In commemoration of the 31^st anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising, Chonnam National University’s Asia-Pacific Research Center and the Student-led Independence Movement Research Center invited the renowned artist Sion Khan for a special exhibition entitled “CNU Student Portraits for Peace Project”. Sion Khan, Bae Hee-kwon in real life, is renowned for his croquis portraits and has painted the 20 world leaders at the 2010 G20 World Leaders’ Summit. As the second project from the 2010 Gwangju Biennale’s 10,000 Lives Project, the current work is dedicated to world human rights activists that will promote Gwangju’s identity of fostering democracy. The event took place in the College of Social Science’s lobby and annex building from May 12^th to 22^nd.

By Rigoberto Banta Jr., Cub-reporter

 

 

 

David Marcel Dohan Ehrenfest has been appointed as the first full-fledged French national faculty member at Chonnam National University (CNU)’s Graduate School of Dentistry on May 1^st. Dr. Ehrenfest received his HDR degree in Dentistry in 2008, being the youngest in history, and has received praise and respect from scholars at the College of Dentistry. Graduating from Paris’s Descartes University College of Dentistry in 2002, he has been involved in the field of research ever since. He received his MS and Ph.D. at the same university and has been doing research in Italian and Swedish universities since 2007. He received back-to-back awards from the International Dental Implant Conference in 2008 and 2009. Dr. Ehrenfest’s expertise in the field of dental tissue regeneration will not only be of big help in advancing the research scope of CNU’s reputable Graduate School of Dentistry but will also promote CNU’s vision of globalization.

By Rigoberto Banta Jr., Cub-reporter

 

 

 

 

The College of Humanities opened the International Lounge for students in room 113 at the College Building Ⅱ at Chonnam National University (CNU) to promote cultural exchange between Korean and foreign students. Students can read newspapers and magazines written in Chinese, English and Korean and use computers to surf the Internet and get information about foreign countries and universities from various brochures provided in the lounge. The lounge room can be also used for group-studying if reserved in advance. “Although the lounge was opened to the public on March 15^th, 2011, not many students came to this place because it wasn’t well promoted until May. Anyone at CNU may use the materials here,” said Lee Yeo-bin, a teaching assistant for the lounge. CNU students can use the lounge from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday to Friday during the term.

By Han Su-yeon, Cub-reporter