Chonbuk National University
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Chonbuk National University in Jeonju, South Korea is the Flagship Korean National University for Jeollabuk-do
province, also known as Jeonbuk or Chonbuk. Chonbuk National University has been constantly recognized as one of top universities in the world ranked 501-550th in the world by QS Top Universities Ranking in 2010.
system; it is one of 10 Flagship Korean National Universities
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CBNU's mission is to help pursue excellence in teaching and research through truth seeking and further to develop the leadership character of new generations for the new global age; it was mandated to nurture the national ethos of pursuing truth through excellence in teaching and research in the ever-extending frontiers of human knowledge under the guiding philosophic principles of Liberty, Justice, and Creativity.
CBNU recognizes its mission as a higher learning institution that should help cultivate creative minds and leadership while fostering and preserving the equal opportunity for all members of society. Given such opportunities students endowed potentials will be fully developed so as to meet the challenges engendered by a rapidly changing world of great uncertainty. It believes that a creative mind coupled with a strong liberal education will enable the young emerging leadership to work effectively for the common good of society, and ultimately of the world.
From its inception, CBNU has taken great strides in the fields of humanities, social and natural sciences, engineering, and commerce. Further it has continued serving well for the regional as well as the national interest and aspiration for the better human conditions. CBNU has grown to one of the major among twenty-four national universities with fifteen colleges, seven graduate schools, and three professional graduate schools.
CBNU's Jeonju campus provides approximately 30,000 students and 2,000 faculty and staff members with superb educational, research and support facilities. As a leading national university, CBNU maintains many cooperative programs with other international educational institutions, and currently more than 500 international students are enrolled in its degree programs, in addition to around 100 international researchers. The number of international members and international cooperations has increased rather rapidly in the recent few years under the Chonbuk National University Vision 2020: Chonbuk National University to the Global Top 100.
1951-10-06 Five more colleges were established; Provincial Iri Agricultural College was renamed as Chonbuk National University(CBNU)
1952-11-01 Graduate School was established
1970-02-10 Graduate School of Business Administration was established
1970-12-31 College of Medicine was established
1971-12-31 College of Education was established
1975-02-01 CBNU Hospital was established
1976-03-11 Graduate School of Education was established
1976-07-10 A High School Affiliated to the College of Education was established
1980-10-02 College of Dentistry was established
1981-11-25 Graduate School of Public Administration was established
1984-11-27 Graduate School of Environmental Studies was established
1987-10-19 College of Art was established
1988-10-29 College of Veterinary Medicine was established
1989-11-06 Specialized Graduate School of Industry & Technology was established
1991-10-24 College of Human Ecology was established
1992-07-28 Specialized Graduate School of Agricultural Development was established
1993-09-04 Specialized Graduate School of Industrial Technology was established
1994-07-04 CBNU Hospital transformed into a public corporation
1994-10-21 Specialized Graduate School of Industry & Technology established
1996-03-01 CBNU Social Education Center was opened
1997-01-23 CBNU Samsung Cultural Center was opened
1999-09-01 Student Service Center was opened
2002-10-30 Specialized Graduate School of Legal Affairs was established
2003-08-25 Translation and Interpretation Service Center was opened
2003-10-22 Industry-Academy Cooperation was established
2004-10-29 Specialized Graduate School of Dental Medicine was accredited
2005-03-01 College of Nursing and Specialized Graduate School of Dentistry was established
2005-10-07 Specialized Graduate School of Medicine was granted
2006-02-28 Hunsan Geonji House (guesthouse) was opened
2006-08-24 CBNU Seongwon Law Library was opened
2007-02-28 CBNU Legal Support Center was opened
2008-02-04 Law School was preliminarily granted by the government
2008-02-01 Merged with Iksan College and opened as Iksan Campus
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES: Agricultural Biology, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Animal Biotechnology, Animal Science, Bioenvironmental Science, Bioindustrial Machinery Engineering, Crop Production & Technology, Food Science & Technology, Forest Resources, Horticultural Science, Landscape Architecture, Wood Science & Technology
COLLEGE OF ARTS: Dance, Fine Arts, Industrial Design, Korean Traditional Music, Music
COLLEGE OF COMMERCE: Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, International Trade
