CitySeoul
RegionAsia
TypePrivate
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT; Theology & Religious Studies; Communication & Media Studies
AccreditationMinistry of Education, Republic of Korea (교육부) + Korean Council for University Education (KCUE / 한국대학교육협의회) — apex regulators for Korean HEIs. Korean HE: (1) NATIONAL FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITIES — Seoul National (SNU 1946), 10 regional national universities (Pusan, Kyungpook, Chonnam, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, Kangwon, Jeju, Chungbuk, Gyeongsang, Cheju); (2) SPECIAL-PURPOSE RESEARCH — KAIST 1971, POSTECH 1986, GIST 1993, UNIST 2009, DGIST 2004 (Korea's 5 elite STEM research institutions); (3) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~200 including SKY trio (Seoul Nat'l public + Korea Uni + Yonsei) + Hanyang + Sungkyunkwan + Sogang + Chung-Ang + Kyung Hee + Hongik; (4) WOMEN'S — Ewha (1886, oldest), Sookmyung, Seoul Women's, Sungshin, Dongduk; (5) RELIGIOUS — Catholic University of Korea, Sogang (Jesuit), Soongsil (Korea's first modern uni 1897), Dongguk (Buddhist), Handong Global (English-medium Christian); (6) SPECIALISED — Korea National University of Arts (K-ARTS), military academies, theological seminaries. Korean is national language + HE primary medium (English-medium programmes increasing especially STEM + graduate). Korea HE is among most COMPETITIVE globally — SUNEUNG entrance exam intense national tradition.
Founded 1906 (chartered by Korean BUDDHIST monastic communities as KOREA'S PREMIER BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY; "Dongguk" = "Eastern Country" reference to Korea). KOREA'S PREMIER BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY. Chartered 1906 by Korean Buddhist monastic communities. "DONGGUK" (東國) = "EASTERN COUNTRY" — Buddhist term for Korea. ~25,000+ students. Strong Buddhism + Korean studies + film (famous for Korean cinema training).
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