The elections for the 2021 General Student Council (GSC) at CNU will be held online on December 2, 2020. Lim Gi-ahn (Junior, Dept. of Statistics) and Han Che-young (Junior, Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Chemistry), Lee In-woo (Senior, School of Polymer Science and Engineering) and Park Hong-e
The final two candidates for the 21st president of Chonnam National University were selected yesterday. Jung Sungtaek (College of Medical Science) was chosen as the first candidate and Kim Youngman (School of Material Science and Engineering) took the second place. The 21st presidential elections we
The Language Education Center (LEC) at Chonnam National University has been running the Language Partner Program for American students of the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program since 2015. It aims to pair up American and Korean students to practice spoken Korean and improve their language s
As of last year, 5.91 million households in Korea raised 8.56 companion animals, according to a survey result released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on April 28. With the increasing number of people living with pets or animals, their needs related to animals such as health c
Counsel: They are the ones getting away with* murder. Old woman: Where in the world is Nevis?From The Laundromat* Get away with something: It refers to a situation when someone does something wrong without being punished or with light punishment. When someone steals something and runs away, it can b
Chonnam National University (CNU) has been building an infrastructure for an effective online learning system that can be available at any time. The Institute of Liberal Education at the university has moved a variety of face-to-face learning community programs to online learning formats and support
CNU's student ID card allows students to use various facilities inside the campus. With this card, students can enter and reserve a seat in the reading rooms of the library and the library annex, and also get into Student Residence Halls or the cafeteria. Outside the university, the student ID card
CNU offeres the Safe Return Home Service on Yongbong campus. This service is available only to female students who go home in the middle of the night. Campus security guards accompany students to the university’s boundaries such as the Main Gate or the taxi stands around the Yongbong campus. It aims
The most peaceful place to spend time is around Yongji Pond near the back gate on Yongbong campus. It is a large artificial pond created in 1969 because of an old man’s suggestion that the university needs a pond to give a good education. After that, it became a landmark of the Yongbong campus and s
The best photo spot during the early spring is around "Red Apricot Flowers" near the Minjumaru on Yongbong campus. Students and local residents enjoy taking pictures in front of the flowers. This is famous for being designated as one of the top five apricot flowers in Honam, the southern region of
Chonnam National University (CNU) conferred degrees to a total of 3,981 graduates: 3,159 Bachelor’s, 672 Master’s and 150 Doctoral degrees last February. CNU President Jeong Byung-seok sent congratulatory and cheerful pop-up messages on the official website of the university. “Life is not speed but
With the emergence of different types of makerspaces in Korea, maker culture is currently spreading all over the country. In Gwangju, there are mobile makerspaces and special makerspaces that offer maker education programs focusing on food and art. The Chonnam Tribune gives a brief introduction abou
Jung Hye-shin, psychiatrist and author of the book You Are Right gave a speech at the ‘One Book Talk Concert’ at Yongji-gwan on September 26. It was chosen as the Book of the Year for the 2019 Gwangju and Jeonnam Read and Talk (GJRT) organized by the CNU Library. During the talk concert held under t
The Term “Soundscape” was coined by Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer and refers to our sonic environment, the ever-present array of noises with which we all live. –Ed. A campus festival allows students to take a break from class or relieve stress from doing their assignments. They enjoy a v
Emma: Let yourself be happy, please. Cole: I cannot get past* it. I tried. I cannot get past it. Emma: Just get over it. Okay?From Zoe* Get past: It adds the meaning of ‘forgetting something’, and is usually used as “How do I get past the situation?”“Zoe” is a science-fiction romantic movie about th
When you experience an inconvenience or a problem on campus in your college life, you may want to express your opinion on the concern to school administrations. But it is not easy to take some kind of action to demand that the school improves by yourself. That is why we need student council represen