Sunchon National University was founded in 1935 as 'Sunchon Public Agriculture School' when U-Seok Kim Jong Ik donated a particular land as an academic venue to cultivate talents and inspire national consciousness.
In 1935, Suncheon University, which was opened as a special donation by Professor Kim Jong-Ik of Woosung, has grown in quantitative and qualitative growth in many changes over the past 80 years and has become a regional base university.
Sunchon National University was founded in 1935 as 'Sunchon Public Agriculture School' when U-Seok Kim Jong Ik donated a particular land as an academic venue to cultivate talents and inspire national consciousness.
It then was renamed to Sunchon Agricultural Middle School (1946), Sunchon Agricultural High School (1951), Sunchon Agricultural Technical High School (1965), Sunchon Agricultural Polytechnic (1973), followed by an elevation to Sunchon Agricultural College in 1979, registering as a tertiary education institute.
In 1982, it fully-fledged into a four-year university, starting anew with ten departments. In 1987, it established graduate schools and evolved into a full four-year university with five colleges in 1991. Graduate School of Education (1993), Graduate School of Industries (1994), Graduate School of Business & Public Administration (1995) and Graduate School of Information & Science (1996) opened up in series, and doctor's course was newly added in 1994.
The same year, Sunchon National University received 10 billion Won contributions from POSCO for local talent cultivation. Lifelong Education Center under Sunchon National University Academic Scholarship Foundation was established to provide re-training to residents and contribute to local economic growth alongside Language Institute and Farming Education Center.
In 2001, Sunchon National University opened a state-of-the-art Central Library, Center for Information & Electronic Calculation, and built an e-library to serve as sources for knowledge and information.
Drive for university reform and internal innovations led to Sunchon National University being designated as a specialized university in agriculture and awarded as a party to government-run projects, including BK 21. In 2005, Sunchon National University was ranked 17th out of 183 universities nationwide by the Ministry of Education, Science & Technology in financial support and 10th among 44 national universities in school innovation.
In 2002, it was selected as a top-tier university in education and research attainments to assess national University's development plans, winning recognition as the educational institute on the growth track.
We, Suncheon University, are close to Sunchon Bay and Jirisan Area, Yeosu and Gwangyang National Industrial Complex, and Gwangyang Port, capable of sustainable development. Based on such an environment, we are developing into a competitive university that provides education and research through the continuous growth of universities, the colleges and universities where students are satisfied, and the specialization.
Right teaching college (ACE project), the University Reform Evaluation best college selection, including joyous, creative writing local talent to help the Sunchon National University grow more accomplished numerous achievements. Meanwhile, we selected a varsity brands sector focus by nurturing that work well, making a university.
We intend to expand the research infrastructure to strengthen research capacity by actively attracting domestic and foreign graduate students to activate the graduate school and expand the research incentive system.
Our alumni and the region to lead the development of the community by building a partnership with all social networking channels between central and local communities of the society as a regional center of the University of solid phase to establish a will.
We will build a university that students want to attend and a university that will fulfill their dreams in the future. We will transform university members' ability and enthusiasm into the driving force of university development, and we will create a happy and happier university for all members.
