JBNU Focus
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Chonbuk National University (CBNU) has ranked 1st for the project ‘University for Creative Korea’
CBNU is receiving the most support fund among all Korean universities for ‘University for Creative Korea’ project (CK project) organized by the Ministry of Education. CBNU will be funded with total amount of 35 billion won for 5 years (7 billion won per year), which will boost the project rapidly.
According to the result of CK project announced by the Ministry of Education on 30th of June, CBNU will receive the total amount of 7 billion national funds for 6 business groups including ‘cultiv..
2014-11-06
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At last, ‘the heart of CBNU’ begins pounding.
CBNU’s Central Library, the largest library in Korea equipped with state-of-the-art facility, is finally open.
With University President Suh Geo-Suk, Vice-President Jung Hang-Geun, President of Alumni Kim Young, Chairman of Korean Library Association Kim Ki-Hyuk, and Ji Seung-Ryong in attendance, the opening ceremony was held on June 19th 2014 at the Central Library.
With total investment of $34 million, the library is five- story high, and has 2,100 seats, 2 floors of reference rooms, 26 mu..
2014-11-06
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Chonbuk National University invites 3 World’s Great Scholars in the Field of Future Energy.
For the university’s worldwide research and education in the field of future energy, Chonbuk National University appointed 3 world’s eminent scholars to Distinguished Visiting Professorship. Professor Yoon-Bong Hahn (CBNU’s Head of the School of Semiconductor and Chemical Engineering and Director of the BK21PLUS Centre for Future Energy Materials and Devices) announced that Prof. Ravi Silva from the University of Surrey, UK, Prof. Sanjay Mathur from the University of Cologne and Prof. Silke ..
2014-06-05
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Ranked ‘No.1 among national universities‘ (Excl. Level of Reputation) by Joongang Ilbo
According to 2013 Joongang Ilbo Daily University Evaluation, Chonbuk National University is the only university that has been increasing its ranking for six consecutive years. Excluding the reputation level, which is based on a survey, the university is ranked No.1 among national universities and No.12 in the nation.
This evaluation put together 3 categories, educational condition (90 points), research (100 points) and internationalization (50 points), and the university has received 139.95 ..
2014-04-29
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'Best of the Best' Chonbuk National University undergraduate education was certified by the korean goverment
‘Best of the Best', Chonbuk National University undergraduate education was certified by the Korean government.
After Chonbuk National University (President: Suh, Geo-Suk) was selected as the leading university for Advancement for College Education (ACE University) by the Ministry of Education, it has developed several educational programs, such as “Classes on Levels”, “Four-semester System for Freshmen” and “Basic Academic Ability Certification”, in order to build up students’ academi..
2014-04-29
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‘Best of the Best', Chonbuk National University undergraduate education was certified by the Korean government.
These efforts had the university chosen as an exemplary case for the 2013 University Education Capacity Enhancement Project by the Ministry of Education and the Korean Council for University Education.
2014-04-29
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Chonbuk National University supports LED Plant Factory in Vietnam
Chonbuk National University, the home of Korea’s largest LED plant factory, is supporting the construction of a LED plant factory at the University of Da Lat, Vietnam.
In this factory, vegetation such as strawberries-difficult to grow in Vietnamese weather- will be planted, also research on flower breeding improvement will be carried out.
For this matter, Hong Chang-Hee, the chief of the LED Agricultural Life Fusion Technology Research Center, visited the University of Da Lat and s..
2013-11-13
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Guatemalan Ministry of Science and Technology visited Chonbuk National University to discuss about a deeper relationship
Chonbuk National University has established a deep relationship with Guatemala’s Ministry of Science and Technology for student exchange and research cooperation.
SENACYT’s Minister, Miriam Rubio and the ambassador, Gustavo Lopez visited our university on October 25th and discussed details about the partnership.
This visit was a response to the President Geo-Suk Suh’s earlier visit to Guatemala SENACYT. He made a contract with universities such as Universidad de San Carlos de Guat..
2013-11-13
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Professor Lee Dong Won created an Anticancer Prodrug out of a cinnamon
Professor Lee Dong Won is receiving academic attention for his discovery of Cinnamaldehyde, an anticancer prodrug.
Prodrug: a biologically inactive compound which can be metabolized in the body to produce a drug.
His paper was published by the Advanced Functional Materials on October 25th.
Cinnamon’s Cinnamaldehyde, known for its anticancer effect, has low counter and high medical effect. It, however, caused some difficulties during testing, because it decomposes rapidly in a..
2013-11-13
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