Portal Site for Starts-ups has recently opened for people who are interested in start-ups. According to the CNU Entrepreneurship Education Center, it was established to raise CNU members’ ability and knowledge related to starting businesses. It provides abundant information about overall steps of es
Recently, a series of child abuse cases, especially those caused by family members, have shocked our society. It made many people realize the seriousness of child abuse and led them to insist upon much more powerful laws and longer sentences for perpetrators. Although family members are most likely
The results of the 2016 general election are very interesting and shocking. The Minju Party got the largest number of seats beating the ruling Saenuri Party. Ahn Cheol-soo’s Peoples Party was unexpectedly supported and it changed the political system of South Korea into a three-party system. I had s
CNU announced on March 14 that it plans to create a park tentatively named CNU Democracy Park near the Main Gate of Yongbong Campus, which was the starting place of the May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising in 1980. The purpose of the park is to offer an educational environment and to commemorate all o
Youth Bus met CNU students in front of the College of Humanities building between April 27 to 28. It is a program which offers students a counseling service about employment, careers and many other concerns and helps them to find a solution of their problems. According to the manager of the youth bu
Chonnam National University (CNU)’s Faculty Council held a professors’ vote regarding the presidential election system from April 4 to April 8. It has constantly pushed to maintain a direct election system despite the government policy to adopt an indirect election system in choosing the presidents
Here in Korea, university students are able to delay their graduation once even if they finish their courses. By paying a particular extra fee, they can maintain their student status, but they no longer have to attend school. This has become a part of Korean university life, with an increasing numbe
Chonnam National University Faulty held a open forum improving the voting system of college presidents and strenghthening its status on December 2nd, 2015. Professors from natioal universities including Pusan National Univeristy, Gyeongsang National University, Gangwon National University, and Sunch
The Club ‘AUTO’ which belongs to the School of Mechanical Systems Engineering at CNU won the first prize for the Electricity Vehicle field in a Self-made Car Racing Competition for University Students. Also, another Club ‘AERO’ took third place in the same field. It is the largest competition hosted
The Language Education Center (LEC) at CNU has successfully completed the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Korean 2015 program of the U.S. Department of State. The CLS Korean program is a fully-funded overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate student
The 7th International Summer Session (ISS) was held from June 25th to July 20th. It is a program which provides students with high-quality English lectures during the summer vacation, brought about by inviting renowned scholars and international students from our international partner campuses. This
Every year, about 90,000 companion animals are abandoned or lost. Most of them are sent to animal shelters. Although the animal shelters are an opportunity for them to live on, they have to live in poor surroundings and cannot receive enough care and attention from people. If you want to help these
CNU started a ‘Healthy Breakfast’ campaign and offers a healthy breakfast service to its students starting from April 1st to December 18th except holidays and the summer vacation period. It is available from 8 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. on weekdays at cafeterias in the Student Union 1 and 2. Students can enj
In early February the Government decided the new route for the Honam High Speed Railway without stopping by Daejeon. In my opinion, the new railway should go directly from Gwangju to Seoul rather than not passing through Daejeon because it is built to reduce the journey times between Honam and Seoul
The naval base construction on Jeju Island resumed last month but the conflict between the Navy and local residents still remains unsettled. I think the naval base in Jeju should be constructed in principle because it is vital to the national security. Korea’s existing naval bases are not well locat
Low wages for young people who want to build their career is a common practice in our society. Many employers intend to exploit young job seekers because they are so desperate for a job that they have no choice but to work as an intern in spite of low pay. It is definitely wrong because it is natura
What do you think about the government's policy, mandatory CCTV installation in kindergartens?: We recently realized that our children are not in the safety zone from a series of child abuse cases in kindergartens. Some people might say that mandatory CCTV installation in kindergartens cannot be th
The Office of International Affairs will recruit outgoing exchange students to European and Asian universities. Students will need to submit their applications from March 23th to April 3rd. To apply for English-speaking universities, applicants are required to score more than 700 points on the TOEIC
CNU held an entrance ceremony at the Auditorium at 2 p.m. on February 27th, 2015 and admitted 4,883 undergraduate students and 1,597 graduate students to the University. Since 2008, the ceremony was held in each college but the university authorities changed it last year and have the integrated cere