Chonnam National University
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Chonnam National University |
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| Established | 1952 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Kang Jung-chae |
| Faculty | 800 |
| Undergraduates | 18,397 |
| Postgraduates | 3,372 |
| Location | Gwangju, South Jeolla, South Korea |
| Website | http://www.chonnam.ac.kr/ |
| Chonnam National University | |
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| Hangul: |
전남대학교
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| Hanja: |
全南大學校
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| Revised Romanization: | Jeonnam Daehakgyo |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Chŏnnam Taehakkyo |
Chonnam National University is generally regarded as one of 4 key major national universities of South Korea together with Seoul National University in Seoul, Pusan National University in Pusan, and Kyungpook National University in Daegu.[citation needed] It is located in the metropolitan city of Gwangju, which lies in the middle of South Jeolla, or Jeonnam, province, for which the school is named. The current president is Kang Jung-chae. It employs about 800 professors. In 2003, the university carried an undergraduate enrollment of 18,397, and a graduate enrollment of 3,372.
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[edit] Academics
Undergraduate offerings are divided among 15 departments: Business Administration, Engineering, Agriculture & Life Sciences, Law, Education, Social Sciences, Human Ecology, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Arts, Medicine, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Dentistry, and the Division of General Studies. Of these, Engineering is by far the most popular, with more than 4,000 enrolled.
Postgraduate offerings are divided between the General Graduate School and five specialized schools offering master's-level degrees.
[edit] History
The school opened, as a university with five colleges, in 1952. The graduate school was opened in the same year.
In 1980, protests against its closing sparked the Gwangju Massacre.
[edit] Sister schools
The university maintains international ties with schools in 18 countries: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.[1]
[edit] See also
- List of colleges and universities in South Korea
- List of Korea-related topics
- Education in South Korea
[edit] External links
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