Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) has been evaluated by leading domestic companies in the metals and steel sector, including POSCO and Hyundai Steel, as the university that best implements the curriculum required by industry.

This result follows the announcement on May 23, 2011 of the '2011 University Evaluation from Industry's Perspective' by the Ministry of Education and the Korea Council for University Education, and indicates that industry, centered on large companies, recognized JBNU's competitiveness and the excellence of its company-tailored curriculum.

In particular, in this evaluation JBNU was selected as an 'Excellent University' ranked among the top five nationwide in the 'Comprehensive Evaluation of the Metals and Steel Sector.' It also achieved the distinction of being named an Excellent University in the detailed category of industry–university–research-linked educational infrastructure.

Accordingly, JBNU was evaluated not only as a university with very strong educational competitiveness, but also as one that faithfully implements 'industry-tailored education,' with educational programs run with substantial rigor to cultivate the high-caliber personnel demanded in the industrial field.

Meanwhile, the evaluation targeted universities offering majors related to the materials industry, such as the Department of Metallurgical Engineering, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the Department of Advanced Materials Engineering. The participation of 31 companies—including POSCO, Samsung Mobile Display, and Hyundai Steel—in the evaluation enhanced its credibility.

The evaluation indicators included: the proportion of faculty with industry experience; the number of industry-utilized educational programs; job contribution and satisfaction for field training; field training participation rate; alignment between industry requirements and the composition of general education and major courses; appropriateness of course content; importance of field applicability by course; satisfaction with new employees' work competencies; employment rate in the major field; and the number and amount of industry technology transfers in the major field. Each university's indicator values were calculated based on information disclosure and company surveys.