On February 25, DSU’s 31st entrance ceremony was held at Sohyang Art Hall, with 300 in-person attendees and over 1500 people taking part online through Zoom. This year's entrance ceremony, which began with a sophisticated welcoming presentation by announcer Lim Hyeon-jeong from DSU, offeredvarious performances such as pre-produced videos, real-time on-site broadcasts, and offline events for online non-face-to-face communication due to COVID-19.

After the welcoming presentation, representatives from the Admissions Office, Safety Management Office, University Administration, Student Employment Support Office, Student Cafeteria, Global Sports Center, as well as former and current students and professors, welcomed the new students through a combined video message. Next, Director Im Kwon-taek of the College of Film and Performing Arts offered a congratulatory message, followed by College of Design graduate Park Gyeongmi giving a live message of ongratulations from Los Angeles directly through Zoom, as well as discussing her days at DSU and her life in the United States.

Also, DSU graduate Kim Yu-ra, who is currently working in New York, returned to Busan to attend the ceremony in person, meeting freshmen directly and ecounting how using the various overseas programs and services offered by DSU enabled her to secure employment in the United States.

Continuing the enthusiasm, in the middle of the event there were draws for gifts of AirPods and iPads, and surprise gifts for all freshmen attending, whether in-person or online. Altogether, a total of 2,027 new students received formal admission to DSU during the eremony, all taking the pledge to “abide by the school’s rules, to strive to learn while attending school, and to do our duty as students.” The Student Council also congratulated the new juniors by delivering a bouquet of flowers to the freshman representative, Choi Ji-hoon (Division of Media Communication)

Next, DSU President Jekuk Chang addressed attendees, saying “I would like to express my gratitude to the parents and relatives who believed in our university and entrusted their children to us. We will do our best to nurture your children into great talents with both character and ability.”

Addressing the new students, he continued, “It’s such a pity that I couldn’t meet you all in person at the entrance ceremony due to COVID19. It is also frustrating that, currently, international exchanges have stalled. But the virus cannot block your path, and we all eagerly look forward to overcoming it soon, and seeing you on campus and restarting your overseas opportunities. Our university is the only university with overseas campuses in the United States, China, and Japan. Be sure to seize the opportunity to go abroad while attending school. We hope that at DSU, you will take advantage of the numerous overseas programs that we provide to give wings to your dreams.”

President Chang concluded with the advice that, “First, as a student at DSU, be proud of yourself and set grand goals for your life. Second, get into the habit of doing your best every day. Third, develop your own unique talent.” Also, “For our part, our university will support you with the heart of a troubled mother for the next four years. Once again, I sincerely congratulate the new students for the class of 2022, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the parents, relatives, and staff who joined us. New students, I sincerely hope to see you in person on our beautiful campus soon. Thank you very much!