Daejeon University

Daejeon University
Hangul	대전대학교
Hanja	大田大學校
RR	Daejeon daehakgyo
MR	Taejŏn taehakkyo

Daejeon University
Established	1979; (University status on 1989)
President	Lee Jongseo
Location	96-3 Yonggun-Dong, Dong-Gu, Daejeon, 300-716 Daejeon, Korea, Daejeon, Daejeon, South Korea
Campus	Urban(Daejeon Campus);
Mascot	The Magpie
Website	www.dju.ac.kr

Daejeon University (Korean: 대전대학교) is a private university located in Daejeon, South Korea. About 230 instructors are employed, with Lim Yong-Cheol (임용철) as the current president. The university also operates four Oriental medicine hospitals, two in Daejeon and the others in Chungju and Chunan.

History

The school first opened in 1981 as Daejeon College (대전대학). The affiliated Oriental Medicine Hospital opened in the following year. The graduate school opened in 1987, and the college became a university in 1988.

Academics

Undergraduate School

College of Humanities & Arts
College of International Languages & Culture
College of Law
College of Management
College of Engineering
College of Applied Industry
College of Health & Sports Science
College of Oriental Medicine

Graduate School

Graduate School of General
Graduate School of Management and Social Work
Graduate School of Business Information
Graduate School of Education
Graduate School of Health and Sports

Linkages

Daejeon University has strong links with the ASEAN University Network, whereby jointly through the ASEAN Exchange Student Program, both institutions aim to develop interregional friendship between the Republic of Korea and South East Asian countries. Up to 2012, there have been 10 batches of exchange students coming from South East Asian nations to study a wide array of subjects at Daejeon University. In 2012, there was a significant change in the exchange program where it only focuses on 5 nations: Cambodia, Philippines, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CPLMV).

Notable alumni

Baek Bong-ki, actor
Oh Sang-uk, Olympic fencer

External links

Official Website (Korean)
Official Website (English)
School Website
ASEAN University Network Archived 2010-02-08 at the Wayback Machine