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History
In August 1947, the preparatory
supporting organization for establishing Dong-A College,
with Dr. Jae-hwan Jeong pen-named Sokdang as its leader,
applied to the Ministry of Education for the permission
of the establishment of the Dong-A Institution, a juridical
foundation and for the approval of the establishment
of Dong-A college. Upon obtaining the sanction of the
authorities, Dong-A College, as a four-year college,
opened its doors on December 30, 1947 with five departments
divided into two schools: School of Liberal Arts and
Natural Sciences and School of Law.
Dr. Jae-hwan Jeong
took office as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees
and Dr. Gi-won Jeong was inaugurated as the first dean
of the college. In the state of social anarchy just
after the Liberation, the college adopted the traditional
idea of “Devotion to Mankind” as its school foundation
ideology along with the school precepts of “Freedom,
Truth, and Justice.”
In July 1949, the
first commencement ceremony was held, and in the next
year, when the Korean War broke out, the college opened
its special wartime classes of general culture and sciences.
In 1953, the college
began to develop greatly under Dr. Jae-hwan Jeong, who
succeeded Dr. Gi-won Jeong and became the second dean.
The School of Agriculture,
the School of Engineering and the School of the Night
Courses were established in 1954, 1955, and 1956 respectively.
In 1958, the establishment of the Graduate School was
approved. The construction of the major buildings, including
the present Main Hall building, made the campus a great
academic sanctuary at the foot of Mt. Kuduk.
In 1959, the college
saw its status elevated to that of a university and
Dr. Jae-hwan Jeong took up the first president of the
university. This was also the period during which the
university expanded its external facilities as well.
The buildings such as the Library, the Museum, and the
Science Hall were also constructed, and a variety of
attached institutes were also established, so that the
university began to be true to its promise as a great
private educational institution.
The ten-year period
from the middle of the 1950s to that of the 1960s can
be regarded as the period of strengthening the basis
of academic atmosphere and of substantial growth. In
particular, it was felicitous that the college was raised
to the status of university in 1959 and Dr. Jae-whan
Jeong took office as its first president.
The construction
of the First Main Hall was completed in 1968, and the
Home Economics Hall in 1969. The establishment of the
Graduate School of Business Administration was approved
in 1969, and a new building for the Graduate School
was constructed in 1970.
In 1973, the establishment
of the Graduate School of Education was accredited,
and the Second Main Hall and the annex to the College
of Engineering were completed. For the three years from
1973 to 1975, major institutes including the Social
Security Research Institute were established.
On June 26, 1975,
Dr. Jae-hwan Jeong, Founder and the first Chairman of
the Board of Trustees, retired from the presidency to
serve as honorary president, and Dr. Soo-bong Jeong
pen-named Hanlim assumed office as the second president.
With the 29th anniversary
of the founding in 1976, the Five-Year Development Plan
was devised and enforced to elevate the university to
the level of the prestige private higher educational
institution.
In September 1977,
the College of Law and Economics was reorganized into
an experimental college system complying with the Reform
Policy of College Education from the Government, and
so were the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences,
Agriculture, and Engineering in October 1978, so that
all the colleges except the College of Night Courses
were put under the experimental college system.
In April 1979,
the Social Development Research Institute was established,
and the rearrangement of the subsidiary institutes was
made by either unifying or abolishing the four institutes,
including the Urban Problems Research Institute. That
year, the College of Engineering was moved to the newly-constructed
Second Campus in Hadan-dong 2 in the western part of
the city. In September 1979, the College of Liberal
Arts and Natural Sciences was divided into the College
of Liberal Arts and the College of Natural Sciences,
and the College of Law and Economics into the College
of Political Science and Law and the College of Business
and Economics, so that the university came to comprise
seven colleges.
In October 1980,
the College of Political Science and Law was reorganized
into the College of Law and Political Science and the
College of Night Courses was changed into the Department
of the Night Courses to conform to the full-time class
system, and in November of the same year, the Third
Building of the College of Engineering was constructed.
On August 28, 1981,
the construction of the Second Campus was completed,
and the College of Natural Sciences and the College
of Agriculture were moved to the Second Campus, and
the Hanlim Library opened on the same campus.
On February 18,
1982, the Language Laboratory was reorganized into the
Language Research Institute, and the Health Service
Center was opened for the health care of faculty, staffs
and students. On October 5, the College of Physical
Education was established.
