The award ceremony of the 2014 English Essay Contest was held in the office of the dean of student affairs on the second floor of the University Administration at 11 a.m. on November 12th, 2014. This year is the 62nd anniversary of the foundation of Chonnam National University and the 46th anniversa
The election for 2015 General Student Council (GSC) and General Female Student Council (GFSC) at CNU will be held on November 25th, 2014. Kim Han-seong (Senior, Dept. of Geography) and Jeong Sang-yeup (Senior, Faculty of Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences) registered as the candidates for the
John Robison, a professor at South Florida University performed a lute recital at Jieum Hall in the College of Arts Building 3 on October 15th. This was the second concert as part of the Wednesday Noon Concert Series organized by the Office of Student Affairs and the College of Arts at CNU. At this
CNU celebrated its International Day on October 8th, 2014. This event featured several booths around Bongji such as Korean traditional woodcraft and game experience, international food from 14 countries and a flea market. About 1500 international and Korean students experienced diverse activities su
CNU has operated an eight-week intensive Korean writing course for international students starting this semester. This special course is designed to help foreign students develop writing skills in Korean and also adapt to school life at the university. The first lecture was held in room 206 on the s
The CNU General Student Council held the opening ceremony of 2014 CNU Festival whose main title of the festival is “Intimate Friendship". A lot of students and local residents visited CNU's Yongbong campus and enjoyed a variety of festival events including the 2014 CNU Festival opening ceremony pe
CNU dispatched a team of student volunteers to the Kingdom of Lesotho in Africa. The volunteers made up of 15 students and one staff member stayed in a place called Ha-Teko from June 30st to July 30st. This year, the volunteers provided labor services and educational services to local people and pro
CNU's Early Childhood Education department held an exhibition called “Growing Up with Nature” at the small assembly hall in Student Union I building. Many children from various kindergardens located in Gwangju participated in this education program that builds on children's sense of wonder about n
CNU dispatched a team of student volunteers to the Kingdom of Lesotho in Africa. The volunteers made up of 15 students and one staff member stayed in a place called Ha-Teko from June 30 to July 30. This year, the volunteers provided labor services and educational services to local people and promote
On August 25th, CNU held a festival to share the pleasures from a rich harvest through a program of urban agriculture at the Kitchen Garden on the Yongbong Campus. About 150 people including professors, urban farmers, and local residents participated in the event. They spent time together while watc
CNU held a completion ceremony for the 2014 International Summer Session ISS for Japanese students at the audio visual room in the Yongbong Museum on August 21st. The ISS Sessions began in 2009 for Japanese and Korean students and has been opened during both summer and winter vacations. This summer,
On August 26, CNU held the 62nd Second Graduation Ceremonies on the Gwangju and Yeosu Campuses respectively. At this ceremony, CNU granted degrees to 1,935 students: 135 Doctors, 459 Masters and 1,342 Bachelors. Most notable Lee Jeong-hwa who is 54 years old received an Honorary Bachelor Degree. She
The matching ceremony of One-on-One Peer Mentoring Program organized by the Language Education Center (LEC) was held at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on June 5th at the auditorium of the LEC at CNU. This event is the first time to meet mentors-mentees who applied to this program for this summer session. The LE
Chonnam National University (CNU) proclaimed "High Blue Ladder" written by Gong Ji-young as the Book of the Year for the 2014 Gwangju and Jeonnam Read and Talk. At the ceremony to mark the 62nd anniversary of CNU held at Yongji Convention Hall on June 3rd, Sung Ae-soon who is the director of the C
The 62nd anniversary ceremony of founding of CNU was held at Yongji Convention Hall on June 3rd. In the commemorative address, president Jee Byung-moon said that we should raise education level, encourage research and increase international competitiveness in order to make CNU a global university. A
No-confidence motion against Park Geun-hye government has held at the instigation of the 46th CNU General Student Council at CNU. This vote has started because of the will be held for three days, from May 27th to 29th. Vote counting will start on May 30th at 10 a.m. in the lobby of Student Union bui
The 34th anniversary ceremony of the May 18 Democratization Movement was held at CNU. Attendants and presidents of some departments gathered in the seminar room of CNU International Conference from 11 a.m. on May 16th. Speakers delivered their declarations and researches for the May 18 to participan
The Goethe-Institut Gwangju, one of four language centers operated by the Goethe-Institut Korea, opened at CNU. The opening ceremony of the Goethe-Institut Gwangju was held on March 14th near the Main Library at CNU. This center offers German language training courses and information to students who
CNU Graduate School of Business (GSB) will offer a master’s degree program on the local community development and leadership training for students from developing countries. CNU and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) signed the agreement for the KOICA Scholarship program on May 2nd, 2014
The Office of International Affairs (OIA) held the course completion ceremony for the 4th Preliminary Exchange Students Program at the Administration on April 30th, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. In this ceremony, a total number of 72 students (English: 49, Chinese: 16, Japanese: 12, Dutch: 3) who have parti