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION: Biology Education, Chemistry Education, Earth Science Education, Education, English Education, Ethics Education, Geography Education, German Education, History Education, Korean Education, Mathematics Education, Physical Education, Physics Education, Social Science Education, Social Studies Education
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING: Aerospace Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Architecture, Biochemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic and Communications Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronic Materials Engineering, Energy-Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Healthcare Information Engineering, Healthcare System Engineering, Industrial and Information Systems Engineering, Industrial Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering, Information Materials Science & Engineering, Infrastructure Civil Engineering, Mechanical Design Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical System Engineering, Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Nano-Bio Mechanical System Engineering, Nanochemical Engineering, Polymer-Nano Science & Technology, Precision Mechanical Engineering, Textile Engineering, Urban Engineering
COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIORESOURCE SCIENCES: Bioresource and Biomaterial Engineering, Environment Landscape Architecture Design, Environmental Biotechnology, Food Resource Marketing Economics, Food Science & Biotechnology, Oriental Medicine Resources
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES: Archaeology & Cultural Anthropology, Chinese Language & Literature, English Language & Literature, French Language & Literature, German Language & Literature, History, Japanese Language & Literature, Korean Language & Literature, Library & Information Science, Philosophy, Spanish-Latin American Language & Literature
COLLEGE OF HUMAN ECOLOGY: Child Studies, Clothing and Textiles, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Housing Environmental Design
COLLEGE OF LAW: Law
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES: Journalism & Mass Communication, Political Science & Diplomacy, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Welfare, Sociology
COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES: Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Science, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Physics, Pre-Veterinary, Science Studies, Semiconductor Science & Technology, Sport Science, Statistical Informatics
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE: Veterinary Medicine
ENGINEERING: Aerospace Engineering, Architecture & Urban Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Design, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Polymer Nano Engineering, Precision Mechanical Engineering, Semiconductor Engineering, Textile Engineering
HUMANITIES/SOCIAL SCIENCES: Accounting, Administration, Archaeology & Cultural Anthropology, Business Administration, Chinese Language & Literature, Economics, Education, French Literature, German Language & Literature, History, International Trade, Japanese Language & Literature, Journalism & Communications, Korean Language & Literature, Korean Social Ethics, German Language Education, Korean Language Education, Law, Library & Information Science, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Science, Social Studies Education, Social Welfare
INTERDISCIPLINARY: Advanced Organic Materials Engineering, Bio-active Material Science, Bio-industrial and Precision Machinery Engineering, Bio-process Engineering, Clinical Speech Pathology, Cognitive Science, English Education, Healthcare Engineering, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Engineering, Image Engineering, Information & Communication, Information Electronic Materials Engineering, Information Security Engineering, Intelligence Vehicle System Engineering, International Cyber Trade & Area Study, Mechatronics Engineering, Nano Science and Technology, Nano Semiconductors and Displays, Radiation Science & Technology, Renewable Energy Engineering, Science/Technology/Culture, Technology and Public Policy
MEDICINE: Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine
NATURAL SCIENCES: Advanced Gerontological Nursing, Advanced Hospice Nursing, Advanced Oncological Nursing, Agricultural Biology, Agriculture Chemistry, Agriculture Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Animal Resources and Biotechnology, Bio-industrial Machinery Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Science, Food Science ＆ Technology, Forestry, Home Economics, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Mathematics, Nursing, Physics, Science Education, Science Studies, Statistical Informatics, Wood Engineering
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT: Agricultural Development
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Accounting, Business Administration, Industrial Economics, Trade
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY: Dentistry
