Chonnam National University

Korean name
Hangul	전남대학교
Hanja	全南大學校
Revised Romanization	Jeonnam Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏnnam Taehakkyo

Chonnam National University
전남대학교
Motto	진리, 창조, 봉사; (Truth, Creativity, Service)
Type	National
Established	1952
President	Jeong Byungseok
Academic staff	2,199 (2019)
Students	30,080 (2019)
Undergraduates	25,609 (2019)
Postgraduates	4,471 (2019)
Address	(Gwangju Campus_ 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186 / (Yeosu Campus) 50 Daehak-ro, Yeosu, Jeonnam, 59626, Gwangju, Yeosu, Chonnam Province, South Korea
Colors	green and gold
Nickname	Chondae (전대)
Website	global.jnu.ac.kr

Chonnam National University ("CNU") is a university in Gwangju, South Korea. It was founded in 1952 as the flagship national university for the southwestern region of Korea. In March 2006, Yeosu National University merged with Chonnam National University to become a satellite campus. CNU ranked the 10th nationwide and the 420th worldwide in world university rankings in the CWUR (Center for World University Rankings). It was also the 1st among the nine Korean national flagship universities in “Asia’s Top 75 Most Innovative Universities” in 2017 Reuters. CNU has also expanded its global reach by establishing partnerships with 499 Universities in 62 countries as of 2019.

CNU now offers courses in major areas of academic studies with 16 colleges and 11 graduate schools. It has two main campuses, one in Gwangju Metropolitan City and the other in the City of Yeosu. CNU also has two medical campuses and four university teaching hospitals. With more than 1,700 full-time professors, it now is a home to 35,000 students including 2,000 international students from 75 different countries. Each year, 500 international exchange students come to study at CNU, and it sends some 600 CNU students to various sister universities around the world.

CNU is a research-oriented university, and the amount of its research funds exceeds more than US$150 million. Specifically, CNU has gained world-wide reputation in the fields of Agriculture, Life science, Computer Science, and Bio-robotics, Engineering and Medical Science.

CNU provides the best environment for effective learning to its students, equipped with two main libraries, Language Education Center, and Center for Teaching and Learning. Its complex of dormitories can house 4,000 students.

Accreditation

- IEQAS: International Educational Quality Assurance System in Korea (2013)

- AACSB: Association to Advanced Collegiate School of Business (2012)

- ABEEK: Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (2013)

Academics

Colleges

College of Artificial Intelligence Convergence
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
Bachelor-master's degree program for School of Dentistry

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 Resources Section
- Forest Resources Section
- Plant Resources Section
Animal Hospital
CNU Press and Broadcasting Center
Education Development Research Institute
Educational Training Institute
Center for Research Facilities
Health Service Center
Language Education Center
Library
School of Lifelong Education
Sports Center
Student Residence Hall
Gwangju Campus
Yeosu Campus
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, Slovenia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States, 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.