- Pusan National University
Infobox University
name = Pusan National University
motto = "Truth, Liberty, Devotion"
(진리 - 자유 - 봉사)
established =1946
type = National
city =Pusan
country =South Korea
undergrad = 17,347
postgrad = 9,138
faculty = full-time 839
campus = Urban
mascot = Sanjinee (산지니)
president = Kim, Inn Se
website = [http://www.pusan.ac.kr/ www.pusan.ac.kr]
Infobox Korean name
hangul = 부산대학교
hanja = 釜山大學校
rr = Busan Daehakgyo
mr = Pusan TaehakkyoPusan National University (PNU) (also called Busan National University) is one of the leading national universities in
South Korea . The university is one of 10Flagship Korean National Universities . It is one of the most recognized and prestigious national universities along withSeoul National University (SNU). PNU was established in May 1946, which was three months earlier than SNU. The main campus of the university is located in Busan (also called Pusan),South Korea . The university's English name is translated from its former Korean name, "Gungnip Pusan Daehakgyo" (국립 부산 대학교), but the university's name in Korean is now simply "Pusan Daehakgyo" ("Pusan University").History
Pusan National University (PNU) was founded on May 1946 in
Busan , theRepublic of Korea 's second largest metropolis by the Korean government, and it was established five months earlier thanSeoul National University inSeoul . PNU has grown to be a prestigious university standing abreast with other world renowned universities. As of 1998, graduates of PNU included 89,632 bachelor's degree holders, 12,755 master's degree holders, and 2,399 doctoral scholars, all of whom have been playing central roles as leaders of society. PNU is now comprised of 12 colleges and general graduate schools and 6 professional graduate schools, and it contributes to the development of the nation and the world by producing prominent experts and talented leaders.Pusan University has 2 more campuses, one in
Miryang and the other inYangsan .
= Undergraduate colleges=*College of Humanities
*College of Social Sciences
*College of Natural Sciences
*College of Engineering
*College of Law
*College of Education
*College of Business Administration
*College of Pharmacy
*College of Medicine
*College of Dentistry
*College of Human Ecology
*College of Arts
*College of Nano Science and TechnologyGraduate schools
*Graduate School of Humanities
*Graduate School of Social Sciences
*Graduate School of Natural Sciences
*Graduate School of Engineering
*Graduate School of Law
*Graduate School of Education
*Graduate School of Business Administration
*Graduate School of Oriental Medicine
*Graduate School of Pharmacy
*Graduate School of Medicine
*Graduate School of Dentistry
*Graduate School of Human Ecology
*Graduate School of Arts
*Graduate School of Nano Science and Technology
*Graduate School of Management
*Graduate School of Public Administration
*Graduate School of Industry
*Graduate School of Environment
*Graduate School of International StudiesExternal links
* [http://www.pusan.ac.kr Pusan National University]
* [http://www.pusan.ac.kr/ENG_PNU/01_main/main.asp Pusan National University(English)]
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