The scene of Dongduk Women's University 2024 Spring Graduation Ceremony on the 21st. Provided by Dongduk Women's University.
The 2024 Spring Degree Conferment Ceremony at Dongduk Women's University, where conflicts over the campus situation have continued, was held on the 21st at the Dongin Hall Gymnasium. On this day, degrees were awarded to a total of 1,366 graduates, including 9 doctoral degree recipients, 61 master's degree recipients, 1,284 bachelor's degree recipients, and 12 bachelor's degree recipients through the Academic Credit Bank System.
Kim Myung-ae, president of Dongduk Women's University, is delivering a graduation speech at the 2024 Spring Semester Degree Conferment Ceremony on the 21st. Provided by Dongduk Women's University
The ceremony, which began at 11 a.m. and lasted about an hour, proceeded with △reporting of graduates △degree and award certificate conferment △president's graduation speech △chairman's congratulatory address △orchestral congratulatory performance △singing of the school anthem. President Kim Myeong-ae said in her graduation speech, "Graduates, as you step into the new world called ‘society,’ do not fear change and I hope you become the agents of challenge," adding, "Let us all love and encourage Dongduk, and never forget that Dongduk is ‘us’ and ‘me.’"
At the graduation ceremony held on the 21st at Dongduk Women's University in Seoul, graduates are taking commemorative photos. Dongduk Women's University has been in disagreement over compensation for damages to the school caused by student protests, including lacquer painting, related to the transition to coeducation last November. Photo by Yonhap News
Jo Won-young, Chairman of the Dongduk Academy, delivered a congratulatory address saying, "Graduates, I sincerely congratulate you on your honorable graduation and new beginning," and added, "Just as the saying goes, ‘The stars shine brightest on the darkest nights,’ you will become even more radiant through any challenge, and I sincerely hope you will be proud Dongduk members leading the era of change."
Graduates are moving at the degree conferment ceremony held on the 21st at Dongduk Women's University in Seoul. Dongduk Women's University has been in disagreement over compensation for damages to the school caused by student protests, including locker painting, related to the transition to coeducation last November. Photo by Yonhap News
Dongduk Women's University has been embroiled in ongoing conflicts surrounding last year's opposition by students to the transition to coeducation, including the occupation of the main building and protests involving spray painting. The Emergency Committee of the Dongduk Women's University Student Council held a rally in front of the university main building on the 20th, the day before, condemning the university administration for filing lawsuits against 19 students and sending certified letters for disciplinary actions, claiming these are ‘retaliatory’ legal measures. The students also stated they would carry out a campus petition campaign in response to the university's unfair measures. It is reported that Dongduk Women's University is not considering withdrawing the lawsuits.
On the 20th, in front of the main building of Dongduk Women's University in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, the 58th Emergency Committee of Dongduk Women's University hosted a press conference to announce an on-campus signature campaign condemning the university headquarters' retaliatory legal actions and violations of student human rights. Photo by Yonhap News.
A university official told Yonhap News Agency, "We requested an investigation to clarify who was responsible for the building damage and who should be held accountable," adding, "There is no meaning in withdrawing the lawsuits."
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