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION: Adolescent Education & Guidance, Agricultural Education Major, Biology Education, Chemistry Education, Chinese Language & Literature Education, Clothing & Textiles Education, Commerce Education, Computer Science Education, Early Childhood Education, Earth Science Education, Educational Administration, Educational Methodology, Educational Psychology, English Language Education, Environmental Education, Ethics Education, Fine Arts Education, Food Preparation Education, Geography Education, German Language Education, History Education, Home Economics Education, Japanese Language Education, Korean Language Education, Library and Information Science Education, Mathematics Education, Music Education, Nursing Education, Philosophy Education, Physical Education, Physics Education, Sino-Korean Education, Social Education, Spanish Language Education
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT: Architecture Environment, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Planning
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY: Industry Technology, Information Technology
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE: Archives Management, Computer Information, Environment Information, Genetics Information, Library and Information, Management Information, Statistics Information
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LAW (LAW SCHOOL)
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LEGAL AFFAIRS: Civil Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Private Law, Labor & Welfare Law, Law of Real Estate, Local Government Law, Medical Law, Tax Law
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (MEDICAL SCHOOL): Anatomy, Biochemistry, Forensic Medicine, Immunology, Medical Education, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Dermatology, Diagnostic Radiology, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Laboratory Medicine, Nuclear Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Pediatrics, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Urology
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH: Health Management, Industry Health
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: Journalism, Local Government, Public Administration, Social Welfare
Jeollabuk-do
Jeollabuk-do is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Jeolla province, and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea...
province, also known as Jeonbuk or Chonbuk. Chonbuk National University has been constantly recognized as one of top universities in the world ranked 501-550th in the world by QS Top Universities Ranking in 2010.
Overview
Chonbuk National University(CBNU) was founded in 1947, following the liberation of the Republic of Korea, by the Provincial fund within the framework of the Korean national universityNational university
A national university is generally a university created or run by a government, but which at the same time operates autonomously without direct oversight or control by the state. Some national universities are closely associated with national cultural or political aspirations...
system; it is one of 10 Flagship Korean National Universities
Flagship Korean National Universities
Korean Flagship National Universities has been created by South Korean government to lead the development of South Korea into a developed country through providing the highest educational institutions nationwide. Korean government created one flagship national university for each province between...
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CBNU's mission is to help pursue excellence in teaching and research through truth seeking and further to develop the leadership character of new generations for the new global age; it was mandated to nurture the national ethos of pursuing truth through excellence in teaching and research in the ever-extending frontiers of human knowledge under the guiding philosophic principles of Liberty, Justice, and Creativity.
CBNU recognizes its mission as a higher learning institution that should help cultivate creative minds and leadership while fostering and preserving the equal opportunity for all members of society. Given such opportunities students endowed potentials will be fully developed so as to meet the challenges engendered by a rapidly changing world of great uncertainty. It believes that a creative mind coupled with a strong liberal education will enable the young emerging leadership to work effectively for the common good of society, and ultimately of the world.
From its inception, CBNU has taken great strides in the fields of humanities, social and natural sciences, engineering, and commerce. Further it has continued serving well for the regional as well as the national interest and aspiration for the better human conditions. CBNU has grown to one of the major among twenty-four national universities with fifteen colleges, seven graduate schools, and three professional graduate schools.
CBNU's Jeonju campus provides approximately 30,000 students and 2,000 faculty and staff members with superb educational, research and support facilities. As a leading national university, CBNU maintains many cooperative programs with other international educational institutions, and currently more than 500 international students are enrolled in its degree programs, in addition to around 100 international researchers. The number of international members and international cooperations has increased rather rapidly in the recent few years under the Chonbuk National University Vision 2020: Chonbuk National University to the Global Top 100.