On August 1, 1983,
the construction of the Faculty Hall was completed,
and on September 8, the College of Arts was established,
and on September 9, the Gymnasium on the Second Campus
was constructed.
In 1984, the Basic
Sciences Research Institute was established on Feb.
16 and three organizations such as the German Studies
Institute, the Ocean Resources Research Institute and
the Material Testing Laboratory, were formed on August
29. On October 5, the College of Law and Political Science
and the College of Business and Economics were divided
into the College of Law, the College of Social Sciences,
and the College of Business Administration. On the same
day, the Department of Premedical Course was newly set
up with a view to foundation of the College of Medicine.
In March 1985,
the Institute for the Study of Law was founded. In August,
the University Center and the College of Liberal Arts
were moved to the Second Campus, which was named Sung-hak
Campus. Also, in November, the Student Hall was erected
on Sung-hak Campus.
In 1986, the College
of Medicine was established and the College of Sciences
was renamed the College of Natural Sciences.
On August 31, 1987,
the First Campus located in Daeshin-dong was renamed
Kuduk Campus, while the Second Campus in Hadan-dong
was renamed Sung-hak Campus.
On August 21, 1987,
the College of Business Administration was moved to
Sung-hak Campus, and its building was completed there,
and in October, the College of Liberal Arts was renamed
the College of Humanities.
In August 1988,
the Graduate School, the Graduate School of Business
Administration and the Graduate School of Education
were moved to Sung-hak Campus. On October 29, the Night
Courses of the College of Engineering were abolished,
reorganized and integrated into daytime courses. The
Training Center for Sports Leaders opened its doors
on November 29. On November 30, the establishment of
the Graduate School of Industry was authorized by the
Ministry of Education.
On February 27,
1989, Dr. Soo-bong Jeong (second to fourth president)
resigned, and on March 2, Dr. Soon-ki Shin succeeded
as the fifth president of Dong-A University. On March
31, the establishment of the Tourism and Leisure Research
Institute and the Life Science Research Institute were
authorized by the Ministry of Education, and the Saemaul
Research Institute was abolished. On May 15, the construction
of the Fourth Building of the College of Engineering
and the Basic Sciences Laboratory was completed starting
to put on quite a new aspect of competitive university
of international level.
In February 1990,
the Industrial Medicine Research Institute and the Multi-Disciplinary
Laboratory were established in the College of Medicine,
and on March 26, the Dong-A University Hospital with
the latest medical facilities, appliances and instruments
opened on Kuduk Campus.
On February 28,
1991, Dr. Soon-ki Shin resigned, and on March 2, Dr.
Byung-kyu Son succeeded as the sixth president of Dong-A
University. On March 27, the Institute of Management
Information Service Education was established. On October
22, the College of Natural Sciences was subdivided into
two colleges, the College of Human Ecology and the College
of Natural Sciences, and the Department of Instrumental
Music was established in the College of Arts. On December
31, Dr. Byung-kyu Son resigned his presidency.
On January 24,
1992, Dr. Tae-il Lee assumed the seventh presidency.
On April 16, the Industrial Technology Research Center
and the Research Institute of Information and Communication
were authorized for the College of Engineering, and
the Plastic Art Research Institute for the College of
Arts.
On February 29,
1993, Dr. Tae-il Lee resigned his presidency. On March
1, Dr. Sang-yun Lee assumed the eighth presidency of
Dong-A University. On March 25, the Genetic Engineering
Research Institute was authorized for the College of
Engineering, the Humanities Research Institute for the
College of Humanities, the Human Ecology Research Institute
for the College of Human Ecology, and the Clinical Medicine
Research Institute for the College of Medicine. On August
19, the Coaching Academy Center was established
by permission. On December 29, the Dong-A University
Adult Continuing Education Center was authorized.
On October 21,
1994, the Graduate School of Mass Communication was
newly set up. On December 20, the Institute of MIS Education
was reorganized as the Management Information Research
Institute.
On January 25,
1995, the Dong-A University Hospital was renamed the
Dong-A Medical Center. The Research Center for Industry-Academy
Cooperation was established on February 1, while the
general cultural and artistic space of the Sokdang Hall
and the Sokdang Gallery opened their doors on February
8. Dr. Sang-yun Lee resigned on February 28, 1995 and
the ninth President Tae-il Lee was inaugurated on March
1.
On August 12, the
Korea Resources Development Research Institute was renamed
the Construction Technology and Planning Research Institute.
