Chungbuk National University

Chungbuk National University

충북대학교
Motto	Korean: 개신(開新) Latin: Nova aperio (I uncover new things)
Type	National
Established	1951
President	Dr. Yeo-Pyo YUN[1]
Academic staff	755 (2014)
Students	18,334 (2014)
Undergraduates	15,015 (2014)
Postgraduates	3,319 (2014)
Location	Cheongju, South Korea
Campus	Urban
Colors	Crimson
Nickname	충대 (ChungDae)
Mascot	Bull
Affiliations	Flagship Korean National Universities
Website	www.cbnu.ac.kr English website

Chungbuk National University
Hangul	충북대학교
Hanja	忠北大學校
Revised Romanization	Chungbuk Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ungbuk Taehakkyo

Chungbuk National University (CBNU) is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities. It takes its name, Chungbuk, from the common abbreviated form of the province's Korean name.

Overview

Scenery with schoolyard of CBNU

Chungbuk National University is located in the central-west part of Cheongju city, which is the provincial capital of North Chungcheong Province.

By 2014, The university is made up of 15 colleges, 83 departments, and 9 graduate schools. There are 36 research institutes that serve as adjunct centers for the faculty research activities. Other supporting organizations include the University Libraries, the University Museum, the Center for Research Instruments and Experimental Facilities, and the University Computer Center. There are over 18,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs at Chungbuk National University, with 755 faculty members. CBNU welcomes students from all over the world to join in its academic experience.

Dongah-Ilbo newspaper ranked CBNU 2nd in the Korean Internet sector (1997). CBNU won an "Excellent University" award from the Korean Ministry of Education (1997) in fields such as "educational reform in the information sector", "reform of school affairs", and "educational reform for extending student＇s freedom to choose his or her major field". CBNU is the only university that has been awarded the specialized program grant in the semiconductor and information technology area by the government of Korea. As an outcome, the College of Engineering won approximately US$25,000,000 from the government for the training of quality manpower, as required in industry, by providing experience-based programs (1994–1999). The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science has been awarded the Brain Korea 21 program with an annual multimillion-dollar grant, while the Physics and Pharmacy research teams have won research grants.

The Health, Medicine, and Life Science Program at Osong, near Cheongju, will become the center for health, medicine and life science related government offices, industries and research institutes. CBNU will be a major element of this enterprise.

The Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) designated the Center for Advanced Horticultural Technology Development and Research as a Regional Research Center. KOSEF annually donate approximately $1,000,000 in grant money to the Center.

The super-speed computer network (ATM) will enable all students to get personal internet IDs. Most classrooms are equipped with multimedia devices, which include PCs, LCD projectors, and data viewers.

History

History of CBNU

The school opened as "Cheongju Junior Agricultural College" (청주초급농과대학) in 1951. At the time, it was operated by the provincial government of North Chungcheong. It became a four-year college in 1953, and was renamed Chungbuk Provincial College in 1956. In 1962, the national government merged it with Chungnam National University to create the short-lived Chungcheong National University. The two institutions were separated once again in 1963, but Chungbuk College remained under national control. A graduate school was established in 1968. On December 31, 1977, the college was renamed Chungbuk National University.

Undergraduate colleges

Undergraduate colleges of CBNU

College of Humanities College of Social Sciences College of Natural Sciences College of Commerce and Business Administration College of Engineering College of Electrical & Computer Engineering College of Agriculture, Life & Environment Sciences College of Law College of Education College of Human Ecology College of Veterinary Medicine College of Pharmacy College of Medicine Division of Autonomous Majors School of Interdisciplinary Science

Graduate schools

Graduate schools of CBNU
Graduate School Graduate School of Education Graduate School of Public Administration Graduate School of Industry Graduate School of Business Administration Graduate School of Legal Affairs Law school Graduate School of Medicine (Medical school) Graduate School of Health Science Business Convergence

The library Street of Chungbuk National University, known by its nickname, the garosu (가로수길) gate

Vision

The university strategy is divided into fourfields : BT, IT, NT, and the fields of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, (which are aligned with Osong Bio-health Technopolis and Ochang Science Industrial Park).

• • Four fields
  • The information and communication field (IT)
• Selected to be a coordinating university for research in bio- information technology; now in charge of the Research Institute for Bio-information Technology project,
• Established a super-speed computer network (ATM) and issues Internet IDs to all students for network use,
• Up-to-date lecture rooms and multimedia rooms equipped with a full network system,
• Operation of a Cyber University and OCU
• The information Technology Biology Incubator was selected as an excellent institute by the Ministry of Information & Communication.
  • The High-technology field (NT)
• Selected as a hub university for regional research Selected as 1st-place winner of the project New University for Regional Innovation supervised by the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development College of Engineering supported by government funding in the form of 25.1 billion won.

