Dong Seoul College is a private technical college in

Seongnam Seongnam () is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul. It is largely a residential cit ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. The current president is Kwang-sup Yoo.

Location

The school is located in Bokjeong-dong of

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in the city of

. The campus lies between Bokjeong and Kyungwon University stations.

Departments and Divisions

There are 24 departments and 2 divisions offered by the Dong Seoul College which are Aerospace, Automobile & Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Information Control, Digital Electronics, Information And Communication, Computer Software, Architecture, Computer Information, Broadcasting & Media, Interior Design, Horology And Jewelry, Game Contents, Tourism, Practical Art, Industrial Design, Visual Communication Design, Fashion Design, Child Care & Education, Beauty Coordination, Silver Welfare, Airlines Service, Business Administration, Chinese Business, Sports Science, Acting, Applied Music and General Education.

History

Dong Seoul College was established in 1976 with 4 departments and 880 students.

Timeline

1970s

Je-Suk Institution for Education was founded with Park Duk Son as the first Chief Director. The first matriculation ceremony was held with 880 new students, the Building One and Two were completed and Park Yeou Soon was inaugurated as the first president. The Student Press was launched during these years.

1980s

The first commencement ceremony was held with 625 graduates. During these years the Broadcasting Studio, Computer Center, Building Three and Five, Administration Building were completed. The Student Guidance Center was opened and the Institute of Industrial Technology was established.

1990s

The name of the Institution for Education was changed to Hak-San. Building Six, Seven and the Hak San Library were completed in these years and the Student Union Building was opened. In 1998, the Language Teaching Center was established and the College names was changed to Dong Seoul College.

2000s

Dong Seoul College established sisterhood relationship with Zhejiang University Of Technology in China and a partnership was formed with Shenyang Ligong University of China. In 2008, the College established sisterhood relationship with Dalian University in China. During these years Dong Seoul College was selected as part of the Plan for the Development of Regional Human Resources by the Ministry of Labor, Plan for Industry-Academia Cooperation by Seongnam City, Plan for Youth Internships for SMEs by the Ministry of Labor and as part of the Plan for the Improvement of Educational Capability by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

2010

Dong Seoul College was selected as a Class A University for the College Brand Support Project and as an excellent university for the project of the Improvement of Educational Capabilities.

Sister Universities

There are total of 21 sister universities.

China

# Yantai Nanshan University #

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# Dillian University #

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Japan

# Kake Educational Institution #

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# Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts #

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# Kyushu University of Health and Welfare

United States

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Australia

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Notable people

Heo Young-saeng Heo Young-saeng (; born: November 3, 1986)

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and

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) *

Seo Kang-joon Seo Kang-joon (born Lee Seung-hwan on October 12, 1993) is a South Korean actor and singer who is a member of the group 5urprise. He gained recognition with his role in the television series ''Cheese in the Trap'' (2016) and has since starred i ...

, actor and singer (

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) *

Ong Seong-wu Ong Seong-wu (Hangul: 옹성우, born August 25, 1995) is a South Korean singer and actor. He is known for his participation in the survival reality show ''Produce 101 Season 2'', where he finished in fifth place, and is a former member of the ...