On October 4, the College of Agriculture and the Department
of Agricultural Economics were changed into the College
of Natural Resources and Life Science and the Department
of Resources Economics respectively. On the same day,
the four Divisions of Natural Resources and Life Science,
Construction Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and
Computer Engineering, and Physical Education were established,
while the Department of Nursing was born. On October
23, the Graduate School of Education came to include
three new majors such as early childhood education,
Chinese classics education, and dance education. Lastly,
on December 21, the Population Problems Institute was
reorganized as the Population and Regional Studies Center.
On February 1,
1996, the Computer Center was reorganized as the Dong-A
Information Center. On October 9, DAU entered into basic
agreements with Chinhae City for composing the presumably
“Pobae” Campus. On October 24, according to the spread
of the division system, 16 divisions were arranged:
Humanities, Korean Language and Literature, Foreign
Language and Literature, Natural Sciences, Food Science,
Fashion and Textile Studies, Law, Social Sciences, Economics,
Management, Tourism Management and International Trade,
Management Information and Applied Statistics, Urban
Engineering and Landscape Architecture, Earth and Environmental
Engineering, Fine Arts, and Music. On October 30, two
majors in electrical engineering education and tourism
management education were added to the Graduate School
of Education. Also, on November 2, the Graduate School
of Policy Sciences with three majors such as local government
administration, urban and environmental policy, and
social welfare policy was created, while three Departments
of Resources Economics (for master's degree), Landscape
Architecture (for master's degree), and Tourism Management
(for doctoral degree) were included at the Graduate
School.
On November 5,
1997, Division of Tourism Management and Division of
International Trade were united into Division of International
Tourism and Commerce in College of Business Administration,
and on November 12, this College was designated as the
College for the Local Characteristic Development supported
financially for RRC(Regional Research Center) by the
Ministry of Education.
On March 11, the
University was accredited by the synthetic evaluation
of the Korea College Education Council. On April 22,
Tourism and Leisure Research Institute belonging to
the college of Business Administration was renamed Asia
Pacific Tourism Research Institute annexed to the University,
and on May 1, International Tourism Information Center
was established, and on April 4, the Center for Intelligent
and Integrated Port Management Systems(CIIPMS) chosen
as RRC by Korea Science and Engineering Foundation attached
to the Ministry of Science and Technology was established.
On July 14, Bomb-june
Rhee took office as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
On October 19,
Division of Foreign Language and Literature was subdivided
into Division of Western Languages and Literature and
Division of Chinese and Japanese Studies in the College
of Humanities, and Division of Social Sciences was subdivided
into Division of Politics and Administration and Division
of Social Journalism and Public Relations in the College
of Social Sciences.
In addition, Division
of Management Information and Applied Statistics was
renamed Division of Management Information Sciences
in the College of Business Administration, and Division
of Construction Engineering was renamed Division of
Civil and Oceanic Engineering in the College of Engineering.
On January 14,
1999, the Research Facility Center was established for
the efficiently common use of expensive machinery and
tools. On February 12, the Educational-Industrial Cooperation
Complex Building was completed for the one-stop supporting
system of research with industry, and on 24, the Incubating
Center for the Foundation of Company was opened in order
to support and provide advice and consultation on founding
companies and their management for those who want to
establish them.
Leaving office
of Dr. Tae-il Lee on February 28 was followed by starting
office of Dr. Young-suk Um on March 1.
On July 23, the
University was chosen as the head business proprietor
of Busan Techno-Park by Busan City. And on August 11,
the Agricultural and Life Sciences Research Institute
was made by unifying the Agricultural Resources Research
Institute and the Genetic Engineering Research Institute,
and the Institute of Medical Science was established
by unifying the Life Sciences Research Institute and
the Genetic Engineering Research Institute, and on August
24, the Research Institute of Information Technology
was made by unifying the Research Institute of Information
and the Communication and Management Information Research
Institute.
In addition, the
Electronic Commerce Resource Center was established
on November 1, and on November 2, the Graduate School
of Northeast Asian Studies was established. On December
21, the Internet Business Incubator Center was established.
On January 19,
the Research Institute of Employment and Industrial
Disasters Insurance was established, and the Branch
Library for Law Studies was opened on May 19. On June
13, the Research Institute of Northeast Asian Studies
was established, and on July 18, the establishment of
the Graduate School of Law and Police was approved by
the Ministry of Education. On August 8, major in Sino-Korean
Literature was abolished and Creative Writing was opened
as major in the Division of Korean Language and Literature,
and in the College of Engineering, the Department of
Architecture was changed into the Division of Architecture,
in which Architecture and Architectural Engineering
were opened as its major.