Selected as the leading school for the program, Brain Korea 21 (BK21), which is assisting regional universities. Owns a technology research institute and an education center jointly run by the university, research institutes, and companies with a total floor size for 137,000 square feet (12,700 m²) Ochang campus establishment plan

• • The Health, Medicine, and Life Science fields(BT) and Social Sciences
• Cooperation with the health, medicine, and life science complex in Ochang
• Interdisciplinary studies connecting and combining basic sciences and applied technologies
• Regional Research Center for Bio Health Industry Development
• Developing a unified education program in relation to BT
• Education for industrial technicians and venture businesses
• Establishment of a health, medicine, and life science campus, as a long-term plan
• The Biomedical Systems Development Center was selected to be funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
• National crisis Management Research Institute (hosted by Department of Public Administration)
  • The Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries fields
• Center for Development and Research of advanced Horticultural Technology
• Operates 5 high-tech greenhouse buildings, a horticultural cultivation field of 340 pyong (12,240 square feet)
• Annual support of 1 billion won from the Korea Science Foundation
• Technical education for each item determined by professor＇s meetings
• Cooperation with 8 research centers around the world, like the one at University of Calgary in Canada

Sister schools

The university maintains exchange relationships with 76 institutions in thirty countries^[2]

Sister schools (Date 19. 01. 2009)

Korea National University Seoul National University, Pusan National University, Chungnam National University Kyungpook National University, Chonnam National University, Chonbuk National University, Kangwon National University, Jeju National University Gyeongsang National University, Korea Air Force Academy, KISTII Private University Yonsei University, Hanyang University, Dongguk University kookmin University, Sookmyung Women's University Local(Chungcheongbuk-do) University Korea National University of Education, Cheongju University, Seowon University Chungju National University of EDU, Semyung University, FarEast University Chungcheong College, Jusung College, Daewon Science College U.S.A University of Maine, St. John's University Colorado State University, Rutgers-The State University of NewJersey Washington State University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Idaho State University China Nanjing Normal University, Xian Jiaotong University Gilim Science Academy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Dalian University of Technology, Shanghai University Beijing Normal University, Yanbian University East China Normal University, Henan Polytechnic University Shen Zhen University, Beijing International Studies University Harbin Engineering University,Hunan Agriculture University Chinese Academy of Social Science Russia Saint-Petersburg State University, Irkutsk State University Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys,MISIS Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service Krasnoyarsk State University Krasnojarsk State Pedagogical University Krasnojarsk State Technical University Krasnojarsk State Institute of Economics and Trade Krasnoyarsk State Medical Academy Krasnoyarsk State Air-Space University Krasnoyarsk State Instituteof Arts Japan Ibaraki University, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Meiji University, Hokkaido University, Yamagata University U.K University of Glasgow, University of Wales Cardiff University of Reading Poland Warsaw University, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University University of Lodz France Université de Marne-La-Vallée, ENSAM Canada University of Victoria, University of Calgary Uzbekistan Tashikent Nizami State Teachers Training Institute Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies Australia Griffith University, The University of Queensland Philippines Benguet State University, Pampanga Agricultural College Belarus Belarusian State University, Belarusian State Technological University Ukraine National Technical University of Ukraine, Kiev Polytechnic Institute Odessa National Maritime University Republic of South Africa University of South Africa Kenya University of Nairobi Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Humanities University Vietnam Vietnam National University, Hanoi India Gulbarga University Mongolia National University of Mongolia Spain University of Castile-La Mancha Germany University of Hannover Kazakhstan Kazakh Ablai khan University of International Relations and World Languages Chile Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso Argentina Universidad Nacional de Cordoba Ethiopia Addis Ababa University Tanzania University of Dar es Salaam Nigeria University of Jos Thailand King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Hungary Budapest University of Technology and Economics Taiwan Chinese Culture University

See also

• List of colleges and universities in South Korea
• List of Korea-related topics
• Education in South Korea
• Flagship Korean National Universities

Footnotes

1. 9th Chairman of KDFA(08'-10')
2. Chungbuk Natl. Univ.

Coordinates: 36°37′44″N 127°27′25″E / 36.629°N 127.457°E