The administrative division of CNU graduate schools selected 12 departments where members run significant and well-structured education programs and five excellent programs and gave a 77 million won sum as an incentive to continue developing these programs. This assessment was conducted for the first time nationwide under a department competency reinforcement programs. The twelve selected departments are as follows: Department of Library and Information Science, Mechanical Engineering, Philosophy, Psychology, Economics, History, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Medical Science, Interdisciplinary Diaspora Studies and Molecular Medicine. The five selected programs are run the Department of Library and Information Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Medical Science and Physical Education.