Chronicles
1947-10-15 Provincial Iri Agricultural College was founded1951-10-06 Five more colleges were established; Provincial Iri Agricultural College was renamed as Chonbuk National University(CBNU)
1952-11-01 Graduate School was established
1970-02-10 Graduate School of Business Administration was established
1970-12-31 College of Medicine was established
1971-12-31 College of Education was established
1975-02-01 CBNU Hospital was established
1976-03-11 Graduate School of Education was established
1976-07-10 A High School Affiliated to the College of Education was established
1980-10-02 College of Dentistry was established
1981-11-25 Graduate School of Public Administration was established
1984-11-27 Graduate School of Environmental Studies was established
1987-10-19 College of Art was established
1988-10-29 College of Veterinary Medicine was established
1989-11-06 Specialized Graduate School of Industry & Technology was established
1991-10-24 College of Human Ecology was established
1992-07-28 Specialized Graduate School of Agricultural Development was established
1993-09-04 Specialized Graduate School of Industrial Technology was established
1994-07-04 CBNU Hospital transformed into a public corporation
1994-10-21 Specialized Graduate School of Industry & Technology established
1996-03-01 CBNU Social Education Center was opened
1997-01-23 CBNU Samsung Cultural Center was opened
1999-09-01 Student Service Center was opened
2002-10-30 Specialized Graduate School of Legal Affairs was established
2003-08-25 Translation and Interpretation Service Center was opened
2003-10-22 Industry-Academy Cooperation was established
2004-10-29 Specialized Graduate School of Dental Medicine was accredited
2005-03-01 College of Nursing and Specialized Graduate School of Dentistry was established
2005-10-07 Specialized Graduate School of Medicine was granted
2006-02-28 Hunsan Geonji House (guesthouse) was opened
2006-08-24 CBNU Seongwon Law Library was opened
2007-02-28 CBNU Legal Support Center was opened
2008-02-04 Law School was preliminarily granted by the government
2008-02-01 Merged with Iksan College and opened as Iksan Campus
Undergraduate Studies
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES: Agricultural Biology, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Animal Biotechnology, Animal Science, Bioenvironmental Science, Bioindustrial Machinery Engineering, Crop Production & Technology, Food Science & Technology, Forest Resources, Horticultural Science, Landscape Architecture, Wood Science & Technology
COLLEGE OF ARTS: Dance, Fine Arts, Industrial Design, Korean Traditional Music, Music
COLLEGE OF COMMERCE: Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, International Trade
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION: Biology Education, Chemistry Education, Earth Science Education, Education, English Education, Ethics Education, Geography Education, German Education, History Education, Korean Education, Mathematics Education, Physical Education, Physics Education, Social Science Education, Social Studies Education
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING: Aerospace Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Architecture, Biochemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic and Communications Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronic Materials Engineering, Energy-Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Healthcare Information Engineering, Healthcare System Engineering, Industrial and Information Systems Engineering, Industrial Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering, Information Materials Science & Engineering, Infrastructure Civil Engineering, Mechanical Design Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical System Engineering, Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Nano-Bio Mechanical System Engineering, Nanochemical Engineering, Polymer-Nano Science & Technology, Precision Mechanical Engineering, Textile Engineering, Urban Engineering
COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIORESOURCE SCIENCES: Bioresource and Biomaterial Engineering, Environment Landscape Architecture Design, Environmental Biotechnology, Food Resource Marketing Economics, Food Science & Biotechnology, Oriental Medicine Resources
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES: Archaeology & Cultural Anthropology, Chinese Language & Literature, English Language & Literature, French Language & Literature, German Language & Literature, History, Japanese Language & Literature, Korean Language & Literature, Library & Information Science, Philosophy, Spanish-Latin American Language & Literature
COLLEGE OF HUMAN ECOLOGY: Child Studies, Clothing and Textiles, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Housing Environmental Design
COLLEGE OF LAW: Law
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES: Journalism & Mass Communication, Political Science & Diplomacy, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Welfare, Sociology
COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES: Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Science, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Physics, Pre-Veterinary, Science Studies, Semiconductor Science & Technology, Sport Science, Statistical Informatics
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE: Veterinary Medicine
