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Chonbuk National University is a comprehensive, national university in Korea.
Chonbuk National University was founded in 1947, following the liberation of the nation, by the Provincial fund within the framework of Korean national university system. It's mandate was to nurture the national ethos of pursuing truth through excellence in teaching and research in the ever-extending frontiers of human knowledge. From its inception, the University has grown into one of the major national universities, taking great strides in the fields of arts, humanities, social and natural sciences. Further it has continued serving well for the regional as well as the national interest and aspiration for the better human conditions under the guiding philosophy: Freedom, Justice and Creativity.
The University recognizes its mission as a higher learning institution that should help cultivate creative mind and leadership to foster and preserve the equal opportunity for all members of society. Given such opportunities adequately afforded, their endowed potentials should be fully developed so as to meet challenges coming from the rapidly changing world of great uncertainty. It believes that the creative mind coupled with strong liberal education based mindset will enable young emerging leadership to work effectively for human? common good for society.
Thus, the two-fold founding mission of the University is to help pursue excellence in teaching and research through truth seeking and further to develop the leadership character of new generations to lead creative endeavor for the new world of global age.
Chonbuk National University was founded in 1947, following the liberation of the nation, by the Provincial fund within the framework of Korean national university system. It's mandate was to nurture the national ethos of pursuing truth through excellence in teaching and research in the ever-extending frontiers of human knowledge. From its inception, the University has grown into one of the major national universities, taking great strides in the fields of arts, humanities, social and natural sciences. Further it has continued serving well for the regional as well as the national interest and aspiration for the better human conditions under the guiding philosophy: Freedom, Justice and Creativity.
The University recognizes its mission as a higher learning institution that should help cultivate creative mind and leadership to foster and preserve the equal opportunity for all members of society. Given such opportunities adequately afforded, their endowed potentials should be fully developed so as to meet challenges coming from the rapidly changing world of great uncertainty. It believes that the creative mind coupled with strong liberal education based mindset will enable young emerging leadership to work effectively for human? common good for society.
Thus, the two-fold founding mission of the University is to help pursue excellence in teaching and research through truth seeking and further to develop the leadership character of new generations to lead creative endeavor for the new world of global age.
Faculty
| Number of Faculty Staff | Headcount: 979 FTE: 979 |  |
| Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers and tutors. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting professors who are members of another university. *FAQ: How is research assistant defined? | ||
| Number of International Faculty Staff | Headcount: 45 | |
| Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. | ||
Undergraduate Information
| Number of Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 7,685 | |
| Number of students pursuing a Bachelor’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate’s degrees. | ||
| Number of International Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 76 | |
| Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. Please exclude all exchange students. | ||
Graduate / Postgraduate Information
| Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 879 | |
| Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students) | ||
| Number of International Graduate Students | Headcount: 250 | |
| Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. | ||
| Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees | $ USD 6,000 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
Students
| Total Students | Headcount: 8,564 | |
| Total number of students. | ||
| Total International Students | Headcount: 326 | |
| Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. | ||
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