Chungbuk National University

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Chungbuk National University
충북대학교
Motto Korean: 진리·정의·개척
Latin: NOVA APERIO
(University that Opens New things)
Established 1951
Type National
President Dr. Kim Seung-Taek
Academic staff 709 (2005)
Students 18,991 (2005)
Undergraduates 14,539 (2005)
Postgraduates 4,352 (2005)
Location Cheongju, South Korea
Campus Urban
Colors Crimson     
Nickname 충대 (ChungDae)
Mascot Bull
Website www.cbnu.ac.kr (Korean), http://www.cbnu.ac.kr/eng/ (English)
Chungbuk National University
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Chungbuk Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer Ch'ungbuk Taehakkyo

Chungbuk National University (CBNU,CBU) is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities. It takes its name, Chungbuk, from the common abbreviated form of the province's Korean name.

Overview

Chungbuk National University is located in the southwestern part of Cheongju, which is the provincial capital of Chungbuk Province. The university is made up of 12 colleges with a total of six schools, 63 departments, and six graduate schools. There are 29 research institutes that serve as adjunct centers for the faculty research activities. Other supporting organizations include the University Libraries, the University Museum, the Center for Research Instruments and Experimental Facilities, and the University Computer Center.

There are over 18,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs at Chungbuk National University, with 644 faculty members is 644. CBNU welcomes students from all over the world to join in its academic experience.

Dongah-Ilbo newspaper ranked CBNU 2nd in the Korean Internet sector (1997). CBNU won an "Excellent University" award from the Korean Ministry of Education (1997) in fields such as "educational reform in the information sector", "reform of school affairs", and "educational reform for extending student's freedom to choose his or her major field". CBNU is the only university that has been awarded the specialized program grant in the semiconductor and information technology area by the government of Korea. As an outcome, the College of Engineering won approximately US$25,000,000 from the government for the training of quality manpower, as required in industry, by providing experience-based programs (1994–1999). The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science has been awarded the Brain Korea 21 program with an annual multi-million dollar grant, while the Physics and Pharmacy research teams have won research grants.

The Health, Medicine, and Life Science Program at Osong, near Cheongju, will become the center for health, medicine and life science related government offices, industries and research institutes. CBNU will be a major element of this enterprise.

The Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) designated the Center for Advanced Horticultural Technology Development and Research as a Regional Research Center. KOSEF annually donate approximately $1,000,000 in grant money to the Center.

The super-speed computer network (ATM) will enable all students to get personal internet IDs. Most classrooms are equipped with multimedia devices, which include PCs, LCD projectors, and data viewers.

History

History of CBNU
  • The school opened as "Cheongju Junior Agricultural College" (청주초급농과대학) in 1951.
  • At the time, it was operated by the provincial government of North Chungcheong. It became a four-year college in 1953, and was renamed Chungbuk Provincial College in 1956.
  • In 1962, the national government merged it with Chungnam National University to create the short-lived Chungcheong National University.
  • The two institutions were separated once again in 1963, but Chungbuk College remained under national control.
  • A graduate school was established in 1968.
  • On December 31, 1977, the college was renamed Chungbuk National University.

Undergraduate colleges

Undergraduate colleges of CBNU (Chungbuk National University)
  • College of Humanities
  • College of Social Sciences
  • College of Natural Sciences
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Law
  • College of Education
  • College of Commerce and Business Administration
  • College of Pharmacy
  • College of Medicine
  • College of Veterinary
  • College of Electronic and Computer Engineering
  • College of Agriculture
  • College of Human Ecology

Graduate schools

The library Street of Chungbuk National University, known by its nickname, the garosu (가로수길) gate
Graduate schools of CBNU (Chungbuk National University)
  • Graduate School of Humanities
  • Graduate School of Social Sciences
  • Graduate School of Natural Sciences
  • Graduate School of Engineering
  • Graduate School of Law(Law School)
  • Graduate School of Education
  • Graduate School of Commerce and Business Administration
  • Graduate School of Medicine (Medical school)
  • Graduate School of Pharmacy
  • Graduate School of Veterinary
  • Graduate School of Electronic and Computer Engineering
  • Graduate School of Agriculture
  • Graduate School of Human Ecology
  • Graduate School of Management
  • Graduate School of Public Administration
  • Graduate School of Industry

Vision

The university strategy is divided into fourfields : BT, IT, NT, and the fields of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, (which are aligned with Osong Bio-health Technopolis and Ochang Science Industrial Park).

    • Four fields
    • The information and communication field (IT)
  • Selected to be a coordinating university for research in bio- information technology; now in charge of the Research Institute for Bio-information Technology project,
  • Established a super-speed computer network (ATM) and issues Internet IDs to all students for network use,
  • Up-to-date lecture rooms and multimedia rooms equipped with a full network system,
  • Operation of a Cyber University and OCU
  • The information Technology Biology Incubator was selected as an excellent institute by the Ministry of Information & Communication.
    • The High-technology field (NT)
  • Selected as a hub university for regional research Selected as 1st place winner of the project New University for Regional Innovation supervised by the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development College of Engineering supported by government funding in the form of 25.1 billion won.

Selected as the leading school for the program, Brain Korea 21 (BK21), which is assisting regional universities. Owns a technology research institute and an education center jointly run by the university, research institutes, and companies with a total floor size for 137,000 square feet (12,700 m2) Ochang campus establishment plan

    • The Health, Medicine, and Life Science fields(BT) and Social Sciences
  • Cooperation with the health, medicine, and life science complex in Ochang
  • Interdisciplinary studies connecting and combining basic sciences and applied technologies
  • Regional Research Center for Bio Health Industry Development
  • Developing a unified education program in relation to BT
  • Education for industrial technicians and venture businesses
  • Establishment of a health, medicine, and life science campus, as a long-term plan
  • The Biomedical Systems Development Center was selected to be funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
  • National crisis Management Research Institute (hosted by Department of Public Administration)
    • The Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries fields
  • Center for Development and Research of advanced Horticultural Technology
  • Operates 5 high-tech greenhouse buildings, a horticultural cultivation field of 340 pyong (12,240 square feet)
  • Annual support of 1 billion won from the Korea Science Foundation
  • Technical education for each item determined by professor's meetings
  • Cooperation with 8 research centers around the world, like the one at University of Calgary in Canada

Sister schools

The university maintains exchange relationships with 76 institutions in thirty countries[1]

Sister schools (Date 19. 01. 2009)
  • Warsaw University, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University
  • University of Lodz
  • Université de Marne-La-Vallée, ENSAM
  • Tashikent Nizami State Teachers Training Institute
  • Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies
  • National Technical University of Ukraine, "Kiev Polytechnic Institute"
  • Odessa National Maritime University
  • Kazakh Ablai khan University of International Relations and World Languages
  • Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

See also

Footnotes

  1. Chungbuk Natl. Univ.

External links

Coordinates: 36°37′44″N 127°27′25″E / 36.629°N 127.457°E / 36.629; 127.457

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