On September 26,
the Division of Law in the College of Law was accredited
as the most excellent and the Department Architectural
Engineering was accredited as the excellent by the academic
evaluation of the Korea College Education Council. On
September 29, the Research Institute of Employment and
Industrial Disasters Insurance was renamed the Knowledge
Resources Development Center.
On February 26,
2001, the Division of Electrical, Electronic and Computer
Engineering was accredited as the most excellent and
the Division of Materials Science & Engineering
was accredited as the excellent by the academic evaluation
of the Korea College Education Council. In particular,
the Department of Computer Engineering took the second
place in the national evaluation.
On March 2, 2001,
the Graduate School of Law and Police was opened for
the first time in the whole country to foster police
specialists. In addition, the Language Research Center
was reformed into the Language Education Institute.
On July 26, the Division of Western Language and Literature
belonging to the College of Humanities was divided into
the Division of English Language and Literature and
the Division of European Language and Literature, and
the Division of Fine Arts belonging to the College of
Arts was divided into the Division of Fine Arts and
the Division of Design, while the Division of Planning
and Landscape in the College of Engineering was renamed
the Division of Urban Planning and Landscape. The Graduate
School of Information and Communication and the Graduate
School of Arts were established with the approval of
the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development.
On September 8, the majors of Physical Education, Chemical
Education and Biological Education were merged into
the major of Common Science Education, and the major
of Social Education was renamed the major of Youth and
Social Education in the Graduate School of Education.
On January 30,
2002, the College of Arts was moved into the second
Kuduk Campus after its building completion. On February
27, the Dong-A Medical Center was renamed the Dong-A
University Medical Center. Population and Regional Studies
Center, Social Sciences Research Institute, and Northeast
Asian Studies Research Institute were united into the
Institute for East Asian Studies and Advanced Institute
of Science and Technology was founded on April 29. The
Center for Advanced Net Shape Manufacturing and Clean
Processes was designated as the Research Center for
Regional Cooperation by the Ministry of Science and
Technology and the Korea Scientific Foundation on May
21, and Hanlim Dormitory was completed at Sung-hak Campus
on June 19. On July 19, the Division of Natural Sciences
were divided into the Division of Mathematics &
New Material Physics and the Division of Chemical &
Biological Science in the College of Natural Sciences,
while in the College of Natural Resources and Life Science,
the Division of Natural Resources and Life Science was
divided into the Division of Plant Biotechnology and
the Division of Applied Biotechnology, and in the College
the major of Biological Resources was renamed the major
of Plant Genetic Technology, and the major of Horticultural
Science was renamed the major of Horticultural Plant
Biotechnology, and the major of Applied Biotechnology
was renamed the major of Applied Bioltechnology, and
the major of Biological Engineering was renamed the
major of Biotechnology. In addition, the majors of Electrical
Engineering, Electronic Engineering and Computer Engineering
were established in the Division of Electrical, Electronic
and Computer Engineering. The Division of Design was
renamed the Division of Plastic Design in the College
of Arts. On July 31, the Practice Building of the College
of Arts was completed in the Kud?k Campus, and on August
1, the Basic Sciences Laboratory for the College of
Natural Sciences was renamed the Basic Sciences Laboratory.
On August 20, 2002,
the Center for Advanced Net Shape Manufacturing and
Clean Processes was established and on September 2,
the Ph.D and M.A courses of Biotechnology were established
in Graduate School. On October 18, the plan for moving
the College of Law, the Graduate School of Northeast
Asian Studies, the Graduate School of Law and Police,
Dong-A University Adult Continuing Education Center,
the Institute for East Asian Studies, and Intellectual
Resources Development Center into the Campus of Bumin-dong
was approved by the Ministry of Education and Human
Resources Development. The Medical Research Center for
Cancer Molecular Therapy was established on October
21.
On January 15,
2003, the Multi-Disciplinary Laboratory was renamed
the Support Center for Medical Science and Experiment.
On February 28, the College of Law, the Graduate School
of Northeast Asian Studies, the Graduate School of Law
and Police, Dong-A University Adult Continuing Education
Center, the Institute for East Asian Studies, and Intellectual
Resources Development Center were moved into the Campus
of Bumin-dong.
Leaving office
of Dr. Young-suk Um on February 28, 2003 was followed
by starting office of Dr. Jae-ryong Choi on March 1.
On March 25, 2003,
the Campus of Bumin-dong was named Bumin Campus, and
the Language Education Institute was renamed the International
Education Institute, and the Center for Teaching and
Learning was established. On July 14, the major of English
was established in the night class of the Division of
English Language and Literature, which had two majors
including the existing major of English Language and
Literature. In the College of Engineering the Division
of Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering was renamed
the Division of New Material and Chemical Engineering,
and the major of Metallurgical Engineering was renamed
the major of New Material Engineering. The Division
of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering was
divided into the Department of Mechanical Engineering
and the Department of Industrial Management Engineering.
In the College of Business Administration the major
of Management Information Science was abolished in the
Division of Management Information Science. In Graduate
School, the Department of Arts was set up in the Ph.D
and M.A. programs of Inter-department Cooperation Course.
The Department of Planning and Landscape in Graduate
School and the Graduate School of Industry was renamed
the Department of Urban Planning and Landscape, and
the Department of Control Information was renamed the
Department of Computer Engineering. In the Graduate
School of Arts the names of three Departments were changed:
Arts into Fine Arts for Children, Design into Plastic
Arts, and Music into Computer-based Practical Music.
The Asia-Pacific Tourism Research Institute was renamed
Tourism and Leisure Institute attached to the University,
and International Tourism and Information Center was
closed. On October 17, Medical Science Research Center
and Research Center for Industrial Medicine were merged
into Research Institute of Medical Science, and on November
13, the Small and Medium Industry Cooperation Corporation
and Technology Transfer Center were established.
On March 16, 2004,
Dong-A University Industry-Academy Cooperation Incorporated
Foundation was established. On September 1, the extension
work of Hanlim Residence Hall was started and the annex
building work to Industry-Academy Cooperation Hall was
started in Sung-hak Campus on October 1. On October
4, the major of Creative Writing in the Division of
Korean Language and Literature was changed into the
Department of Creative Writing in the College of Humanities,
and the Department of International Law was created
in the College of Law. In the College of Social Science,
the Division of Sociology and Communication was divided
into the Department of Mass Communication and the Division
of Sociology and Social Welfare which the majors of
Sociology and Social Welfare belonged to. Additionally,
the Division of Economics was divided into the Department
of Economics and the Department of Finance. In the College
of Business Administration the Division of International
Tourism and Commerce was split into two: the Division
of International Tourism and the Department of International
Trade. Three majors of Tourism Management, International
Tourism and Hotel Restaurant Management. In the College
of Natural Resources and Life Science the Division of
Plant Biotechnology was renamed the Division of Molecular
Biotechnology, of which majors were renamed: Plant Generic
Engineering to Generic Engineering and Horticulture
Plant Biotechnology to Environmental Biotechnology.
In the College of Engineering, the Division of Electrical,
Electronics and Computer Engineering was dived into
the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Division
of Electronics and Computer Engineering where the majors
of Electronics and Computer Engineering belonged. In
addition, the Department of Mechanical Engineering was
renamed the Division of Mechanical Engineering where
the majors of Mechanical Engineering and Motor Engineering
belonged. In Graduate School Ph.D course in Sociology
was established, and Ph.D course in Global Studies was
newly formed in Graduate School of Northeast Asian Studies,
and the major of Nutrition Education was created in
Graduate School of Education. Graduate School of Industry
and Graduate School of Information and Telecommunication
were merged into Graduate School of Industry and Information
where the Department of Ocean Engineering was abolished,
and the Department of Industry and Systems Engineering
was renamed the Department of Industry Management Engineering,
and the Department of Control Information was renamed
the Department of Electrical Engineering. The Department
of Law and Police was abolished and instead the Department
of Law of Real Estate was created. Graduate School of
Policy Sciences was renamed Graduate School of Social
Welfare where the majors of Social Welfare and Administration
were closed and the Department of Social Welfare was
opened. On November 17, the Support Center for the Authentication
of Engineering Education was established, and on November
23, Legal Advice Center was newly opened. On December
16, Media Device Research Center attached to Dong-A
University Industry-Academy Cooperation Incorporated
Foundation was established and on December 30, Internet
Business Incubating Center was incorporated into Business
Incubating Center.
On February 28,
2005, the two-floor-extension work of Industry-Academy
Cooperation Hall was completed.
At present, the
University has 9 graduate schools and 11 colleges including
28 divisions and 13 departments where 55 majors belong.
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