Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Center for Gifted Education in Science (Director Professor An Byeong-jun) held an entrance ceremony at 10:00 a.m. on March 24 at Jinsudang Gain Hall and Paolo Hall, beginning the 2012 academic-year program for gifted students in science.

About 300 people, including dignitaries, faculty advisors for gifted students, students and parents, attended the ceremony. The event included an explanation of the student education program and a range of special lectures for students and parents, which attracted attention.

In a special lecture, Professor Jeong Gwang-woon of the Department of Polymer -Nano Science &Technology spoke under the title "To Have a Dream is...," addressing secondary-level gifted students about what dreams they should hold for the future as talents who will lead the 21st century.

Also, Lee Jeong-gyu, Deputy Director of the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity, gave a talk titled "Conditions for Gifted Students' Success," introducing in an easy and engaging way the limits and tremendous efforts required to succeed, which received strong applause.

Meanwhile, the Center for Gifted Education in Science was established in 1998 and is currently operated with support from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity. With a sense of responsibility and mission as the leading institution for gifted science education in the Jeonbuk region, professors affiliated with JBNU and an instructional staff of PhD-level or higher are devoting themselves enthusiastically to gifted education.

As a result, many graduates of the Center for Gifted Education in Science have been admitted, for five consecutive years, to institutions such as the Korea Science Academy for the Gifted, Busan Science Academy for the Gifted, Jeonbuk Science High School, and Sangsan High School.