University Profile
Dong-Eui University동의대학교
Dong-Eui University (동의대학교) is a private university in Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea. Large private university known for sports science, oriental medicine, and ICT.
At a Glance
Why students choose Dong-Eui.
A Private University near Seomyeon
Dong-Eui is a private comprehensive university in Gaya-dong, Busanjin-gu, one short hop on Line 2 from Seomyeon, Busan's biggest shopping and nightlife district.
Hilltop Campus, Shuttle from Exit 5
The campus sits on a hill above Dong-eui University Station. Most students use shuttle bus 6-1 between Exit 5 and the main building, easier than walking with luggage.
Start at the International Exchange Team
Every international first step, ARC, insurance, dormitory, Student ID, Korean language placement, buddy/tutor support, runs through the International Exchange Team in the Women's Career Development Center, 3F, Room 309.
Quick Facts
District
Busanjin-gu
Neighborhood
Gaya-dong
Nearest Station
Dong-eui University Station · Line 2 (Exit 5 + shuttle 6-1)
English Friendliness
3.5 / 5
176 Eomgwangno, Busanjin-gu, Busan 47340 · 부산광역시 부산진구 엄광로 176 (가야동). Source: DEU International Exchange Team pages, last checked April 2026.
The Reality Check
The campus is uphill, always take shuttle 6-1 from Exit 5.
From Dong-eui University Station, use Exit 5 and take shuttle bus 6-1 to the main building, especially with luggage. Some older admission notices still mention document submission at Main Building 4F, but the current International Exchange Team is in the Women's Career Development Center, 3F, Room 309, always check the current notice for the exact submission place before you go.
Taxi phrase, show to your driver
동의대학교 정문으로 가 주세요.
“Please take me to the main gate of Dong-Eui University.” Shorter local version: 동의대 정문으로 가 주세요.
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Programs
A private comprehensive university with Korean-first instruction.
Dong-Eui is a private comprehensive university running undergraduate and graduate programs across a broad range of fields, with a clear Korean language pathway through the International Language Education Center. The exact major mix is best confirmed on the current DEU site, most degree teaching runs in Korean.
Academic Fields
Field list is indicative, confirm the live undergraduate / graduate catalogue with the International Exchange Team. The Korean course is taught at the International Language Education Center, Sungpa Global Building (성파글로벌관, Building 13).
Language of Instruction
Korean-first, with English admission support.
Dong-Eui's own international admissions page states that it offers undergraduate programs in Korean and English tracks, and graduate programs in Korean, Chinese and English tracks. Treat that as the university's claim about what exists on paper, not as a guarantee that a given major runs in English in your intake, and ask the International Exchange Team for the actual course list before you commit. In practice most day-to-day teaching and campus life runs in Korean. The regular Korean course at the International Language Education Center focuses on listening, reading, writing and speaking. TOPIK-specific classes are not clearly confirmed on the official page, and KIIP availability is not confirmed either, so ask the language center directly.
Academic Calendar
| Term | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Early March – Late June | Main international intake |
| Fall Semester | Early September – Late December | Second international intake |
Source: DEU International Exchange Team, Introduction, Admission (EN), language tracks, checked August 2026.
Admissions
Start at the International Exchange Team, Women's Career Development Center, Room 309.
The International Exchange Team / 국제교류처 국제교류팀 is the main first contact for degree, exchange and visiting students. Go there for arrival, visa and ARC, insurance, Student ID, dormitory, Korean language support and buddy or tutor support. The official English page for international applicants is Introduction, Admission, International Exchange Team at https://deuhome.deu.ac.kr/exchange1/sub06_01_01.do, with the step-by-step procedure at https://deuhome.deu.ac.kr/exchange1/sub06_01_02.do and each intake's 모집요강 (admission guideline) posted on the admission guidelines board at https://deuhome.deu.ac.kr/exchange1/sub06_01_03.do. Do not use the page at eng.deu.ac.kr/eng/sub04_01.do as your admissions reference, it is a list of exchange partner universities, not an admissions page. Dong-Eui states that it runs admission twice each semester, so each intake has a first and a second round. The published process is online application, then document submission, document review, a departmental interview, the announcement, and finally tuition payment. Some older admission notices may still mention document submission elsewhere on campus, confirm the current notice before posting documents.
