Dongseo University
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| Motto | Truth, Creativity, Service (진리 - 창조 - 봉사) |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1992 |
| President | Chang, Jekuk |
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Academic staff
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Full-time 350 |
| Students | 12,000 |
| Location | Busan, South Korea |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | Bald eagle (독수리) |
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| Dongseo University | |
| Hangul | 동서대학교 |
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| Hanja | 東西大學校 |
| Revised Romanization | Dongseo Daehakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tongsŏ Taehakkyo |
Dongseo University (DSU) is a private research university in Busan, the second largest city of South Korea. Established in 1992 through the Dongseo Educational Foundation, it provides higher education to approximately 12,000 full-time students, including over 800 international students from 73 countries.
In 2013, DSU was ranked by Quacquarelli Symonds with The Chosun Ilbo among the Top 50 Asian universities for internationalization. It has Memorandums of Agreement with 169 institutions in 37 countries and operates branch campuses in China and the U.S. It also runs joint degree programs with partner universities in China, Germany, Indonesia, Lithuania and Malaysia.
At its Busan campuses, Dongseo University offers undergraduate degrees in 54 departments and graduate degrees in 13 departments. These comprise 13 divisions along with the College of Design and the Im Kwon Taek College of Film and Media Arts.
Areas of specialization at Dongseo University include Design, Digital Contents (Game, Animation, Visual Effects), Film & Video, and Information Technology. DSU also operates the Global Studies Institute, which provides services for international students and oversees the English-based undergraduate degree programs in Biotechnology, Computer Science, Digital Contents, International Studies, and Film & Video.
The Dongseo Educational Foundation was established by Dr. Sung Man Chang (Hangul: , hanja: ) with the aim of spreading higher education in South Korea based on the spirit of Christianity. In 1965, the foundation opened Kyungnam College of Information and Technology. This was followed by Dongseo University in 1992 and Busan Digital University in 2002. Collectively, the three educational institutions have roughly 23,000 students and employ over 1,000 professors and staff. Dr. Dong Soon Park (Hangul: , hanja: ) is the current chancellor of the Dongseo Educational Foundation.
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