About 19,000 students are enrolled. In August 1947, the organization established for the creation of Dong-A College, along with Dr. Jae-hwan Jeong pen-named Sokdang as its leader, applied to the Ministry of Education for permission to establish the Dong-A Foundation. Permission was granted and the foundation opened Dong-A College as a four-year college on December 30, 1947 with five departments di
vided into two schools: School of Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences and School of Law. Departments such as History and English were founded in the mid-1950s. The Central Library was completed in 1957. At present, the University has 9 graduate schools and 11 colleges including 28 divisions and 13 departments where 55 majors belong. The Dong-A University Museum was established in 1959. As of 2007, its collection includes over 30,000 artifacts, among them 2 national treasures and 10 trČeasures. It has published over 75 archaeological reports and annually showcases new material at the joint exhibition sponsored by the Korean Association of University Museums.[1]
Today Dong-A University is one of the main private universities in the nation.[citation needed] Dong-A University is one of the top employers in the Great Busan area, where the economic effect of this university is especially felt in Saha-gu and Seo-gu, Busan.[citation needed]
The university is known for its alumni network. Alumni of the school are reputed to number 140,000, and such social networks are said to be important especially in government, law and business sectors[citation needed]. Among the alumni are several ministers of various Korean governments as well as leaders of major Korean companies.
