Nottingham University Business School has again been named the UK leader in ethical and sustainable business in a global league table of innovative MBAs. The School has climbed five places in the world rankings, to number 23, and comes third in Europe.Nottingham has demonstrated significant leadersh
Charles Sturt University (CSU) has occupied the top spot two months running for the availability of its public web service, according to an independent study, the Australian Universities IT Performance Benchmark Report. The study measured the IT performance of Australia’s 38 universities in Septembe
NSU President Jim Smith announced on Friday that NSU is launching an ambitious capital campaign with the goal of raising over $27 million ? more than three times the amount of any campaign goal in the university's history. “This plan will effectively assess the role Northern will play as an entrepre
A month ago, Korea failed again to produce a Nobel Prize winner in any of the categories. Everyone knows it is hard to win this prize; however, it seems this is much more difficult for Asian countries compared with Western countries. Only 27 Asians have won the Nobel Prize since the awards’ inceptio
Almost nothing other than October Autumn Leaves is able to bring in peace and more happiness. Similar to various beauties felt only in autumn, many unique phenomena are occurring in the areas of our society, such as education, community, economy, culture and etc. Society has same character of nature
According to Western theology, there are 'Seven Deadly Sins': Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and Pride. If a person commits any one of the aforementioned, he or she will be punished by the Gods. Let us look, in some detail, at Pride, which in my opinion is "the mother of all sins". In Anc
While walking around the campus or studying in the library you may on occasion wonder about us. Well, we are foreign students who are here at Dongguk University as part of the student exchange program. This exchange program is offered by DU in partnership with universities from countries such as Chi
These days we are so busy that there is little time to reflect upon the world around us. Nevertheless, there is one man who has found an oasis of calm in metropolitan Seoul. Meet Kang Eun-goo, an artist who works on the iron and steel around him to create interesting three-dimensional forms. Kang wo
On July 11th, the poet Kong Kwang-kyu who graduated from Korean Language & Literature at Dongguk University (DU) received 'The Fourth Yun Dong-ju Literature Prize'. His first collection appeared in 1986, when he was 27 years old; he has subsequently written five collections, one of which was a major
'2009 Emerging Korean Artists in the world' will be presented at Hangaram Art Museum from November 5th until December 6th for 31days (11:00 A.M.-19:00 P.M.). It is an exhibition that introduces several promising Korean artists scattered around the world. The 100 works on display are the creation of
‘2009 Namsangol Winter Retreat Festival'’, an annual event to promote Korean culture, will be held at Han-ok-ma-eul in Chungmuro, located near exits 3 and 4 of Chungmuro station on subway lines 3 and 4, from November 14th to 15th. The festival will present several examples of how Koreans once prepar
Netizens feel uneasy with the revised copyright laws, which became effective on July 23, because they could be charged with copyright violations of their fan fiction, fan art, drama and entertainment broadcasting capture, criticism, parodies in blogs, mini hompages or cafe. So, the Ministry of Cultu
On 1st October, Seoul City changed the traditional walking rule for pedestrians: instead of the long-time habit of walking on the left, citizens now have to keep to the right. In accordance with this new rule, direction signs on escalators, moving walkways and subway stations were changed this month
Recently, globalization has become a big social issue in Korea. Universities are also not exempt from this preoccupation. Many universities have tried to enhance their international competitiveness by keeping pace with changes in the global market. Dongguk University (DU) is also trying to internati
On June 29th, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs announced that, from 2011, they are going to increase the number of students allotted to the Colleges of Pharmacy. There are two reasons for this increase: the first is to improve the competitive power of the pharmacy industry; while t
In recent times, many university students are turning their thoughts to the prospect of studying abroad. In fact, the number of exchange students is on the increase. A survey shows that 22 percent of university students are now entertaining the notion of pursuing their studies overseas. But many sti
A wind of change is blowing through Nam Mountain and onto Dongguk University (DU) nestled in its side. The catalyst behind this is the Namsan Renaissance project, a long-term City of Seoul scheme intended to renovate the area. For over 600 years, Mt. Nam has been Seoul’s emotional anchor: a natural
The 100th anniversary hall commemorating the centenary of Dongguk University (DU) is about to be unveiled at Gyeong-ju campus. The opening ceremony will be held on 22nd November 2009. DU was founded by Korean Buddhists in 1906, the latter period of the Choson dynasty, for the purpose of cultivating
Jeonggakwon strikes the bell-located in front of its office-12 times every noon since september 1st. Striking of the bell is supposed to hope all the people to be happy. Every student and faculty can participate in this event by contacting Jeonggakwon in advance (2260-3016~8).
Between Dahyang Hall and Gymnasium, Academy of Nano-information Technology was built up. The academy is made for two foreign research centers: California Nano System Institute (CNSI) and Institute of Microelectronics Technology, Russia Academy of Science (IMT-RAS). Originally, Dongguk planned to loc