The May 18 Research Institute (Director: Prof. Song Jeong-min in the Dept. of Communications) announced that the New Political Science, an official journal of American Political Science Association, released a special issue covering the May 18 Gwangju Uprising. The special issue, titled \"The Gwangju Uprising and the Creation of South Korean Democracy,\" is an analysis including overall point...

Five national universities in Gwangju and Jeonnam including Chonnam National University have agreed to establish a coalition system and made efforts to promote the project. Yoon Deok-hong, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Education, promised the support for the project when he visited Gwangju for the public forum of the MOE on July 23. At the press conference, held at the Gwangju Metropoli...

At the policy development forum for strengthening the innovative capabilities of local universities, held on July 23 at Yongbong Hall of International Conference Bldg., the presenters and panelists pointed out the significance of the specialization and strong competitiveness, which local universities should possess. Prof. Kim Yong-jeong from Chonbuk National University, member of the presiden...

The Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development (MOE) will hold a policy development forum for strengthening the innovative capabilities of local universities at Yongbong Hall of International Conference Bldg. on July 23. The forum was prepared to publicize the participatory governments state-run project for the balanced national development and self-reliant local administration through ...

Gwangju-Jeonnam Society of Science & Technology, affiliated to the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST), will be launched with its organization meeting, which will be held at 4:20 p.m. on July 22 at Yongbong Culture Center. The KOFST is an organization established to promote science and technology in Korea, based on a strong unity among the science and technology soc...

The deans and associate deans of university planning affairs in the five national universities, which agreed to team up a university coalition in the region, gathered to attend the working-level meeting for the Gwangju-Jeonnam national university coalition. The meeting was held at 4 p.m. on July 15 at Mokpo National University. On July 2, an Agreement on the organization of the National Univ...

In the academic year 2004, some academic programs and systems will be abandoned and the new Faculty of Bio Technology will enroll 110 freshmen. CNU finalized the university faculty and department arrangements and student quota plans with the approval of the Board of Trustees and the review of deans meeting. According to the finalized plans, the total number of students who will be admitted in...

On June 13, the Institute of Womens Studies held an academic conference, entitled \"The Human Resources Development for Female Workers\" at Yongbong Culture Hall. Professors, researchers, business representatives, and professionals involved in the research area attended the conference and discussed the possible ways to develop female workers careers. The followings are the speakers and their spe...