Pusan National University
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Pusan National University |
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| Motto | Truth, Liberty, Devotion (진리 - 자유 - 봉사) |
| Established | 1946 |
| Type | National |
| President | Kim, Inn Se |
| Faculty | full-time 839 |
| Undergraduates | 17,347 |
| Postgraduates | 9,138 |
| Location | Pusan, South Korea |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | Sanjinee (산지니) |
| Website | www.pusan.ac.kr |
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| Hangul: |
부산대학교
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| Hanja: |
釜山大學校
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| Revised Romanization: | Pusan Daehakgyo |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Pusan Taehakkyo |
Pusan National University (PNU) (also called Busan National University) is one of the most recognized and prestigeous national institutes of high eduction in South Korea. The main campus of the university is located in Pusan (also called Busan), South Korea. The university's English name translates its former Korean name, "Gungnip Pusan Daehakgyo" (국립 부산 대학교); but the university's name in the Korean language is now simply "Pusan Daehakgyo" ("Pusan University"). PNU is regarded as the best university outside the city of Seoul along with KNU(Kyung-pook National University).[citation needed]
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[edit] History
Pusan National University (PNU) was founded on May 1946 in Pusan, Korea's second largest metropolis, by Korean government,which has been established five months earlier than Seoul National University in Seoul. PNU has grown to be a prestigious university standing abreast with world renowned university. As of 1998, graduates of PNU totaled 89,632 bachelor's degree holders, 12,755 master's degree holders, and 2,399 doctoral scholars, all of whom have been playing central roles as leaders of society. PNU now comprises 12 colleges and general graduate schools, and 6 professional graduate schools, and contributes to the development of the nation and the world by producing prominent experts and talented leaders.
[edit] Undergraduate colleges
- College of Humanities
- College of Social Sciences
- College of Natural Sciences
- College of Engineering
- College of Law
- College of Education
- College of Business Administration
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Medicine
- College of Dentistry
- College of Human Ecology
- College of Arts
- College of Nano Science and Technology
[edit] Graduate schools
- Graduate School of Humanities
- Graduate School of Social Sciences
- Graduate School of Natural Sciences
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Graduate School of Law
- Graduate School of Education
- Graduate School of Business Administration
- Graduate School of Pharmacy
- Graduate School of Medicine
- Graduate School of Dentistry
- Graduate School of Human Ecology
- Graduate School of Arts
- Graduate School of Nano Science and Technology
- Graduate School of Management
- Graduate School of Public Administration
- Graduate School of Industry
- Graduate School of Environment
- Graduate School of International Studies
