Dankook University is a private research university in Yongin and Cheonan, South Korea. The university was established in 1947. It was the first university established after the National Liberation Day of Korea, and its original location was in Jongno District and Yongsan District (after Jongno), Seoul. The university now features 20 undergraduate colleges and 10 professional graduate schools divided between its new Jukjeon campus, constructed in 2007, and its Cheonan campus. Both campuses have international exchange programs and are home to foreign students and faculty from countries such as the United States, China and the United Kingdom.
Jukjeon Campus contains College of Liberal Arts, College of Art and Design, College of Law, College of Natural Science, College of Social Science, College of
Management and Business, College of Engineering, the College of Architecture, College of Education, College of Music. Cheonan Campus contains College of Cultural Science, College of Social Science, College of
Management and
Business College of High Technology, College of Engineering, College of Bioresource Science College of Art, College of Physical Education, College of Medicine, Dental College. The graduate schools were opened in 1958. Twelve graduate schools are managed in 65 departments for the masters course and 51 departments for the doctors course and the
Business Graduate School, the Juridical Affairs and
Administration Graduate School, the
Education Graduate School, the Design Graduate School, the Information and Communication Graduate School, the Special
Education Graduate School, the Mass Culture and Art Graduate School, the TESOL Graduate School, the Real Estate. Construction Graduate School, and the Policy
Management Graduate School, the Sports Science Graduate School and the
Health and Welfare Graduate School, on Jukjeon Campus.
The international presence at Dankook continues to grow thanks to its collaborative
relationships with more than 90 universities from 30 countries, including Stockholm University in Sweden; California State University and Ohio Northern University in the USA; and La Trobe University in Australia. These
relationships have fostered international summer schools programs, student exchanges, and short-term.
The university holds international symposiums, publishes academic journals, and manages 22 research bodies such as the Oriental Study Research Institute, the Information Display Research Institute, the Buried Cultural Property Research Institute, the Special
Education Research Institute, the Medical Laser Research Institute etc. It has 20 affiliates and affiliated
education organizations such as the Seokjuseon Museum and the Information and Communication Center.
Last Updated on: Apr 23, 2025