Overview
- An offline student council survey found 85.7% of 3,470 participants opposed the coeducational shift, with turnout at 50.4% meeting the validity threshold.
- Dongduk says it will proceed toward accepting men in 2029 under a stakeholder-weighted process and has scheduled a development-plan briefing for Dec. 15.
- The student council announced a 2 p.m. Tuesday press conference at the main gate and will submit the survey results to the administration.
- Students at multiple women’s universities posted coordinated objections and petitioners filed complaints urging the Education Ministry to reject the rule revision and conduct an audit.
- Analysts cite steep enrollment headwinds, including a projected 27.3% drop in potential enrollees in greater Seoul by 2040, and note precedents in Japan and prior Korean university conversions.