Chonbuk National University (CBNU 전북대학교 全北大學校 Jeonbuk Daehakgyo) is located in the historic city of Jeonju, Republic of Korea. As the flagship national university for the Jeollabuk-do Province, it was founded in 1947 by the provincial fund within the Korean national university system framework, following the liberation of the country.
CBNU has grown to 17 colleges (including Faculty of Public Policy and Jimmy Carter School of International Studies) and 14 graduate schools (one public, nine specialized, and four professional schools).
For approximately 32,000 students and 2,400 full-time and part-time professors (as of October 2016), Chonbuk National University provides high-quality educational, research, and support facilities, cooperating with various institutions worldwide.
Started with 2,700 students of 5 colleges with 16 departments by integrating Jeonju Myeongnyun School and Gunsan Hakgwan into Iri Provincial Agricultural College in 1946, Chonbuk National University has grown up to a leading region-base university currently having two professional schools, 22 faculties with 36 departments in 14 colleges, and graduate school and special graduate schools.
Despite numerous limitations, both internally and externally, CBNU has accomplished an outstanding improvement since its opening in 1947. With its 70th anniversary around the corner in 2017, CBNU has achieved invaluable results and consolidated its position as the school with the fastest growth speed in the nation for the past ten years.
Due to the decline of the educated population and the rising financial pressure, many Korean universities face never-before-seen difficulty. It simply is not possible to overcome a hard time with the tactics from the days of growth. But now, it is time to think bigger and see further through a vision of maturity.
Chonbuk National University will open an era of maturity, moving beyond growth. By fostering talented individuals equipped with CBNU’s unique color and building an ever-growing research ecosystem, we will prepare for a great leap of the new millennium. We will help our students enlarge their thinking and discover new academic resources; thus, they will be our priceless masterpiece proudly representing CBNU.
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