General Graduate School
ARTS/PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Dance, Fine Arts, Industrial Design, Korean Music, Music, Physical EducationENGINEERING: Aerospace Engineering, Architecture & Urban Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Design, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Polymer Nano Engineering, Precision Mechanical Engineering, Semiconductor Engineering, Textile Engineering
HUMANITIES/SOCIAL SCIENCES: Accounting, Administration, Archaeology & Cultural Anthropology, Business Administration, Chinese Language & Literature, Economics, Education, French Literature, German Language & Literature, History, International Trade, Japanese Language & Literature, Journalism & Communications, Korean Language & Literature, Korean Social Ethics, German Language Education, Korean Language Education, Law, Library & Information Science, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Science, Social Studies Education, Social Welfare
INTERDISCIPLINARY: Advanced Organic Materials Engineering, Bio-active Material Science, Bio-industrial and Precision Machinery Engineering, Bio-process Engineering, Clinical Speech Pathology, Cognitive Science, English Education, Healthcare Engineering, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Engineering, Image Engineering, Information & Communication, Information Electronic Materials Engineering, Information Security Engineering, Intelligence Vehicle System Engineering, International Cyber Trade & Area Study, Mechatronics Engineering, Nano Science and Technology, Nano Semiconductors and Displays, Radiation Science & Technology, Renewable Energy Engineering, Science/Technology/Culture, Technology and Public Policy
MEDICINE: Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine
NATURAL SCIENCES: Advanced Gerontological Nursing, Advanced Hospice Nursing, Advanced Oncological Nursing, Agricultural Biology, Agriculture Chemistry, Agriculture Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Animal Resources and Biotechnology, Bio-industrial Machinery Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Science, Food Science ＆ Technology, Forestry, Home Economics, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Mathematics, Nursing, Physics, Science Education, Science Studies, Statistical Informatics, Wood Engineering
Specialized Graduate Schools
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT: Agricultural Development
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Accounting, Business Administration, Industrial Economics, Trade
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY: Dentistry
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION: Adolescent Education & Guidance, Agricultural Education Major, Biology Education, Chemistry Education, Chinese Language & Literature Education, Clothing & Textiles Education, Commerce Education, Computer Science Education, Early Childhood Education, Earth Science Education, Educational Administration, Educational Methodology, Educational Psychology, English Language Education, Environmental Education, Ethics Education, Fine Arts Education, Food Preparation Education, Geography Education, German Language Education, History Education, Home Economics Education, Japanese Language Education, Korean Language Education, Library and Information Science Education, Mathematics Education, Music Education, Nursing Education, Philosophy Education, Physical Education, Physics Education, Sino-Korean Education, Social Education, Spanish Language Education
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT: Architecture Environment, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Planning
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY: Industry Technology, Information Technology
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE: Archives Management, Computer Information, Environment Information, Genetics Information, Library and Information, Management Information, Statistics Information
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LAW (LAW SCHOOL)
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LEGAL AFFAIRS: Civil Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Private Law, Labor & Welfare Law, Law of Real Estate, Local Government Law, Medical Law, Tax Law
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (MEDICAL SCHOOL): Anatomy, Biochemistry, Forensic Medicine, Immunology, Medical Education, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Dermatology, Diagnostic Radiology, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Laboratory Medicine, Nuclear Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Pediatrics, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Urology
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH: Health Management, Industry Health
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: Journalism, Local Government, Public Administration, Social Welfare
See also
- List of colleges and universities in South Korea
- List of Korea-related topics
- Education in South KoreaEducation in South KoreaEducation in South Korea is viewed as being crucial for success and competition is consequently very heated and fierce. A centralized administration oversees the process for the education of children from kindergarten to the third and final year of high school. Mathematics, science, Korean, social...