Dongduk Women's University


Dongduk Women's University is a private university founded by Cho Dong-Shik who was a Korean independence activist, in Seoul, South Korea.
Dongduk Women's University is originated from Dongwon Girls School, founded in 1950. DWU is composed of eight colleges, six departments, 18 majors, 16 departments of majors, and seven graduate schools. It has about 7,500 students and 350 faculty members.
DWU has concluded international exchange agreements with 23 universities in ten countries.
DWU offers study abroad programs. It has international exchange programs with 19 universities in eight countries, exchanging students and trainees every year.
Facilities include the Design Research Center in Chungdam, the Performing Art Center in Daehak-ro, and the Dongduk Art Gallery in Insa-dong.

Academics

Undergraduate offerings at Dongduk Women's University are divided among the Division of Humanities and the university's eight colleges: the College of Humanities, College of Social Science, College of Natural Science, College of Computer and Information Science, College of Pharmacy, College of Arts, College of Design, and College of Performance Arts.
Graduate offerings are divided between the general graduate school and several specialized graduate schools: Fashion, Information Science, Women's Development, Education, Performance Arts, and Obesity Research.

History

Dongduk Women's University was established as Dongduk Women's College, a four-year institution, in 1950. It moved to its present location in 1967. The college received permission to open a graduate school in 1980, and gained the status of a university in 1987. The most recent academic reorganization, resulting in the current structure, took place in 2003.
1900s
There are nine colleges and 30 departments:
Seven Graduate Schools: