Dongguk University's sisterhood university (Taiwan, Japan) is recruiting participants for the 2024 summer short-term training program. 1. Taiwan, National Central University- The NCS 2024 Summer Program operates in three courses, and you can select and support the courses you wish to participate in.
A bushfire is a fire that consumes grass, bushes or woodland and can threaten life, property and the environment. Several triggers, such as lighting strikes that activate flame, human accidental ignitions, throwing a cigarette out of car window and defective electrical wires can originate bushfire.
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Last December 2018, there were a bunch of cars blocking the roads of Yeouido. Taxi drivers staged a mass demonstration against Kakao Carpool. At the end of 2018, Kakao Mobility, a company which provides online taxi-hailing and parking services, temporarily initiated a carpool service. As a prominent
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On February 22nd, the Ministry of Justice announced “General Prevention Measure of Harm of Stalking.Dating Violence.” In the announcement, the ministry stated that a special law to punish stalking would be enacted in the first half of this year. According to the new law, stalker can be penalized str
Recently, virtual currency has been receiving a lot of attention and many people started to invest in it. The statistics released by the biggest virtual currency information website, Coinmarketcap, shows that the market capitalization of the virtual currency, in total, holds about 563 billion won. N
More than 20 countries around the world are going through hard times owing to low birthrate. For example, Singapore, Romania, Poland, Japan, Italy, and Germany are a few of them whose birthrates are at around 0.88 and 1.44. Yet, South Korea is no exception. Its total birthrate was 1.25 last year, an
Since the birth of mankind, numerous countries have been built and each country has created its own policy, tradition, ethics, religion, and even communication style depending on its environment. All together, they have created a distinct culture. As culture is not just a mere social phenomenon but
As we are in the era of globalization, more and more international students are coming to Korea every year to study. Currently, 179 universities from 42 countries have cultural exchange agreements with Dongguk University. Students from these universities are adjusting to the new environment. Some ha
Mr. Jane is a commuter who lives alone in a major European city. He rides his new personal transporter on a road especially for low-speed vehicles to go to work. Thanks to personal transporter, his commuting time has shortened compared to the time spent on public transportation. He arrives at his wo
Mr. A is going to leave his house for three days to travel. He enters “HomeChat” to talk to his smart home monitoring system. He let it know that he is leaving. “Home” answers, “Have a nice trip. I am going to miss you!” Then it asks Mr. A, “Switch to vacation mode?” As soon as he says “Ok.”, it cha
On September 28th, China’s National Day, a number of Hong Kongers began to raise their voices for democracy against the Chinese government. The protests were first formed by a group called Occupy Central With Love & Peace, which was led by Benny Tai, professor of Hong Kong University. The protests b
Dongguk BUD (DUBUD), which is managed by the Department of International Affairs, consists of “DU,” from Dongguk University, and “BUD,” from the English word buddy. It sounds like “The friend of Dongguk University,” because the word “BUD” means a close friend in Korean. DUBUD is a program that match
Since the visit of Pope John Paul II, Pope Francis’ visit to South Korea from August 14th to 18th marked the first visit of a Pope in 25 years. On March 13th, 2013, after the sudden resignation of Pope Benedict XVI due to health reasons, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th Pope of the Rom
Ten years have passed since Kim Yuna and Mao Asada, have maintained their rivalry status. It has led people in Korea and Japan to focus on which skater is better. These two skaters are just one example. There are numerous players, clubs and countries that have created rivalries through the support o
UNESCO, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, is well known for its activities in designating certain places as cultural heritage sites all over the world. As one of the organizations that has been founded by the American government, the United States utilized the organiza
