Dankook University
| 단국대학교 (檀國大學校) | |
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| Motto | 자립·자주·구국 |
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Motto in English
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Self-reliance Independence National salvation |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | November 1, 1947 |
| President | Ho-sung Chang |
| 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 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue |
| Mascot | Bear |
| Website | dankook |
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| Dankook University | |
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| Revised Romanization | Dan'guk Daehakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tan'guk Taehakkyo |
Dankook University (commonly referred to as Dankook), abbreviated as DU or DKU, is a private research university in Yongin and Cheonan, South Korea. The university was established in 1947. It was the first university established after the National Liberation Day of Korea, and its original location was in Jongno District and Yongsan District (after Jongno), Seoul.
Dankook University was ranked 148th in Asia by QS Asian Universities Ranking in 2010.
Dankook University has a global affiliate network of universities and institutes.
There is an extension campus in Cheonan, a city in South Chungcheong province. The Cheonan campus includes the largest hospital in the region and one of Korea's top dental programs, as well as the only four-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.
Dankook University's mascot is the bear. Each campus has a bronze bear statue.
As mentioned above, Dankook University was the first private university established after Korea gained independence in 1947. The university 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 international exchange programs and are 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 countries, including in Sweden; California State University and Ohio Northern University in the USA; and La Trobe University in Australia. These relationships have fostered international summer schools programs, student exchanges, and short-term visits.
The foundation of Dankook University was approved on November 1, 1947, its opening taking place at Nakwon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, on November 3
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