Chonnam National University (CNU; Korean: 전남대학교) is a national university located in Gwangju and South Jeolla Province, Republic of Korea. The University was founded in 1952, under the motto “Truth, Creativity and Service”, by merging five provincial colleges in South Jeolla Province and is now widely recognized as one of the Korea’s ten Flagship Korean National Universities. Following its second merger with Yosu National University in 2006, CNU has operated a specialized multi-campus system across Gwangju, Yeosu and Hwasun.
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Academics
Colleges
College of Artificial Intelligence Convergence
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
College of Arts
College of Business Administration
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Human Ecology
College of Humanities
College of Law
College of Medicine
College of Natural Sciences
College of Nursing
College of Pharmacy
College of Social Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
College of Culture & Social Sciences (Yeosu Campus)
College of Engineering Sciences (Yeosu Campus)
College of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences (Yeosu Campus)
Division of Biological Sciences and Technology
Division of Self-designed Interdisciplinary Studies
Bachelor-master's degree program for School of Dentistry
Graduate programs
Graduate School
Graduate School of Business (Both English & Korean Track)
Graduate School of Culture
School of Dentistry
Law School
Medical School
Graduate School of Education
Graduate School of Industry and Technology
Graduate School of Public Administration
Graduate School of Educational & Industrial Cooperation (Yeosu Campus)
Graduate School of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences (Yeosu Campus)
Notable alumni
Politics
Kim Dae-jung, 8th President of South Korea and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Woo Won-shik, Speaker of the National Assembly (22nd)
Chung Ui-hwa, Former Speaker of the National Assembly (19th)
Lim Chae-jung, Former Speaker of the National Assembly (17th)
Seo Jung-wook, 20th Minister of Science and Technology
Lee Yong-seop, Former Mayor of Gwangju
Chan Sarun, Former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia
Jeong Si-chae, Former Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Lee Gae-ho, Member of the National Assembly
Shin Jeong-hoon, Member of the National Assembly
Business
Kim Woo-choong, Founder and Chairman of Daewoo Group
James Kim (American businessman), Founder and Executive Chairman of Amkor Technology
Kim Woong-ki, Founder and Chairman of Global Sae-A Group
Jung Chang-sun, Founder and Chairman of Jungheung Group
Choi Byeong-oh, Founder and Chairman of Fashion Group Hyungji
Oh Hyung-suk, Chairman of Topsolar Group
Park Jeong-koo, 2nd Chairman of Kumho Asiana Group
Park Sam-koo, Former Chairman of Kumho Asiana Group
Choi Hyun-man, Former Chairman of Mirae Asset Securities
Lee Jin-an, President and CEO of Amkor Technology Korea
Academia
Richard L. Wallace, Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Missouri
Wang Shengming, Former President of Fudan University
Brady J. Deaton, Former Chancellor of the University of Missouri
Shirley Strum Kenny, Former President of Stony Brook University
Law
Kim Yang-kyun, Inaugural Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea
Bae Man-woon, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea
Park Jae-seung, Former President of the Korean Bar Association
Arts
Im Kwon-taek, Film director