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
U.S. Diplomat Joshua Lustig gives a speical lecture at a town hall meeting at a high-tech classroom in the College of Natural Science 3 building for the students of Chonnam National Unviersity on March 24.
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
The interest in the General Student Council (GSC) at Chonnam National University (CNU) has decreased over the years. The reason why we face this situation is that the student organization ceased to exist for the past couple of years due to failed elections caused by low voter turnout or no candidate
The 2023 Spring Student Club Fair took place around Bongji from March 6 to 7, and about 63 recognized clubs ran their booths to introduce their clubs and attract students’ attention. At the club fair, organized by the General Student Club Association (GSCA), a lot of students had diverse experiences
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 honored 31 retiring professors at the faculty retirement ceremony on February 28.
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
The College of Education at Chonnam National University held the 2023 Freshmen Orientation at Conevention Hall on February 13. The program, organized by the Student Council of the college, offered useful information and a variety of outdoor activites such as campus tour and the college student clubs
The Human Rights Center at Chonnam National University (CNU) won silver in the 2022 Excellence in Gender Equality on Campus Award on December 12. The competition, held annually by the Central Center of University Sexual Harassment & Sexual Violence Eradication of the National Youth Policy Institute
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
Chonnam National University (CNU) received the highest grade “A” in the 2022 annual and the comprehensive performance evaluations from 2018 to 2022 in the National University Promotion Project respectively. This project of the Ministry of Education has been designed to support national universities
The “Jungsim” candidates won the presidential election for the 2023 General Student Council (GSC) at Chonnam National University. The election was held online from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on December 6. The voter turnout was 33.7 percent of the voting eligible population. Jeong Youn-jung (Senior, Dept. of
On November 31, CNU’s student-led campus media – The Chondae Shinmun, the Chonnam Tribune, Chonnam National Broadcasting Station – conducted an interview with presidential candidates “Jungsim” for the 2023 General Student Council (GSC), Jeong Youn-Jung (Senior, Dept. of Education) and Park Hye-min (
The public hearing with candidates for the 2023 (GSC) took place from 15:30 p.m. until 16:30 p.m. on December 1 at Small Assembly Hall on the third floor of the Student Union Building 1. The candidates answered questions from representiatives of student-led campus media: The Chondae Shinmun, the Cho