Chonnam National University (CNU) held the 67th Second Graduation Ceremony on August 26 on Gwangju campus. A total of 1,653 graduates received their degrees: 1,240 Bachelor’s, 295 Master’s and 117 Doctoral degrees. More than 1,000 guests including President Jeong Byung-seok, faculty members, student
A Finnish student at Chonnam National University won the gold prize in the essay contest on foreigner’s life in Korea to celebrate the 12th Together Day in 2019. The Ministry of Justice’s Immigration Office in Yeosu hosted the competition for foreign residents with the purpose of building an environ
International students also have to do course evaluations to see their grades. The mandatory system is not effective to get feedback from students for improving a professor’s practice. I quickly passed through the assessment sheets without thinking deeply, just to see my grades. Professors don’t see
Student activity fees are necessary for organizing student-led programs and events that enhance students’ campus life. Student councils of each department should manage money in a transparent way. I heard that one of the student councils spent money for other purposes, and some departments’ students
It is good that the anti-abortion law was ruled as unconstitutional last April in Korea. The law has been ineffective. It protects only the right to life of an unborn child, but it does not care about the welfare of women who have an unwanted fetus and the welfare for the child’s future life. Social
I heard that there were concerns about the recently released commercial films about the Sewol ferry tragedy, and ”Jo Pil-Ho: The Drawing Rage” has had a negative response from some audiences. However, I think making a movie dealing with a disaster like the Sewol does not really matter as long as the
Freshmen had opportunities to obtain information about campus clubs and their activities. The General Student Club Association (GSCA) held the 2019 Student Club Fair around Bongji from March 11 to 13. The event involved 70 recognized central clubs introducing their clubs and recruiting new members.
An application called ‘Gudak Cam’ is famous among young people. With characteristics of film cameras, this application is one of the typical examples of ’newtro’ culture. If you open the app, you can find a black screen popping up, and in the middle of the screen there is an emerging tiny lens. If y
An exhibition ‘Chonnam National University’s 100 Hottest Books of 2018’ is open on the first floor of the CNU Library from December 3 to 14. Go to the library and check out the top 100 popular books borrowed at the university in 2018.