Chonbuk National University

Chonbuk National University
전북대학교
Motto Liberty, Justice, Creativity
Established 1947
President Geo-suk Suh
Academic staff
979
Administrative staff
637
Undergraduates 17,169
Postgraduates 5,467
Location Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
35°50′49″N 127°07′46″E / 35.84682°N 127.12935°E / 35.84682; 127.12935Coordinates: 35°50′49″N 127°07′46″E / 35.84682°N 127.12935°E / 35.84682; 127.12935
Colors Maroon, blue, light blue
Mascot Leopard
Website http://en.chonbuk.ac.kr/ http://www.jbnu.ac.kr
Chonbuk National University
Hangul 전북대학교
Hanja ()
Revised Romanization Jeonbuk Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer Chŏnbuk Taehakkyo

Chonbuk National University (Acronym: CBNU; Korean, 전북대학교, Jeonbuk Daehakgyo) is a national research university founded in 1947, located in Jeonju, South Korea. As the flagship national university for the Jeollabuk-do province (Chonbuk means Jeonbuk for Jeollabuk-do), Chonbuk National University has been ranked 501–550th in the world by QS Top Universities Ranking in 2010.[1]

Overview

Chonbuk National University was founded in 1947, following the liberation of the Republic of Korea, by the Provincial fund within the framework of the Korean national university system; it is one of 10 Flagship Korean National Universities.

CBNU has grown to 15 colleges, seven graduate schools, and three professional graduate schools.

CBNU's Jeonju campus provides approximately 30,000 students and 2,000 faculty and staff members with educational, research and support facilities. CBNU maintains cooperative programs with international educational institutions, and more than 500 international students are enrolled in its degree programs, in addition to around 100 international researchers.

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Undergraduate studies

College Of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Agricultural biology, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal biotechnology, animal science, bioenvironmental science, bioindustrial machinery engineering, crop production & technology, food science & technology, forest resources, horticultural science, Landscape architecture, wood science & technology

College of Arts: Dance, fine arts, industrial design, Korean traditional music, music

College of Commerce: Accounting, business administration, economics, international trade

College of Education: Biology education, chemistry education, earth science education, education, English education, ethics education, geography education, German education, history education, Korean education, Mathematics education, physical education, physics education, social science education, social studies education

College of Engineering: Aerospace engineering, architectural engineering, architecture, biochemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, electronic and communications engineering, electronic engineering, electronic materials engineering, energy-chemical engineering, environmental engineering, healthcare information engineering, healthcare system engineering, industrial and information systems engineering, industrial electrical engineering, information engineering, information materials science & engineering, infrastructure civil engineering, mechanical design engineering, mechanical engineering, metallurgical system engineering, mineral resources and energy engineering, nano–bio mechanical system engineering, nanochemical engineering, polymer-nano science & technology, precision mechanical engineering, textile engineering, urban engineering

College of Environmental and Bioresource Sciences: Bioresource and biomaterial engineering, environment landscape architecture design, environmental biotechnology, food resource marketing economics, food science & biotechnology, oriental medicine resources

College of Humanities: Archaeology and cultural anthropology, Chinese language and literature, English language and literature, French language and literature, German language and literature, history, Japanese language and literature, Korean language and literature, library and information science, philosophy, Spanish–Latin American language and literature

College of Human Ecology: Child studies, clothing and textiles, food science and human nutrition, housing environmental design

College of Law: Law

College of Social Sciences: Journalism & mass communication, political science & diplomacy, psychology, public administration, social welfare, sociology

College of Natural Sciences: Biology, chemistry, earth & environmental science, mathematics, molecular biology, physics, pre-veterinary, science studies, semiconductor science & technology, sport science, statistical informatics

College of Veterinary Medicine: Veterinary Medicine

General graduate school

Specialized Graduate Schools

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