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Private university in Seoul, South Korea

Dongguk University (hangul=동국대학교) is a private, coeducational university in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the few Buddhist affiliated universities in the world, and is a member of the International Association of Buddhist Universities. Established in 1906 as Myeongjin School (hangul=명진학교) by Buddhist pioneers of the Association of Buddhism Research (hangul=불교연구회), the university gained full university status with its current name in 1953. The university's symbol animal is an elephant, which stemmed from Queen Māyā of Sakya's precognitive dream of a white elephant about the birth of The Buddha, and the symbol flower is a lotus blossom which reflects the Buddhist truth. Dongguk University Seoul campus is organised into 127 undergraduate and graduate schools, which enrolled 13,701 undergraduate students and 1,801 graduate students and granted 3,140 bachelor's, 470 master's and 172 doctorate degrees in 2017. The university also operates campuses in Peckham, Gyeongju, and Los Angeles, United States. The university operates two affiliated hospitals of Western medicine, and four of Oriental medicine, a generic term which includes traditional Korean medicine studies.

The university began as Myeongjin School on May 8, 1906. It was established by the Association of Buddhism Research to provide Buddhist education. In 1910, Myeongjin School was renamed Buddhist Normal School (hangul=불교사범학교), and later renamed Buddhist Higher Education Institution (hangul=불교고등강숙) in 1914. It became the Central Education Institution (hangul=중앙학림) in 1915, After the World War II the school was reopened on October 27, 1945, and was expanded into Dongguk College (hangul=동국대학) on September 20, 1946. On March 5, 2009, Royal University of America was merged into Dongguk University, finally becoming Dongguk University Los Angeles.

In 2008, the university sued Yale University for 50 million dollars for a national scandal involved with then assistant professor Shin Jeong ah, which was called "Shingate". In July, 2007, when Dongguk university sent a registered letter to Yale University in order to check whether her doctorate degree is fake, Yale sent a reply that her degree is a forgery and she was never enrolled in Yale. Dongguk University asserted that when the university was hiring Shin Jeong ah as an assistant professor of Graduate School of Culture & Arts on September, 2005, the university had received an answer from Yale that her doctorate degree is authentic. On December 27, Dongguk University held a press conference and announced that Yale had admitted that Yale confirmed the authenticity of her degree and expressed regret about the case. On February 1, 2008, Yale forwarded an official letter of apology to Dongguk University under the name of Rick Levin, then president of Yale. Dongguk University claimed that actions of Yale had damaged the university's reputation and sued Yale for 50 million dollars. Dongguk University said that it lost millions in contributions and the opportunity to build a new law school, but the lawsuit was finally concluded with Yale's innocence over the scandal. After the lawsuit, Yale sued Dongguk University for the cost of litigation, and on December 2, 2014, the Seoul Central District Court ordered Dongguk University to pay 297,000 dollars. In 2010, the university sought to take over Kyonggi University for the amount of around 150 billion won but provisional board of directors of Kyonggi University rejected the Dongguk University's bid. In 2012, Dongguk Business School was accredited by AACSB. In 2014, King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands visited the university during the state visit to South Korea and attended a seminar held by Jeonggakwon, Korean Buddhist temple in the university. Dongguk University celebrated the 111st anniversary of the foundation in 2017, and announced new motto of 지혜, 자비, 정진 (智慧, 慈悲, 精進; Wisdom, Compassion, Endeavor) which replaced the previous motto, 섭심, 신실, 자애, 도세 (攝心, 信實, 慈愛, 度世; Steady one's clean mind, Behave truly and reliably, Love people with benevolence, Save mankind from agony).

Located near the Dongguk University Ilsan hospital, the campus concentrates in the medical technology, medicine and traditional Korean medicine.

Opened in 1979, the campus is located in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province.

Established in 1906, after the amalgamation of the university and Royal University of America, the campus concentrates in the traditional Korean medicine.

Since its promotion to Dongguk University in 1946, Dongguk University has produced many graduates throughout Korean society. In particular, graduates of the police administration department, which was established before the police college in 1962, occupied a large part of the police headquarters in various regions, and were also involved in the executive positions including the police chief. In addition, in order to foster inter Korean exchanges and cooperation personnel in preparation for reunification, and to nurture experts who have the ability to analyze inter Korean relations, they established the North Korean Studies Department in Korea for the first time in 1994. In 2012, the College of Business Administration received the international certification for business education from the International Business College Development Council for the tenth time in Korea. Dongguk University was ranked 11th in JoongAng Ilbo's Korean university rankings in 2014. Dongguk University was ranked 77th among the Asian universities in 2015 QS World University Rankings, and 82nd in 2018. Dongguk University was also ranked 656th among the world and 211st among the Asian universities in CWTS Leiden Ranking in 2017. Dongguk Business School has obtained international recognition by acquiring Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) certificates, and the business school offers a dual degree MBA programme with University of Texas at Dallas. The university has international cooperations with nearly 160 universities of 40 nations, including Duke University, UCLA, University of Manchester, University of Oslo and Victoria University of Wellington, and attracts about 1,800 international students every year. Also, the university offers hybrid programmes with Swinburne University of Technology, University of Manitoba, University of Santo Tomas, Hindustan University and East China Normal University that combined the language education and area studies with the student exchange programme. Dongguk University also offers a dual degree programme with Stony Brook University.

The police administration major in Dongguk University was founded in 1962, and alumni of Police administration major are spread out across South Korean police organisations, intelligence institutes, and judicial organisations including Korean National Police Agency. Also to prepare for the Korean reunification and to research North Korea–South Korea relations, in 1994 the university installed the North Korean studies major for the first time in Korea. In 2017, a North Korean studies alumnus Suh Hoon was appointed as the 22nd director of the National Intelligence Service of South Korea. The Division of Theatre & Film and Media was established for the first time in South Korea in 1960, One of the top and the best film school in Korea, and had many alumni in the field of South Korean film and K pop industry. Alumni of the Division of Theatre & Film and Media include Sunmi, Lee Deok hwa, Choi Min sik, Cho Yeo jeong, Lee Kyu hyung, Han Suk kyu, Kim Hye soo, Jun Ji hyun, Lee Seung gi, Park Min young, Lee Jae yoon, Hahm Eun jung, Im Yoon ah, Son Na eun, Seohyun, Choi Woo sung, and Kim Ji won. Young K from the JYP Entertainment rock band Day6 is also an alumni but graduated with a bachelor's in Business Administration. Dongguk University alumni also have found success in professional sports and arts. Alumni in professional sport include baseball player Kim Seong han, Han Dae hwa, Song Jin woo, Park Han yi, footballer Ahn Hyo yeon and mountaineer Park Young seok, and alumni in arts include novelist Hwang Sok yong, Jo Jung rae, poet Shin Kyeong nim, Moon Chung hee, singer songwriter Young K and painter Seok Cheoljoo.

A student run daily newspaper, Dongdae Shinmun (hangul=동대신문) was founded on April 15, 1950, and continued to circulate during Korean war, April Revolution and June Democratic Uprising. Also, a student run English newspaper, The Dongguk Post was founded in 1965. Both newspapers are overseen by a board of directors of the university and run by a student chief editor. University broadcasting station, Dongguk University Broadcasting System (DUBS) is founded on September 1, 1959, and focuses on broadcasting educational programmes.