Seon Dae-in, the author of The Future of Jobs: What Is Changing and What Is Coming was invited to the One Book Talk Concert on October 11 at Yongji Gwan. His book was chosen as the Book of the Year for the 2018 Gwangju and Jeonnam Read and Talk, organized by the CNU Library. During the speech, the a
2018 CNU Festival "Yongbong Daedongpuri" has been underway for two days now on Yongbong campus from October 4. This event is one of the amazing festivals that students can enjoy with various programs and activities. It offers open food stands and other interesting booths. On the first day of the f
2018 CNU International Summer Session (ISS) was successfully held from June 28 to July 23. With 131 foreign students attending from 41 universities worldwide, CNU students could obtain the opportunity to take the lectures of renowned professors in various majors. 41 Korean students attending the ISS
Undergraduate and graduate students of the Dept. of Education won young scholar awards in the student sessions of the 2018 International Conference for Media in Education held at Chungbuk National University. 41 posters were submitted to the competition sessions and five of them were selected as hav
American students completed an eight-week intensive Korean language program operated by CNU Language Education Center. 26 students selected for a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program supported by the U.S. government took Korean lectures for four hours during weekdays from June 9 to August 3.
Starting from September 1, new international students had a two-day orientation on Yeosu campus. During the orientation, about 120 international students were provided with information about CNU and two cities where the university campuses are located. A coordinator of the Office of International Af
Chonnam National University (CNU) celebrated its 66th Second Graduation Ceremony on August 24. In this ceremony, a total 1,797 graduates received their degrees: 1,245 Bachelor's, 415 Master’s and 137 Doctoral degrees were successfully completed. More than 1,000 guests including President Jeong Byun
American students are learning Korean language at the Chonnam National University Language Education Center. The center hosts an intensive Korean language program for American students who received a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for four years in a row. In this year, 26 students have been tak
The 11th Hugwang Academic Award Winner Naoki Mizuno, emeritus professor of Kyoto University delivered a special lecture with the title of "Historiography of Human Rights" at Chonnam National University on June 27, 2018. CNU establihsed the award for scholary achievement to honor scholars who contr
2018 Chonnam National University International Summer Session (ISS) started on June 28, with 131 foreign students attending from 41 universities worldwide. The students attending the summer session would have the opportunity to listen to the lectures of renowned professors with various majors. 41 Ko
As the Book of the Year for the 2018 Gwangju and Jeonnam Read and Talk (GJRT), Seon Dae-in’s "Future of Work" was selected. CNU announced it at the ceremony to mark the 66th anniversary of the foundation held at Minjumaru Auditorium on June 8. Around 13,000 residents of Gwangju City and Jeonnam Pr
Chonnam National University (CNU) hosted a ceremony marking its 66th anniversary on June 8 at Minjumaru Auditorium. CNU President Jeong Byung-seok, CNU Alumni Association President Jung In-chae, alumni, faculty, staff, students and local residents attended the ceremony and celebrated its anniversary
CNU students enjoyed a special event for their university lives on campus. CNU held a ‘Happy Booth Day’ event around Bongji on May 30. As a part of the three-day ‘Students Culture Week’ program started on May 29, it aimed to give students valuable information about extracurricular activities and an
As part of the CNU Student Culture Week program, a student presentation competition titled "CNU Is Action (Idea, Speak, Action)" took place at Yongbong Hall on May 29. This program aimed to vitalize CNU’s student culture by enhancing the creativity and imagination of the students.
On May 14, international students enjoyed a traditional Korean music concert at Jaeum Hall in the College of Arts at CNU. The Dept. of Traditional Korean Music organized the concert and the professors of the department performed traditional Korean music on the gayageum, a traditional Korean zither-l
CNU members and Gwangju citizens commemorated the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement on May 18. The May 18 Institute at CNU hosted a commemoration event to mark the 38th anniversary of the May 18 Movement at Yongbong Hall at the university. At the ceremony, Moon Seok-hwan, the vice president of
CNU students did a four-day volunteer work in rural communities from May 4 and 7. Divided into nine groups, about 220 students participated in voluntary activities in Damyang, Gangjin and Gwangju. Kim Chang-yeon (Sophomore, Dept. of Environment and Energy Engineering) said, “I wanted to put myself i
The CNU Alumni Association had a celebration dinner for Vietnamese students at CNU to mark Vietnam’s Reunification Day on April 29. The event was well-attended by high-profile individuals, including CNU Alumni Association President Jeong In-chae, CNU President Jeong Byung-seok, Nguyen Viet Phong, vi
Malaysian students held an annual Malaysia Day event on April 25 on the first floor of the G&R Hub building at CNU. The event aimed to celebrate and share attractive Malaysian culture with Korean and international students from various countries. During the event, Malaysian students ran many booths
Voting for the Book of the Year for the 2018 Gwangju and Jeonnam Read and Talk (GJRT) program started on April 25. The residents of Gwangju City and Jeonnam Province can participated in the vote at 21 polling places including CNU Library and local libraries, and also online on the GJRT website until