International Exchange Team (general)
Women's Career Development Center / 여대생커리어개발관, 3F, Room 309
Korean Language Pathway
International Language Education Center
The Korean program is run by the International Language Education Center in the Sungpa Global Building (성파글로벌관, Building 13). Classes focus on listening, reading, writing and speaking; TOPIK-prep and KIIP availability should be confirmed directly with the centre.
+82-51-890-1770~2
Intakes, deadlines, scholarships and required documents change every cycle. Rather than list outdated thresholds here, we route you to our official education partners, they confirm the live Dong-Eui requirements for your country and program in 48 hours, free.
Source: DEU International Exchange Team, Introduction, Admission (EN), checked August 2026 · DEU International Exchange Team, Admission Procedure (EN), checked August 2026 · DEU International Exchange Team, Admission guidelines board (모집요강), checked August 2026.
Tuition, as currently published
We could not verify a single official Dong-Eui tuition figure for international students during our August 2026 check, so there is nothing credible to print in this table yet. Dong-Eui publishes its fees inside each intake's 모집요강 (admission guideline) on the admission guidelines board, and that board blocks automated readers, so the numbers have to be pulled from the current guideline PDF or asked for directly.
Dormitory and meals are billed separately from tuition, see the Housing tab. The admission fee and any application fee were not published on the pages we checked.
| Program | Per semester | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate, all faculties | Information being verified | Ask the International Exchange Team on +82-51-890-3804 or exchange@deu.ac.kr, or read the current intake's 모집요강. |
| Graduate, master's and doctoral | Information being verified | Ask the International Exchange Team on +82-51-890-3804 or exchange@deu.ac.kr, or read the current intake's 모집요강. |
Checked on 3 August 2026. We would rather leave this blank than print a number we cannot stand behind. Note that Dong-Eui's Admission Excellence Scholarship can waive 100 percent of first-semester tuition for students who meet the TOPIK or English thresholds, so read the Scholarships section before you budget. Our education partners can pull the live fee table for your program in 48 hours, free.
Source: DEU International Exchange Team, Admission guidelines board (모집요강), where each intake's fee table is posted, checked August 2026 · DEU International Exchange Team, Introduction, Admission (EN), checked August 2026.
Scholarships
Dong-Eui funds international students through tuition waivers and a set of small cash awards. The entry-level waiver is unusually generous and it is automatic, there is no separate application, it is assessed from your admission documents and it applies to your first semester only. After that you are on the GPA-ranked Academic Excellence Scholarship. The university states plainly that double benefits are not allowed, so you take the best single award, not the sum.
Admission Excellence Scholarship, Korean route
100 percent tuition waiverTOPIK Level 4 or above, or completion of King Sejong Institute intermediate level 2 or above.
Automatic on admission. First semester only.
Admission Excellence Scholarship, English route, full
100 percent tuition waiverTOEFL PBT 550 or above, CBT 213 or above, iBT 81 or above, or IELTS 6.5 or above.
Automatic on admission. First semester only.
Admission Excellence Scholarship, English route, half
50 percent tuition waiverTOEFL PBT 540 or above, CBT 207 or above, iBT 76 or above, or IELTS 6.0.
Automatic on admission. First semester only.
Academic Excellence Scholarship
100 percent down to 20 percent tuition waiverRanked on the previous semester's GPA. Top 2 percent 100 percent, above 2 and within 5 percent 90 percent, above 5 and within 10 percent 80 percent, above 10 and within 12 percent 60 percent, above 12 and within 20 percent 50 percent or more, above 20 and within 25 percent 40 percent or more, above 25 and within 30 percent 30 percent, above 30 and within 50 percent 20 percent.
Available from your second semester onward.
Settlement Scholarship
KRW 500,000 per semesterFor sitting the TOPIK test.
International student organisation leadership
KRW 500,000 chairman, KRW 400,000 vice-chair, KRW 300,000 executivesHolding an elected role in the international student organisation.
Language Proficiency Enhancement, also listed as Scholarship for TOPIK improvement
KRW 300,000Achieving a higher test level than the one you were admitted on.
Partner Institution Scholarship
KRW 1,000,000Entering from a partner institution.
First semester only.
Graduate: Special Scholarship for International Students
Master's 50 percent tuition waiver, doctoral 30 percent, for semesters 1 and 2Continuation beyond the first two semesters is conditional on TOPIK Level 4 or above, or TOEFL iBT 76 or above.
Graduate: Global Scholarship
Admission fee waiverTOPIK Level 3 or above, or IELTS 5.5 or above.
