CNU has significantly expanded its global partnership network by participating in NAFSA 2025, the world’s largest international education conference, successfully holding exchange meetings with 48 universities from 21 countries.

Through this participation, the university is advancing its transformation into a global campus by strategically diversifying partnerships, initiating sister university agreements, fostering collaboration in STEM fields, and promoting Korean language education abroad.

From May 27 to 31, CNU participated in NAFSA 2025: Annual Conference & Expo of the Association of International Educators in San Diego, USA. The CNU delegation held productive meetings with 48 universities from 21 countries.

NAFSA is the world's largest annual international education event, bringing together 8,000 higher education professionals from over 100 countries. Chonnam National University's Director of International Cooperation Kang Eui-huack, and Director of International Exchange Kang Shin-hye, attended the event. The CNU delegation actively engaged in substantive discussions on ▲ establishing new agreements, ▲ enhancing cooperation with existing sister universities, and ▲broadening multilateral networks.

First-time meetings were held with 14 universities from 9 countries, including Orebro University in Sweden (which could become CNU’s first Swedish partner) and Pace University in Manhattan, New York, potentially expanding CNU’s geographical scope of collaboration.

Newly signed partners, such as the University of Tasmania (Australia) and Dublin City University (Ireland), had their first in-person meetings with CNU to assess early exchange activities and explore expanded academic cooperation and student exchange. Additionally, through its partnership with University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC), one of the leading U.S. study abroad networks, CNU is exploring various strategies to attract more American students.