The CAMPUS Asia 2019 opening ceremony was held on March 1 at the Dongseo University Management Hall.

CAMPUS Asia is a government sponsored specialization program jointly run by Dongseo University in Korea, Ritsumeikan University in Japan and Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in China.

Students from the three participating universities learn the languages (Korean, Japanese, and Chinese) as well as the history and culture of the three countries at each of the three campuses. The opening ceremony was attended by all 20 CAMPUS Asia freshmen from Dongseo University’s Department of East Asian Studies, as well as their parents.

In addition, 20 students from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, 19 students from Ritsumeikan University and 30 senior students from Dongseo University welcomed the incoming students.

Professor Lee Hong-kyu, Professor Jae Jeom-sook and Professor Ozasa introduced the CAMPUS Asia program in detail to the new students and parents, including the course material, academic schedule and CAMPUS Asia team.

Lee Won Beom, the Head of the CAMPUS Asia program said, "CAMPUS Asia is a very special program. It is the only program in Asia where undergraduate students from Korea, China, and Japan come together to study. I hope that students from the three countries will learn and share the culture and humanities of their societies together through this program and become the next-generation talent who will lead the East Asian community into the future."