional dresses, such as Hanbok and Buddhist Jangsam robes, and used collars, hemlines, sleeves, and folds as design elements to capture Korea’s traditional beauty in the graduation gowns.Designer Lee added slits and folds to the graduation gowns to depict lotus flowers, symbolizing Buddhism, and highlighted the number eight by adding eight folds and using an octagonal graduation cap. In addition, to preserve the aesthetics of the Korean apparel, the width of the sleeves was widened, and the collars were designed to face each other to accentuate the neckline. He added, “the fabric used by other universities is cut in a straight line, while for Dongguk University’s graduation gowns, the line is cut diagonally to makes their A-line look more stylistic. Additionally, the collars are detachable, which make it easier to wash them. To add practicality, pockets were added to make it easier to put ones’ hands into them, increasing their utility for active uses as opposed to the existing graduation gowns.”All graduation gowns to be worn by the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degree awardees have Dongguk Orange as the main color, the signature color of the university. The backside was folded into several layers. The identity of the university was further strengthened by adding sleeve openings in the form of a letter D and a logo engraved on the chest to represent the unique features of Dongguk University. With the release of the new academic regalia, students are also showing enthusiasm on Internet communities.Dongguk University plans to use the newly designed graduation gowns from the spring commencement ceremony of 2022.

The 9th place in the 2021 JoongAng Ilbo College Evaluation is th...

The 9th place in the 2021 JoongAng Ilbo College Evaluation is the fruit of your sweat and toilDear beloved Dongguk family members!This morning, I felt an auspicious energy that no one knew existed when I saw this year's first snow falling from the sky. Perhaps it was the harbinger of what's to come on The JoongAng Ilbo University Ranking announcement.In the 2021 JoongAng Ilbo University Ranking, our university ranked ninth, the highest ever. This is a feat that all the Dongguk people wholeheartedly welcomed with concerted efforts under the motto of "Energize Dongguk."First and foremost, let us all share full-on congratulations and encouragement with each other. This is a proud achievement and also a brilliant accomplishment that we have made. This is all the more meaningful and joyful in that this result was made possible by not just some individuals but by all of us believing we are all in this together.A university is an organization where education, research, and administration are closely tied together. Behind the fact how Dongguk University, the complex organism, was able to enter the top-ten ranks for the first time in the history of the university ranking is because of the Dongguk members who are doing their parts, working hard to get things done in their respective positions. Thanks to the faculty members' endeavors for teaching and research and the staff members’ efforts on duties such as administrative work, today we were able to achieve the best performance ever.The JoongAng Ilbo reported, "Dongguk University (Seoul) had been below the top-20 in the overall ranking until 2010 and has remained at around 17th since 2010. However, in this year's assessment, it was included in the top-ten for the first time based upon the rise in the ranking in the research category and the strengths of its students' job landing and start-ups."While reading the news article, I reminded the time when I became the president first time. Our university was ranked 17th for four years in a row from 2016 to 2019. As I became president, I said I would aim for our university to be within the top-ten ranks in university evaluation, laying out the plan for the “Energize Dongguk” project.The responses around me were not all as favorable as I had hoped. Many responded that it was too difficult to come true. Some cautioned that though that would be practicable, it would take a long time. But I did not give up. I did not doubt myself. I had a strong belief and conviction. I steadfastly believed in the power of "Dongguk" and the power of "us." I had a confidence that we would surprise everyone.First, I laid the foundation. Going back to where it all began to realize the Dongguk University’s founding philosophy "Safeguard the nation through education” with a beginner’s mind, I focused on education itself, the base of a university. I built up a framework. To fulfill the responsibility of a university as a specialized research institute, I endeavored to bring some fundamental changes in turning Dongguk University into a research-oriented one through the "Energize Dongguk" project. Week after week with department chairs, I formulated and revised strategies over and over again.The synergies between education and research has returned the amazing results we have today. Some may say this was a "miracle" while reading news articles. Nevertheless, all including myself are fully aware. What they call a "miracle" are in reality the sweat we shed, the time we spent collecting thoughts sometimes agonizingly, and all the efforts we cannot stop making.Dear Dongguk family members!I hope you enjoy the result to your heart's content and have fun with no worries, and from tomorrow, let us once again take a step forward to a new goal. Dongguk University made this year the first year of the second phase of building our university, with the launch of the University Rebuilding Advisory Committee, which was kicked off in April. Now, we have to move beyond "Energy Dongguk" to "Globalize Dongguk."This would not be an easy road. This could be a difficult journey to overshadow the achievements we have made so far. However, let us not give up. Let us not doubt ourselves. If we trust each other and keep moving on, we will surprise the world again.Let us walk together toward a new goal. Believing that Buddha's mercy will always be with us in our future, I wrap this up. Thank you.November 10, 2021Palms together,Yoon Sung YeePresident, Dongguk University