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| - Funded by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources for the Mid-scale Project of New University for Regional Innovation (7.5 billion won funded for five departments)
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Selected by the 2nd University Assessment as the Best University (with Development Strategies and Vision, Education and Social Services)

| - Selected by Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) as Agency for Human Resources Development of Electric Power Industry  (1.3 billion won funded)
 
 
| - Established a sisterhood relationship with the University of Southern Queensland in Australia
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Initiated a dual-degree system with QiQihar University in China(3+1)

| - Funded by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources for the Large-scale Project of New University for Regional Innovation (24.8 billion won for 4years)
 
 
| - The Department of Information and Technology, selected and supported by Ministry of Information and Communications for curriculum revision (300 million won funded)
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Selected by Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy for the pilot project of RIS (Regional Innovation System) (4.8 billion won funded)

| - Selected by Ministry of Science and Technology for the project of Research-Centered Regional University (51 billion won funded)
 
 
| - One-hundred percent pass-rate for all Dongshin students who took 2003 National Nursing Certificate Examination
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Visitation of Dongshin University by President Roh Moo Hyun
| - Funded by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development for the Ministrys Regional University Nurturing project
| - Selected as the best university in the civil engineering category by the Korea Council for University Education  (educational environment)
| - Initiated a dual-degree system with Northeast Normal University(3+1) and QiQihar University(2+2) in China
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Funded by Ministry of Science and Technology for the operation of a new RRC (Regional Research Center) (Total expense: 9.6 billion won)

 
 
| - Four consecutive years of 100% pass rate at National Korean Medicine Herbalist Certificate Examination
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Gold and Silver medals in Cycle, Gold medal in Sepaktakraw and Bronze medal in Rifle Shooting at Pusan Asian Games

| - Recipient of the Prime Ministers Award in Small/Medium Industry Technical Innovations Competition
| - Gwangju Korean Medicine Hospital of Dongshin University, awarded a prize by the governor of the Jeolla-namdo Province
| - Forty three Students sent to top quality overseas (Australia) IT educations institutions by Ministry of Information and Communications
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Ranked 4th by JoongAng Ilbo Daily in the Areas of Amount of Researches Conducted by Professors

 
 
| - Selected as one of the premier universities in the education of IT professional human resource by Ministry of Information and Communications
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Selected by Korean Council for University Education as one of the premier universities in Electrics, Electronics, Information Communications and Computer

| - Selected by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry as Seed Bank Foundation Project University
| - First to establish Industrial Liaison Research Institute among universities in the Honam region
| - Visitation of the school by President Kim Dae-Jung and his wife
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Selected by Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development as 1st in the allocations of research funds to professors within the Honam region

 
 
| - Selected by the Small and Medium Business Administration for the TRITAS (Triangle of Technology Assistance for SMEs) program
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First to establish Webcasting Station in Gwangju and Jeonnam region

| - Selected as the Superior University by Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy Supervision which is research of Biological Industry Educational-industrial Union and Construction Business of Utility Base
 
 
| 1986 - Authorization for the establishment of Dongshin Engineering College
| 1987 - Opening of Dongshin Engineering College
| 1992 - Authorization for the establishment of Dongshin University
| 1993 - Authorization for the establishment of the Korean Hospital of Dongshin University
| 1994 -

Established the Supporting Center for the Technical Development of Minor Enterprises Contents

| 1999 -

Selected as The Top University in the Field of Multimedia Contents by Ministry of Information and Communications
 

Selected as A Superior University in Supporting and Establishing the Technology Innovation Center by Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy