Dongyang University () is a private university located in
Yeongju
Yeongju (; ) is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It has an area of 668.84 km2 and a population of 113,930 people according to the 2008 census. The city borders Bonghwa county to the east, Danyang County of North Chungcheong Pr ...
,
South Korea
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The graduating class of 2012 numbered 672. The current president is Sung-Hae Choi ().
Academics
A variety of doctoral and master's programs are also provided, mostly in engineering-related fields. It has been designated as a capacity-building university in the basic competency evaluation of universities.
Location
The main campus is situated in
Punggi-eup
Punggi-eup (Hangeul: 풍기읍; Hanja: ) is a town in the outer regions of Yeongju City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It has a population of about 16,000.
A portion of Sobaeksan National Park and the Memorial Park for the Korea Liberation C ...
, an outlying region of Yeongju City.
There is a second campus located in
Dongducheon
Dongducheon (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
The city, to the north of Seoul, is strategically important for the defense of the Korean capital. The main camps of the United States Second Infantry Division are in the city, and t ...
. Dongducheon is a collection of art departments.
It is a private university located in South Korea.
Controversies
In 2019, the South Korean ministry of education and members of the ruling
Democratic Party requested that Dongyang University fire President Choi for lying about his academic history to the government, on that grounds that three of the five degrees he claimed to have received were fake. The request was in response to Choi's report to local media that Chung Kyung-sim, an English professor at the university and the wife of the former Justice Minister
Cho Kuk
Cho Kuk (; born 6 April 1965) is a South Korean politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of South Korea from May to December 2024, when he lost his seat following the Supreme Court of Korea's decision to uphold his two-year p ...
, forged a Dongyang's dean's award for her daughter's application to attend medical school at
Pusan National University
Pusan National University (PNU; , also called Busan National University) is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities in South Korea. It is the first national university established after the National Liberation Day of Korea.
There ar ...
.
Choi's statement was a key part of the prosecution's probe against Cho, who resigned 35 days after his appointed as the Justice Minister on 9 September 2019.
See also
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List of colleges and universities in South Korea
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Education in South Korea
Education in South Korea is provided by both public schools and private schools with government funding available for both. South Korea is known for its high academic performance in reading, mathematics, and science, consistently ranking abov ...
References
External links
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Universities and colleges in North Gyeongsang Province
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