Chonnam National University (CNU) hosted an orientation for its International Summer Session (ISS) 2023 on June 26 at the Cosmos Hall in the College of Engineering 4 building. 44 international students from different countries such as Greece, Taiwan, the U.S., China, Finland, and Hungary attended th
Chonnam National University (CNU) announced that Jung Ji-a’s “Father’s Liberation Diary” was chosen as the Book of the Year for the 2023 Gwangju and Jeonnam Read and Talk (GJRT) at the ceremony to mark the 71st anniversary of CNU’s foundation on June 8. Gwangju and Jeonnam residents and CNU students
On June 8, Chonnam National University (CNU) marked the 71st anniversary of its founding with a celebration ceremony at the University Auditorium, Minjumaru. University members including CNU President, CNU Alumni Association President, faculty, alumni, staff and students as well as the guests of hon
Sharing opinions to improve Chonnam National University’s systems was a highlight of the 2023 First "Student Success Table" returned to a conference format. Held at Storium on May 19, the conference featured four main agendas related to obtaining parking tickets on campus, changing the university’s
Students from Millersville University of Pennsylvania visited Chonnam National University (CNU) as part of their end-of-year, two-week excursion to South Korea on May 25. They attended a special lecture on the May 18 Democratization Movement by Kim Hyung-ju (Assistant Professor, May 18 Institute CNU
Chonnam National University (CNU) held an opening ceremony for its cultural complex "Storium" behind the Library Annex on April 25. Containing the history of CNU, it is expected to act as a space for communication and rest, a space for sharing culture and artworks, and a welfare facility for student
CNU professors declared a statement against a plan to compensate Japan’s wartime forced labor victims in a seminar room on the first floor of the University Administration building on March 30. More than 242 professors have signed the statement intended to express their opinions on the Korean govern
Chonnam National University (CNU) marked the 43rd Anniversary of the May 18 Democratization Movement by visiting the May 18 National Cemetery on May 16. CNU members paid tribute to the victims of the May 18 for democracy movement, including President Jung Sungtaek, the Chair of the Faculty Council,
Chonnam National University (CNU) held a ceremony to mark the 43rd anniversary of the May 18 Democratization Movement at Yongbong Hall on May 18. CNU president, faculty, alumni, students and administrators attended the event coorganized by the May 18 Institute of CNU and the CNU Alumni Association f
On May 14, around 1,050 university students from all over the country explored the walking trail called “CNU Democracy Road” to commemorate the memory of the May 18 Gwangju Uprising and to inherit the spirit of May 18. With the concept of a historical and cultural park, the trail consists of three r
Chonnam National University has marked the 43rd Anniversary of the May 18 Democratization Movement by visiting the May 18 National Cemetery on May 16. The university members has paid tribute at a memorial altar at the cemetery for the victims of the May 18 for democracy movement, including President
U.S. Diplomat Joshua Lustig gave a lecture at a town hall meeting in the College of Natural Science 3 building at Chonnam National University on March 24. As part of the program organized by the U.S. Embassy and CNU’s Office of International Affairs, the lecture was about the youth role in internati
On March 17, the University of Idaho students paid a visit to Chonnam National University (CNU) and attended a special lecture on the May 18 Democratization Movement. 20 students who did an eight-week Korean history course in the classroom at the University of Idaho this semester made the visit as p
CNU has been selected as an ”Accredited University” for degree programs and language training programs in the 2022 International Education Quality Assurance System (IEQAS) for the second consecutive year. The IEQAS, hosted by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea, i
CNU's General Student Council (GSC) worked to raise earthquake relief funds for Turkey and Syria. Both countries are suffering greatly from the devastating aftermath of massive earthquakes that hit Turkey on February 6. Two weeks later, the council set up a fundraising box in the lobby of the Studen
Chonnam National University held an orientation for invited exchange students for the 2023 first semester on February 28 at a conference room on the fourth of the Museum. 141 students from 27 nations attended the orientation that aimed to provide and recommend student resources and information for c
Chonnam National University (CNU) held its in-person entrance ceremony at Minjumaru (University Auditorium) on February 28 for the first time in four years since 2019. Around 6,500 undergraduate and graduate students attended the ceremony, in which the students with excellent grades from each colleg
Chonnam National University (CNU) held the first in-person Spring 2022 Commencement Ceremony on February 24 since 2019. The university conferred degrees to a total of 3,921 graduates, including 3,027 bachelor's, 741 master's, and 153 doctorate degrees at the ceremony. President Jung Sungtaek sent a
On December 22, Chonnam National University (CNU) held a farewell party for regular international students who will graduate and return to their homes after several years of studying in Gwangju. CNU has been throwing this event every single year, aiming at encouraging successful ending of studying e
Chonnam National University (CNU) selected three professors as receipients the “Monthly Award of Distinguished CNU Members” for December 2022 to recognize their academic achievements and celebrate their election to the new fellows of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), the most auth