CNU has achieved significant success by having two of its research centers selected among the six Regional Leading Research Centers (RLRC) projects. For the 2023 Regional Innovation Leading Research Center Project, CNU’s Leading Research Center for Kidney Disease Control and Advancement of Dialysis Equipment (director: Professor Kim Soo-wan, School of Medicine) and the Leading Resea...

CNU provided free health checkups for around 80 international students from China, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, and other countries in collaboration with the medical service organization, Bridge Medical Association (president: Jeong Seong-nam). On June 24, at 2:00 PM, the health checkups took place at G&R Hub on the university campus. International students received examinations and minor tre...

CNU’s Language Education Center is operating the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program for Korean language education commissioned by the U.S. Department of State for the ninth consecutive year. The CLS program is an authoritative program in which the US government selects 14 critical languages to focus on and selects scholarship students from among US undergraduate and graduat...

The consortium of CNU and Jeonbuk National University has been finally selected for the Semiconductor Specialized University Support Project, organized by the Ministry of Education. By securing a maximum of 34 billion KRW in government funding over a period of four years, CNU achieved a remarkable milestone for the cultivation of next-generation semiconductor talent. The Semiconductor Spe...

CNU has been selected to play a central role in cultivating talent for next-generation telecommunications innovation and convergence.   CNU formed a consortium with Kookmin University (the leading university), University of Seoul, Korea Aerospace University, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, and Gwangju Metropolitan City and has been chosen for the Next-Generation Te...

A choir song composed by a professor at CNU's College of Medicine won first place in Germany's biggest competition.   The choir song “Surisuri Masuri,” composed by CNU Professor Kook Hyun (Department of Pharmacology), was performed unaccompanied by the Dortmund Youth Choir (conductor: Jeong Na-rae) at the choir competition held in Hannover, Germany on June 3 and cl...

Research team of CNU Professor Park Chan-jin (Department of Materials Science and Engineering) succeeded in developing an all-solid-state batteries that greatly improved fire safety and practicality. The team led by Professor Park has developed solid-state battery technology for electric vehicles that overcomes the limitations of existing solid-state batterie and increases their practical...

CNU is leading the training of future automobile specialists. CNU has been selected for the Future Automobile Technology Convergence Innovation Talent Development Project, organized by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy. The project will receive 1.4 billion KRW in government funding over two years. As part of the project, CNU plans to lead the nation...

CNU held the 71st anniversary ceremony at Minju-maru on June 8.   The event was held with about 350 key figures in attendance, including the mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City and members of the National Assembly in Gwangju.   It is a place to retrace the footsteps of CNU, which has been serving the community for the past 71 years and fostering talent through various academic e...

Professor Lee Bang-yeon's team from the Department of Architecture at CNU has succeeded in developing fiber-reinforced concrete that not only reduces carbon dioxide emissions but also ensures economic feasibility.   The fiber-reinforced concrete developed by the research team exhibits more than 8% improved deformability while significantly reducing carbon dioxide emissions, inhere...