- Chonnam National University
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Chonnam National University 
Motto 진리(Truth), 창조(Creativity), 봉사(Service) Established 1952 Type National President KIM Yoon Soo Provost PARK Choong Nyeon Academic staff 1492 Undergraduates 31,930 Postgraduates 5,640 Location Gwangju, Chonnam (Jeonnam) Province, South Korea Colors green and gold Website http://www.chonnam.ac.kr/ (Korean)
http://web.chonnam.ac.kr/en/ (English)Korean name Hangul 전남대학교 Hanja 全南大學校 Revised Romanization Jeonnam Daehakgyo McCune–Reischauer Chŏnnam Taehakkyo Chonnam National University is a South Korean university located in the metropolitan city of Gwangju which lies in the middle of South Jeolla or Jeonnam (Chonnam) province, for which the school is named in the Southwest of the country. The university was formally established in January, 1952 through the union of Gwangju Medical College, Gwangju Agricultural College, Mokpo Commerce College, and Daeseong College. It currently consists of 59 academic departments in 19 colleges and 11 graduate programs. University attached facilities are the University Library, Museum, Health Service Center, Agro-Bioindustry Technical Support Center, Animal Hospital, Language Education Center, School of Lifelong Education, and University Computing Center. In March 2006, Yeosu National University merged with Chonnam National University to become a satellite campus.
Chonnam National University used to be generally regarded as one of the five major national universities of South Korea together with Seoul National University, Pusan National University, Kyungpook National University, and Chungnam National University. Now the number of the key national universities has been expanded into ten. CNU is also recognized as the best performer in government supported HRD (Human Resources Developer) projects. And Research expenses of CNU ranks 13th nationally. Moreover the number of High-ranking public officials ranked 11th. In addition, 26 alumni passed the Second Round of the 51st national bar exam, which is the most since the CNU Law School was established.[citation needed]
Contents
Academics
Colleges
- College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
- College of Arts
- College of Business Administration
- College of Education
- College of Engineering
- College of Human Ecology
- College of Humanities
- College of Law
- College of Medicine
- College of Natural Sciences
- College of Nursing
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Social Sciences
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- College of Culture & Social Sciences(Yeosu Campus)
- College of Engineering Sciences(Yeosu Campus)
- College of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences(Yeosu Campus)
- Division of Biological Sciences and Technology
- Division of Self-designed Interdisciplinary Studies
Graduate programs
- Graduate School
- Graduate School of Business
- Graduate School of Culture
- School of Dentistry
- Law School
- Medical School
- Graduate School of Education
- Graduate School of Industry and Technology
- Graduate School of Public Administration
- Graduate School of Educational & Industrial Cooperation(Yeosu Campus)
- Graduate School of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences(Yeosu Campus)
Major facilities
- Agro-Bioindustry Technical Support Center
- Animal Hospital
- CNU Press and Broadcasting Center
- Education Development Research Institute
- Educational Training Institute
- Equipment Management and Maintenance Center
- Health Service Center
- Language Education Center
- Library
- School of Lifelong Education
- Sports Center
- Student Residence Hall
- University Computing Center
- University Museum
Major research centers
- Environmental Research Institute
- Honam Studies Research Center
- Korea Dinosaur Research Center
- Management Research Institute
- May 18 Institute
- Bio-IT Fusion Technology Research Center
Medical centers
- Chonnam National University Hospital
- Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital
- Chonnam National University Dental Hospital
Partner universities
The university maintains international ties with 136 universities in 26 countries: Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, US, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
For international students
- Korean Language Free Courses
Two sessions of Korean classes are provided for all international students free of charge. The Language Education Center offers various levels of Korean language classes and programs for international students and foreign residents of Korea in general.
- Scholarships
- New Students: Scholarships are offered to incoming freshmen who are admitted as international students and automatically assessed when they apply to CNU.
Gallery
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Emblem
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Bongji Fountain
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Main Gate
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Yongbong Tower
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Yongji Pond
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CNU Dental Hospital
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Yeosu Campus_Main Gate
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Yeosu Campus_Student Union
Location
- Yongbongdong Campus
- 77 yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-757, Korea
- Hakdong Campus
- 26 Seonamdong-gil, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 501-746, Korea (Hak-dong)
- Doondeokdong Campus
- San96-1, Doondeok-dong, Yeosu, Jeonnam, Korea
- Gukdong Campus
- 291 Gubong-ro, Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, 550-807, Korea (Guk-dong)
- Hwasun Campus
- 160 Ilsim-ri, Hwasun-eup, Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do, 519-809, Korea
See also
- List of colleges and universities in South Korea
- List of Korea-related topics
- Education in South Korea
External links
Categories:- Universities and colleges in Gwangju
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