Jeju National University

Jeju National University is one of the universities among 10 Flagship Korean National Universities in South Korea along with

• Seoul National University
• Busan National University
• Kyungpook National University
• Chonnam National University
• Chungnam National University
• Chonbuk National University
• Gyeongsang National University
• Chungbuk National University
• Kangwon National University

Jeju island is a member of "The Provincial New7Wonders of Nature". Jeju National University Campus is situated in Jeju City, the provincial capital. In Jeju National University, there are more than 1,402 instructors. About 2,500 first-year students are admitted each year. In addition, a graduate enrollment of around 2,364 is carried.

According to the website of the University, Cheju National University and Jeju National University of Education were merged into Jeju National University, on March 1, 2008.

Academics

The university's diverse undergraduate offerings are divided among 12 colleges: the College of Art & Design, the College of Humanities, College of Law & Political Science, College of Economics & Commerce, College of Education, College of Applied Life Sciences, College of Ocean Science, College of Natural Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Medicine, Teachers College, and College of Veterinary Medicine. There are 6 graduate schools: Graduate School, Graduate School of Education, Graduate School of Business Administration, Graduate School of Public Administration, Graduate School of Industry, and Graduate School of Social Education. There are 3 professional graduate schools: Graduate School of Interpretation, School of Medicine, and Law School.

History

Cheju Provincial Junior College was founded in 1952, and became a four-year college in 1955. It became Cheju National College in 1962, with faculties of Law and Science. The graduate school was established in 1979, and the college became a university in 1982.

Sister schools

The university has academic exchange relationships with 83 universities in 16 countries. The largest number of these are Chinese and Japanese. In addition, relationships have been established with 12 American Universities, 4 Russian Universities, France's Pierre et Marie Curie University and Rouen University, Germany's Bonn University and University of Tübingen, Canada's George Brown College England's University of Manchester, Norway's University of Oslo, Australia's University of Tasmania and School of Horticulture University of Western Sydney-Hawkesbury, Chile's University Austral de Chile, India's University of Delhi, 5 Taiwanese Universities, Vietnam's Can Tho University, Thailand's Chulalongkorn University and Burapha University, and Mongolia's National University of Mongolia and Ulaanbaatar University.

See also

• List of colleges and universities in South Korea
• List of Korea-related topics
• Education in South Korea

External links

• Official school website, in English and Korean

Coordinates: 33°27′21″N 126°33′43″E / 33.45583°N 126.56194°E / 33.45583; 126.56194