CNU held the 64th second graduation ceremony at Minjumaru on August 26, 2016. At this ceremony, a total of 1,899 graduates received their degrees: 1,360 Bachelor’s, 403 Master’s, and 130 Doctoral degrees. Jeong In-chae, the president of New Millennium Construction, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate
The Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) Korean 2016 program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs has been successfully completed. On August 12, 2016, 24 American students, their home-stay families, Korean students and Korean teachers joined the closing
As part of the CNU Music Festival to congratulate the opening of Minjumaru, a free lawn concert took place on the outdoor stage in front of Minjumaru on August 4, 2016. The concert was well-suited to a summer evening and many residents enjoyed it. The 2nd concert will be held on September 23. Minjum
On the 1st floor of the Student Union Ⅰ building, CNU’s General Student Council installed an incense altar to commemorate the late Ko Hyun-chul, a former professor of Pusan National University who committed suicide on August 17, 2015 for university democracy after protesting against the university’s
24 American students have received Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs and attend Korean language and cultural immersion programs this summer at the Language Education Center (LEC) at Chonnam National University (CN
Chonnam National University (CNU) held 2016 International Summer Session (ISS) from June 22 to July 18, 2016. It is a four-week program that international students and CNU students take classes together and also go to several places such as Songgwangsa Temple and Naganeupseong to experience traditio
High school students get a psychological counseling at the booth of the 2016 College Fair on the 1st floor of Yongjigwan Hall on June 18, 2016.
Chonnam National University held '2016 College Fair' on its Yongbong campus from June 17 to 18. 16 colleges and 84 majors participated in the fair and provided high school students with specific information and several affiliated facilities offered diverse programs. Many high school students and t
Chonnam National University (CNU) selected George Katsiaficas, a former professor of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Wentworth Institute of Technology, as 9th Hugwang Academic Award winner. The award ceremony was held on June 8, 2016 at CNU Minjumaru. The Hugwang academic award was m
Celebrating Chonnam National University’s 64th Anniversary this year, the 2016 CNU Honorable Alumni Awards have been presented to Kim Byeong-won, chairman of National Agricultural Cooperatives Federation (NACF), and Choi Yeong-jun, president of Gwangju MBC. CNU awarded Chairman Kim for doing honor t
Kim Hoon’s While Making Ramen Noodles was selected as the Book of the Year for 2016 Gwangju and Jeonnam Read and Talks (GJRT) organized by the Chonnam National University Library. On June 8, CNU announced it at the ceremony to mark the 64th anniversary held at Minjumaru. It was determined by a total
On May 28, a Korean speech contest with the topic of Korea’s unification under the slogan “One Dream, One Korea” was organized for international students at College of Human Ecology building, Chonnam National University (CNU). Under the organization and sponsorship of Jeollanamdo Council, Global Pea
CNU invited the Gwangju Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the reopening of Chonnam National University (CNU) Auditorium, Minjumaru, on May 27, 2016. More than 1000 people, including Gwangju citizens, alumni, faculties and students of the university visited the auditorium and celebrated. The concert be