Graduate: Assistant Scholarship
Information being verifiedPaid for administrative or support work. The amount is not published on the page we checked, ask the International Exchange Team.
Global Korea Scholarship
We could not verify whether Dong-Eui is a designated institution for the Global Korea Scholarship (GKS), the Korean government's degree scholarship. The government sites we needed were unreachable when we checked on 3 August 2026 and we could not retrieve the annual list of GKS-designated universities. That is an open question, not a yes and not a no, and we are not implying either answer. If GKS matters to your plan, ask the International Exchange Team (+82-51-890-3804, exchange@deu.ac.kr) or our education partners to confirm Dong-Eui's current status and track before you build a budget around it. Note separately that none of the Dong-Eui awards listed above is a full ride, they are tuition waivers and small cash awards, and none of them covers living costs, airfare or a settlement allowance.
Checked on 3 August 2026 against Dong-Eui's own scholarship pages for international students. Those pages display no academic year, so read the percentages and amounts as currently published rather than as confirmed for your intake. Double benefits are not allowed. Confirm your own eligibility in writing before you count on any figure here.
Source: DEU International Exchange Team, Scholarships for undergraduate international students (EN), checked August 2026 · DEU International Exchange Team, Scholarships for graduate international students (EN), checked August 2026.
Typical application windows
Dong-Eui has published nothing for the 2027 academic year. What follows is the university's own generic recurring window, taken from its international admissions brochure, offered only so you know roughly when to start collecting documents. Dong-Eui also states that it runs admission twice each semester, so the windows below are the first round and a second round usually follows.
These 2027 windows are patterns from previous cycles, not confirmed dates. Dong-Eui has not published Spring 2027 or Fall 2027 dates, and the brochure the pattern comes from is itself undated, so even the pattern should be read as approximate. Check the admission guidelines board again from around October 2026, when the Spring 2027 guideline would normally appear. Do not book flights, resign from a job or pay anyone against these windows. Confirm the live dates with the International Exchange Team (+82-51-890-3804, exchange@deu.ac.kr) or with our education partners first.
| Intake | Window | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 (1st semester, March start) | Application period roughly November to the beginning of December 2026, document screening around the middle of December 2026. | Generic recurring window published in Dong-Eui's own international admissions brochure, which carries no year. Not a confirmed date. |
| Fall 2027 (2nd semester, September start) | Application period roughly May to the beginning of June 2027, document screening around the middle of June 2027. | Generic recurring window published in Dong-Eui's own international admissions brochure, which carries no year. Not a confirmed date. |
Last confirmed cycle: None. As of 3 August 2026 we could not retrieve a single intake with real published dates. Dong-Eui posts each intake's 모집요강 on an admission guidelines board that blocks automated readers, so there is no dated cycle here to calibrate against, only the undated brochure.
Applications are filed online through UWAY APPLY at https://www.uwayapply.com, not on a Dong-Eui portal. Original documents are then posted or delivered in person. Each intake's 모집요강 is published on the admission guidelines board at https://deuhome.deu.ac.kr/exchange1/sub06_01_03.do
Source: DEU international admissions brochure (PDF), recurring application windows, checked August 2026 · DEU International Exchange Team, Introduction, Admission (EN), checked August 2026 · DEU International Exchange Team, Admission Procedure (EN), checked August 2026.
From Gimhae Airport
By Subway · ~45–60 min
- 01Busan-Gimhae Light Rail to Sasang Station
- 02Transfer to Busan Metro Line 2 toward Jangsan
- 03Get off at Dong-eui University Station / 동의대역
- 04Exit 5 → shuttle bus 6-1 to the main building
By Bus
Airport limousine / airport bus toward Seomyeon-Bujeon stops at Dong-eui University Station, from there, use Exit 5 and take shuttle bus 6-1. Campus shuttle 6-1 runs between the main building and Dong-eui University Station; routes 6 and 9 also serve campus from nearby exits. City bus numbers near the station should be checked live in KakaoMap / Naver Map.
By Taxi
Taxi from Gimhae Airport to the main gate usually takes about 30–40 minutes depending on traffic. Say: 동의대학교 정문으로 가 주세요. Check the live fare in KakaoMap / Naver Map before travel.
