On September 16th, 2013 General Student Council (GSC) ‘Action Plus’ held a press conference in front of Student Union I building and announced that its plan to vote on ‘National Intelligence Service (NIS) and its involvement in the last presidential election’ in order to require the special prosecut
Fall 2013 semester reflects the diversity of overseas students incoming to Chonnam National University (CNU) from 24 different countries. The number of inbound exchange students has been increasing over the past years, and still most of students came from Asian countries like China, Malaysia, and In
On Sptember 6th, a small assembly hall in Student Union I was crowded with children who participated in the 24th Teaching Aids Exhibition and Puppet Show hosted by Early Childhood Education at Chonnam National University. Students of the department had prepared these events for about two month durin
Chonnam National University (CNU) held Major Exploration Expo "DreamU" from August 7th to 8th around its campus including CNU Sports Center and Yongbong Culture Center. Many prosepcet students from high schools came to get information about varous majors from academic departments at CNU and find o
On August 6th, Chonnam National Univesity (CNU) held an orientation for 2013 International Summer Session Ⅱ (ISS Ⅱ) at the Main Stadium. The session has started since 2009 for Japanese and Korean students and has been opened during both summer and winter vacation. This summer, 26 Japanese students a
A complication of the writings Letters from Exile written by Jeong Yak-yong, one of the most phenomenal scholars in Joseon Dynasty, has been selected as this year's book of 'If All Gwangju Read and Talk the Same Book' project. The announcement ceremony was held on July 23rd in Yongbong Hall at Ch
A presentation on the Working Holiday was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Chonnam National University Office of International Affairs (CNU-OIA) at the Yongbong Hall last May 29th. The Working Holiday is a program that gives chance young people who are in 18 to 30 to live abroad an
The 2013 Welcoming Ceremony for Yeungnam and Honam region exchange students was held at the Yong Bong Hall on May 29th, 2013 from 6p.m. to 9:30p.m. Many important figures attended the ceremony to welcome the exchange students including CNU President Ji Byung-moon, Gwangju Mayor Kang Un-tae and Congr
The 32th Dental Fair was held in front of Bongji Fountain in Chonnam National University and U-square terminal on May 23rd to 24th. It was made by Chonnam National University School of Dentistry students and professors to let people know importance of dental health through free dental examination an
The Employment Exhibition by the College of Humanities was held last 24th of May 2013 from 3pm to 5pm at 2nd floor of Humanities 1. This exhibition was different from other employment exhibitions due to the guest speakers being former graduated students the College of Humanities. The exhibition had
On May 21st, 90 children and their teachers from a nursery in Maegok-Dong visited Chonnam National University Dental Hospital (CNUDH) for the special programs that the institution has prepared for them. They looked around a museum at CNUDH. Also, CNUDH prepared for orally narrated children’s story r
On May 15th, Chonnam National University (CNU)’s honored some of its stellar faculty members at a recognition ceremony held at the Yongbong Hall. The Education Excellence Award was given to professors and faculty members who have shown great excellence in teaching and have received high student sati
On May 15th, an academic symposium was held in the College of Humanities’ Lee Eul-ho Memorial Hall as part of the May 18 Democratic Movement’s 33rd commemoration events. The Gwangju Democratization Movement refers to an uprising in the city of Gwangju, South Korea from May 18 to 27, 1980. The event
Professor Na Kan-chae (Dept. of Sociology), former director of the May 18 Institute of Chonnam National University (CNU), published a new book about pro-democracy movements in May right in time in commemoration of the May 18. The book is written with two critical perspectives first focusing on the i
An international student from Kenya, Brian Sambu Kwemoi (Senior, Dept. of Business Administration) was found dead at his house last 6th of May 2013 by one of his friends. He was on a business trip to Kenya just a week before his death. His colleagues have said Brian was suffering from a mild toothac
Chonnam National University (CNU) has recruited CNUains for its Global Summer Volunteering and Explorer Program operated by the Office of Student Affairs under three categories: global volunteering, foreign culture experience and major-related activity. This program aims to cultivate students' glob
Focus on Science: Two Cultures, Scientific Technology and Risk Society By Jo Se-hyun, Cub-Reporter As part of ‘Focus on Science’, monthly lecture series by the Institute of Basic Science at CNU, a lecture on “Two cultures, Scientific Technology and Risk Society” was provided by Kim Hwan
Special Lecture on Indian Education System By Kim Woo-hee, Cub-Reporter On May 9th, Dr. Thomas C. Mathew, President of Christ University in India, delivered a special lecture at Chonnam National University. He delivered a presentation about “Quality Assurance in Establishing Top-notch I
Employment Lecture on Diplomacy at the College of Humanities By Kim Woo-hee, Cub Reporter The special lecture on employment graced by a former ambassador was held on May 5th at the College of Humanities, Chonnam National University (CNU). The lecture was held by Byun Dae-ho, an honorary professor of
1st Social Welfare Colloquium of CNU held Hwang Jae-hyung, Cub Reporter The 1st Social Welfare Colloquium entitled ‘Discussion on Welfare Status’ was held by Interdisciplinary Program of Social Welfare, Graduate School of Chonnam National University (CNU) and the CNU Graduate Student Association (GS