The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) virtual program for Korean language organized by the Language Education Center at CNU, was successfully completed on August 22. This year, 15 U.S. students who were selected by the U.S. Department of State took part in the program. They were divided into three
CNU presented a prize to professors for best practices for remote learning on July 24. Its aim was to offer practices and tips from the award-winning faculty for professors to make their online courses successful, improve the quality of distance learning and satisfy the students under COVID-19 condi
CNU has been recognized for its excellence in research capabilities by Leiden University’s Global Evaluation Institute in the Netherlands. According to the “2020 Leiden Ranking”, CNU places 11th in Korea and 368th worldwide in terms of research papers published in the past four years. During this ti
Chonnam National University (CNU) has been building an infrastructure for an effective online learning system that can be available at any time. The Institute of Liberal Education at the university has moved a variety of face-to-face learning community programs to online learning formats and support
Chonnam National University (CNU) will establish six high-tech departments and increase the admissions quota in 2021 by 310 students. On April 17, CNU announced that its 2021 academic year admission plans have been approved by the Ministry of Education. On Gwangju Campus, there will be the School of
CNU held a commemorative ceremony for the May 18 Democratization Movement’s 40th anniversary at Yongbong Hall on May 18. About 200 people including CNU faculty, alumni, staff and students attended the ceremony co-hosted by The CNU May 18 Institute and the CNU Association of Alumni for Democracy (CAA
Chonnam National University (CNU) Democracy Road has been open to the public since May 18. The university held the opening ceremony of the trail near the university’s Main Gate, where the May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising started 40 years ago, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the May 18 Democ
Voting for the Book of the Year for the 2020 Gwangju and Jeonnam Read and Talk (GJRT) program started on April 22. CNU students and local residents of Gwangju City and Jeonnam Province participated in the vote offline at polling places such as CNU Library and local libraries as well as online on the
Chonnam National University (CNU) annonced on April 17 that it decided to extend its remote online learning period untile the end of the spring semester in response to the pandemic of COVID-19. According to the university, online courses may be discontinued upon the changes in the COVID-19 spread an
Chonnam National University (CNU) decided on March 19 to adjust its academic schedules and operational policies in response to the pandemic of COVID-19. As the Ministry of Education recommended domestic colleges and universities should avoid the gathering of students on campus, the university suspen
Chonnam National University started to remodel its student union buildings last January. There will be a total renovation to the buildings for the first time in more than three decades. The rapidly deteriorating buildings have needed prompt improvement in order to offer a safe and comfortable enviro
Chonnam National University (CNU) has been building a ‘Democracy Road’ on Yongbong campus to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising this year. The trail starting from the Main Gate will connect 11 memorial sites and monuments including Martyr Park Seung-hee’s Memo
Chonnam National University (CNU) offered an overseas job training program for Vietnamese students to guide their career choices from January 13 to 17. 11 Vietnamese students participated in the event and visited five Korean companies in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam including Samsung Electronics and Woori B
Chonnam National University (CNU) conferred degrees to a total of 3,981 graduates: 3,159 Bachelor’s, 672 Master’s and 150 Doctoral degrees last February. CNU President Jeong Byung-seok sent congratulatory and cheerful pop-up messages on the official website of the university. “Life is not speed but
The opening ceremony of the College of AI Convergence took place on November 27. CNU President Jeong Byung-seok, Kim Soo-hyung, the dean of the college, faculty members and guests attended the ceremony. The newly created college aims to adopt the new educational requirements in the era of the 4th In
On December 4, CNU held a farewell party for international exchange students and said goodbye to them who are returning to their homes after this term. During the party held by the Office of International Affairs at the G&R Hub, the students played games and participated in quizzes that tested every
Chonnam National University (CNU) hosted 2019 Tech Fair from November 20 through 22 at Yongjigwan on Yongbong campus, under the slogan “The Harmony of Local Community, Culture and Technology”. The exhibition aimed to introduce CNU’s promising technologies and achievements of University-Industry Coop
The CNU Leaders in Industry-university Cooperation (LINC+) organized a three-day media camp for media disadvantaged local people in Sinan-gun. 17 students of the Social Idea Lab program supported by the LINC+ provided a variety of media-related activities during the camp from October 17 to 19 in Jan
CNU hosted the 2019 International Day on November 7 around Bongji. Students from various countries such as Korea, China, Vietnam, Germany and others set up cuisine booths and shared their traditional foods, snacks, and drinks. Along with the world food court, students could try many games including
Chonnam National University (CNU) established its Yeosu University-Industry Convergence Campus (YUICC) on September 24. The new campus is located in Yeosu National Industrial Complex area for active communication among industries and students. About 200 students from five departments related to petr