First Stop Checklist
- 1Go first to the International Exchange Team (Women's Career Development Center, 3F, Room 309)
- 2Confirm ARC / Visa process
- 3Check health insurance enrolment
- 4Confirm dormitory hall, room type, payment and meal arrangement
- 5Ask about Korean language placement at the International Language Education Center
- 6Obtain physical Student ID
- 7Learn the shuttle 6-1 route between campus and Exit 5
Useful Korean Phrases
국제교류팀은 어디에 있어요?
Where is the International Exchange Team?
여대생커리어개발관 309호로 가고 싶어요.
I want to go to Room 309 in the Women's Career Development Center.
동의대학교 정문으로 가 주세요.
Please take me to the main gate of Dong-Eui University.
Student Life
Campus on the hill, Seomyeon one stop away.
Daily student life at Dong-Eui sits between the hilltop campus and the Dong-eui University Station area at the bottom. Seomyeon, Busan's biggest commercial district, is a short hop on Line 2 and is where most after-class action happens.
Clubs & Communities
- Active academic circles across engineering, arts and culture majors
- International student programs through the International Exchange Team (buddy / tutor support)
- Korean language and culture activities through the International Language Education Center
Club rosters change each semester, confirm current circles with the International Exchange Team on arrival.
The Student District
The Dong-eui University Station area covers quick food, cafés and subway-area services. The campus itself is uphill, most students use shuttle 6-1 between Exit 5 and the main building rather than walking with luggage.
For a bigger after-class scene, shopping, cafés, restaurants, nightlife, take Line 2 a short distance to Seomyeon, the largest commercial district in Busan.
Support for international students
International Exchange Team
Women's Career Development Center, 3F, Room 309. Start here for ARC, insurance, dormitory, Student ID and buddy/tutor support. General line +82-51-890-3802~3808 · exchange@deu.ac.kr.
Korean language
International Language Education Center in the Sungpa Global Building (Building 13). Class line +82-51-890-1770~2; admission-related questions via the International Exchange Team (+82-51-890-3807 / koosy@deu.ac.kr).
Daily life still needs Korean
Cafeteria menus, dormitory notices, local housing and medical visits often run in Korean. Papago, Naver Map and KakaoMap cover most everyday gaps.
On-Campus Dorms
Dong-Eui's official international-student dormitory page prices two halls: 제1효민생활관 (The 1st Hyomin Dormitory) for male students and the 여대생커리어개발관 (Women's Career Development Center) hall for female students. Meals are not included in the room fee. A separate meal coupon (식권) purchase of KRW 500,000 is listed next to each room type, and residents eat in the dormitory cafeteria on presentation of a Student ID card (Dong-eui Mobile) or a dormitory card. The wider campus also runs Hyomin dormitories and the 행복기숙사 (Happy Dormitory), which has its own cafeteria and its own meal-ticket plans.
| Room Type | Fee / Semester | Meals |
|---|---|---|
| 제1효민생활관 The 1st Hyomin Dormitory, 2-person room (8th floor), male | KRW 581,000 plus KRW 50,000 building deposit | Not included. Meal coupon (식권) KRW 500,000 listed separately alongside this room type. |
| 여대생커리어개발관 Women's Career Development Center hall, 2-person room (4th to 5th floor), female | KRW 588,000 plus KRW 500,000 deposit | Not included. Meal coupon (식권) KRW 500,000 listed separately alongside this room type. |
| 제1효민생활관 The 1st Hyomin Dormitory, 1-person room, male | KRW 871,500 plus KRW 50,000 deposit | Not included. Meal coupon (식권) KRW 500,000. See the footnote, this row was not re-confirmed in the August 2026 check. |
Fees are read off Dong-Eui's official international-student dormitory page and the university dormitory site, both checked on 3 August 2026. Three things to hold in mind. First, the published table does not state the billing period in words, so confirm in writing that these are per-semester figures and not monthly before you transfer anything. Second, the deposits are published as written above, KRW 50,000 for the Hyomin room and KRW 500,000 for the Women's Career Development Center room, a ten-fold difference that the university does not explain, so confirm your own deposit before paying. Third, the 1-person room figure comes from an earlier reading of the same page and was not re-confirmed in our August 2026 check, treat it as indicative only. DEU's English brochure separately describes the international-student dormitory package as 902 dollars including 130 meal tickets, which is a different way of quoting roughly the same package. For the 행복기숙사 (Happy Dormitory) the Korean site publishes meal-ticket plans as A형 130 tickets at 3,800 KRW each, 494,000 KRW per semester, B형 150 tickets at 3,600 KRW each, 540,000 KRW per semester, and an annual 300 tickets at 3,400 KRW each, 1,020,000 KRW. That table is labelled 2024년 기준, meaning 2024 rates, and no 2026 price has been published, so read it as historical. Confirm your hall, room type, deposit, meal plan and payment deadline with the International Exchange Team (+82-51-890-3802, exchange@deu.ac.kr) before you pay.
