Chonnam National University


Chonnam National University is a university in Gwangju, South Korea. It was founded in 1952 as the flagship national university for the southwestern region of Korea. In March 2006, Yeosu National University merged with Chonnam National University to become a satellite campus. CNU ranked the 10th nationwide and the 420th worldwide in world university rankings in the CWUR. It was also the 1st among the nine Korean national flagship universities in “Asia’s Top 75 Most Innovative Universities” in 2017 Reuters. CNU has also expanded its global reach by establishing partnerships with 499 Universities in 62 countries as of 2019.
CNU now offers courses in major areas of academic studies with 16 colleges and 11 graduate schools. It has two main campuses, one in Gwangju Metropolitan City and the other in the City of Yeosu. CNU also has two medical campuses and four university teaching hospitals. With more than 1,700 full-time professors, it now is a home to 35,000 students including 2,000 international students from 75 different countries. Each year, 500 international exchange students come to study at CNU, and it sends some 600 CNU students to various sister universities around the world.
CNU is a research-oriented university, and the amount of its research funds exceeds more than US$150 million. Specifically, CNU has gained world-wide reputation in the fields of Agriculture, Life science, Computer Science, and Bio-robotics, Engineering and Medical Science.
CNU provides the best environment for effective learning to its students, equipped with two main libraries, Language Education Center, and Center for Teaching and Learning. Its complex of dormitories can house 4,000 students.
Accreditation
- IEQAS: International Educational Quality Assurance System in Korea
- AACSB: Association to Advanced Collegiate School of Business
- ABEEK: Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea

Academics

Colleges

The university maintains international ties with : Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

For international students

Two sessions of Korean classes are provided for all international students free of charge. The Language Education Center offers various levels of Korean language classes and programs for international students and foreign residents of Korea in general.