The General Student Conucil hosts a cultural event at Bongji on May 17, 2016. The purpose of this event is to inherit the spirit of the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement, to recover University democracy, and to gain the direct presidential election system.
Is it possible that the 20th president of Chonnam National University (CNU) will be elected directly by its members this year? The current president was selected through a direct vote by CNUians four years ago. However, CNU revised its regulations from a direct election system to the current indirec
The CNU Auditorium will reopen with an invitation concert of the Gwangju Symphony Orchestra on May 27, 2016. CNU completed the remodeling project of the auditorium in the beginning on May of 2015. It is the first time that the auditorium has been renovated for 40 years since it was built in 1975. Th
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
The Sports Festival of Humanities College held at the Sports Ground 1 on Yongbong Campus on May 13.
The May 18 Institute at CNU held an academic conference to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising at Yongjigwan on May 13, 2016.
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
The CNU Library started to vote for the Book of the 2016 Gwangju and Jeonnam Read and Talks (GJRT), which is a community reading project. This project encourages people to read books and share their opinions with each other. It has been organized since 2013 and now it is one of the representative ca
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
On March 29, the General Student Council (GSC) of CNU held a Students’ General Assembly at Bongji on Yongbong campus. 2,068 students attended, which is more than 1/10 of total number of students at CNU. Three agendas were passed by the students who participated. Each agenda was closely related to st
2016 CNU Club Exposition has been held around Bongji Fountain on March 16, which is for promoting a variety of clubs to freshmen at CNU. Many students dropped by the place and enjoyed the small events some clubs has prepared. This expo will be continued on March 17.
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
CNU Welcomes FreshmenCNU held its 2016 Entrance Ceremony at the Gymnasium at 2 p.m. on February 29, 2016.
Chonnam Naional University’s Faculty Council held a public hearing to discuss a presidential election system for the university and a plan to reinforce the status of the faculty council in Yongbong Hall, Headquarters building at 2 p.m. on March 9. This hearing was progressed in two parts: In the fir
CNU held its 2016 Entrance Ceremony at the Gymnasium at 2 p.m. on February 29, 2016. At the ceremony, 6000 undergraduate and graduate students were admitted to the university and 174 students with excellent scores received the President’s Prize. President Jee Byung-moon gave a congratulatory speech
CNU students participated in international volunteering in Laos from December 23, 2015 to January 14, 2016. Since 2011, the international volunteering program successfully accomplished its purpose to help local residents live in better circumstances and to improve the growth of local communities in
The 64th First Graduation Ceremony was held at the Gymnasium at 10 a.m. in Gwangju and at 3 p.m. in Yeosu on February 26, 2016. At this ceremony, total of 4,049 students received degrees: 3,061 bachelor’s, 831 master’s and 157 doctoral degrees. President Jee Byung-moon encouraged graduate students t
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