Off-Campus Rent
Off-campus rent around Gaya-dong, the Dong-eui University Station area and Seomyeon is not something we have verified ourselves, so treat listings as a starting point. Useful Korean search terms: 동의대 원룸, 가야동 원룸, 부산진구 원룸, 동의대학교 자취방. Use Naver 부동산, 직방, 다방 and local real-estate offices.
Never sign sight-unseen. Use a vetted advisor to conduct a physical room check before sending any deposit.
Source: DEU International Exchange Team, Dormitory page for international students (EN), checked August 2026 · DEU Dormitory (생활관) site, room and fee information (KR), checked August 2026.
Dormitory Cafeterias (효민생활관 학생식당, 행복기숙사 식당)
Dong-Eui runs two separate dormitory cafeterias and they keep different hours, so check which building you are eating in before you plan your morning. The Hyomin dormitory cafeteria (효민생활관 학생식당) serves international students in the 1st Hyomin Dormitory. The 행복기숙사 (Happy Dormitory) cafeteria runs a longer day. Entry is by Student ID card (Dong-eui Mobile) or dormitory card, and meals are paid for with the meal coupon (식권) block you buy at the start of the semester rather than per plate. No 2026 per-meal price is published on either page. The only unit prices Dong-Eui shows are the Happy Dormitory meal tickets at 3,400 to 3,800 KRW each, and that table is labelled 2024년 기준, so it is a 2024 figure. One more caution on the dinner window: the Korean dormitory page gives weekend and holiday dinner as 17:00 to 18:30 while the English international-student page gives 17:00 to 18:00. We publish the Korean dormitory page, which is the primary source, and treat the weekend dinner window as approximate. The university's own note reads 운영시간은 식당 사정에 따라 변동될 수 있습니다, operating hours may change depending on the cafeteria's circumstances.
Breakfast (조식), Hyomin dormitory cafeteria
Weekdays 07:30 – 09:00
No breakfast on weekends or public holidays during the semester. Same 07:30 – 09:00 weekday window during vacation.
Lunch (중식), Hyomin dormitory cafeteria
Weekdays 12:00 – 13:30
Weekends and public holidays 11:30 – 13:30. During vacation, weekdays and holidays 12:00 – 13:30.
Dinner (석식), Hyomin dormitory cafeteria
Weekdays 17:00 – 19:00
Weekends and public holidays approximately 17:00 – 18:30, see the source conflict noted above. During vacation, 17:00 – 18:30.
Breakfast (조식), Happy Dormitory cafeteria
Weekdays 07:30 – 09:30
Weekends and public holidays 08:00 – 09:30.
Lunch (중식), Happy Dormitory cafeteria
Weekdays 11:30 – 14:00
Weekends and public holidays 11:30 – 13:30.
Dinner (석식), Happy Dormitory cafeteria
Weekdays 16:50 – 19:00
Weekends and public holidays 17:00 – 18:30.
Libraries & Sports
- DEU has a campus library and study facilities on the main campus.
- For larger shopping and daily-life needs, Seomyeon is a short Line 2 ride from Dong-eui University Station.
Health & Medical
Health Service Center (보건진료소)
On-campus Health Service Center. English-speaking medical support is not clearly confirmed, bring your student ID, insurance details and a translation app, and ask the International Exchange Team or a Korean buddy for help if needed.
For urgent situations anywhere in Korea, call 119.
Source: DEU Dormitory (생활관) site, cafeteria operating hours (KR), checked August 2026 · DEU International Exchange Team, Dormitory page for international students (EN), checked August 2026 · DEU Dormitory (생활관) site, room, fee and meal-ticket information (KR), checked August 2026.
Around Dong-Eui
The immediate area is Gaya-dong and the Dong-eui University Station strip, quick food, cafés and subway-area services for daily needs.
For shopping, restaurants and nightlife, take Line 2 a short distance to Seomyeon. The campus itself is hilly, make the shuttle 6-1 from Exit 5 part of your daily routine.
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