| Pusan National University | |
|---|---|
| 부산대학교 | |
| Motto | Truth, Liberty, Devotion (진리 - 자유 - 봉사) |
| Established | 1946 |
| Type | National |
| President | Kim, Inn Se |
| Academic staff | full-time 839 |
| Undergraduates | 17,347 |
| Postgraduates | 9,138 |
| Location | Busan; Yangsan; Miryang, South Korea |
| Campus | Urban; Rural; Rural |
| Mascot | Sanjinee (산지니) |
| Website | www.pusan.ac.kr |
| Pusan National University | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 부산대학교 |
| Hanja | 釜山大學校 |
| Revised Romanization | Busan Daehakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pusan Taehakkyo |
Pusan National University (PNU) (also called Busan National University) is one of ten flagship Korean national universities and a leading university in South Korea. Located mainly in Busan (or Pusan), the university's English name is a translation of its former Korean name, "Gungnip Pusan Daehakgyo" (국립 부산 대학교), but has since dropped "national" from its Korean moniker.
Continually ranked among one of top 500 world universities by ARWU World University Ranking and QS Top Universities Ranking, Pusan National University is one of only ten Korean universities ranked in both ARWU World University Ranking and QS Top Universities Ranking in 2010. [1] [2] In QS Top Universities Ranking 2010, Pusan National University is ranked in top five in social sciences and management [3] , sixth in engineering and technology [4], sixth in life science and medicine [5], and ninth in arts and humanities [6] among Korean universities. Along with Seoul National University, KAIST, Yonsei University and Korea University, Pusan National University is one of only five Korean universities ranked in four subject areas in QS Top Universities Ranking 2010.
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Pusan National University (PNU) was founded on May 1946 in Busan, the Republic of Korea's second largest metropolis by the Korean government, and established three months earlier than Seoul National University. PNU has since grown to be a well-regardedd university standing abreast with other world renowned universities. As of 1998, graduates of PNU included 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 it contributes to the development of the nation and the world by producing prominent experts and talented leaders.
Pusan University has two further campuses in Miryang and Yangsan.
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