Chonnam National University

Chonnam National University (CNU, Korean: Jeonnam Daehakgyo) is a national university headquartered in Gwangju, South Korea, one of the ten flagship Korean national universities, and it is placed in the 781-790 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.全南大学（CNU，韩语：전남대학교）是总部位于韩国光州的国立大学，韩国十所国立旗舰大学之一，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 781-790 区间。

Founded in 1952 by merging five provincial colleges of South Jeolla Province under the motto Truth, Creativity and Service, it has operated a multi-campus system across Gwangju, Yeosu and Hwasun since the 2006 merger with Yosu National University.该校 1952 年以「真理、创造、奉献」为校训，合并全罗南道五所省立学院成立；2006 年与丽水国立大学合并后，形成光州、丽水、和顺三地的多校区体系。

Its OpenAlex record lists 60,078 research works and 4,163,355 citations, and its affiliated Chonnam National University Hospital is a major teaching hospital for the southwestern region of the country.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 60,078 项、被引 4,163,355 次；附属全南大学医院是韩国西南地区重要的教学医院。

History

• The university traces its founding to 1952, when the South Korean government consolidated five provincial colleges across South Jeolla Province into a single national university seated in Gwangju.该校的起点是 1952 年——韩国政府把全罗南道各地的五所省立学院合并为一所国立大学，校址设于光州。

• The five merging institutions covered agriculture, medicine, engineering, education and arts, giving the new university a comprehensive faculty structure from its first year.参与合并的五所学院覆盖农学、医学、工程、教育与艺术，使新大学从建校第一年就具备综合性学科结构。

• The university motto Truth, Creativity and Service was adopted at the founding, framing the institution's mission as a national university serving the southwestern region.校训「真理、创造、奉献」在建校时确立，把学校定位于服务西南地区国立大学的使命。

• Gwangju's role as the capital of South Jeolla Province made the city the natural seat of the new national university in the early 1950s.光州作为全罗南道首府的地位，使其在 1950 年代初顺理成章地成为新国立大学的所在地。

• Through the 1950s and 1960s the university expanded its colleges and built the campuses that now form the Gwangju base of the institution.在 1950 与 1960 年代，学校扩充学院建制，陆续建成如今构成光州基地的各处校园。

• The university's hospital and medical school became the principal referral centre of South Jeolla Province, training most of the region's physicians.大学的医院与医学院成为全罗南道的主要转诊中心，培养了该地区多数医师。

• During the Gwangju Uprising of May 1980 the university hospital treated large numbers of injured citizens, embedding the institution in the city's modern history.1980 年 5 月的光州民主化运动期间，大学医院救治了大量受伤市民，学校从此嵌入这座城市的现代史。

• The university opened the Yeosu campus in the 1980s on the southern coast, building on the fisheries and oceanographic traditions of the port city.1980 年代该校在南部海岸开设丽水校区，承续这座港口城市的渔业与海洋学传统。

• In 2006 the university completed its second merger, absorbing Yosu National University into a consolidated institution with campuses in Gwangju, Yeosu and Hwasun.2006 年，该校完成第二次合并，将丽水国立大学并入，形成光州、丽水与和顺三处校区的统一建制。

• The Hwasun campus, developed around the medical and dental hospitals, concentrated health sciences teaching and clinical research after the 2006 consolidation.以医疗与牙科医院为中心发展的和顺校区，在 2006 年整合后集中承担健康科学教学与临床研究。

• The merger with Yosu National University added the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and the College of Engineering Sciences on the Yeosu campus.与丽水国立大学的合并，为丽水校区带来了渔业与海洋科学学院及工程学院。

• Named among the ten flagship Korean national universities, the institution received priority national funding for research and regional development programmes.作为韩国十所国立旗舰大学之一，该校在科研与区域发展项目上获得国家重点经费支持。

• In 2015 the university opened the College of Artificial Intelligence Convergence, one of the earliest dedicated AI colleges among Korean national universities.2015 年，该校设立人工智能融合学院，是韩国国立大学中最早设立的人工智能专门学院之一。

• Following the liberation of Korea in 1945 the provincial colleges that later merged were reorganised under the new national education system, setting the stage for the 1952 consolidation.1945 年韩国光复后，日后参与合并的各省立学院按新的国家教育体制重整，为 1952 年的合并铺路。

• In 1995, when South Korea restored full local autonomy, the university deepened its partnership with the Gwangju metropolitan government and South Jeolla Province.1995 年韩国恢复全面地方自治后，该校深化了与光州市政府及全罗南道的合作。

• The Asian financial crisis of 1997 forced Korean national universities to restructure, and CNU reorganised faculties and expanded industry cooperation in response.1997 年亚洲金融危机迫使韩国国立大学重组，全南大学相应调整院系并扩大产业合作。

• In 2012 the city of Yeosu, home of the university's southern campus, hosted the World Expo, drawing global attention to the region and its marine sciences.2012 年，大学南部校区所在的丽水市举办世界博览会，使全球目光投向该地区及其海洋科学。

• In 2019 the national government designated Gwangju an artificial intelligence industrial cluster, giving the university's AI college a regional industrial partner.2019 年，国家把光州指定为人工智能产业园区，为该大学的人工智能学院提供了区域产业伙伴。

• In 2023 the university marked its seventieth anniversary, celebrating seven decades as the national university of the Gwangju and South Jeolla region.2023 年，该校庆祝建校七十周年，纪念作为光州与全罗南道国立学府的七十年。

• The affiliated Chonnam National University Hospital, beside the Gwangju campus, anchors a network of clinics serving South Jeolla Province.紧邻光州校区的附属全南大学医院，支撑着服务全罗南道的诊所网络。}

• The Gwangju campus adjoins the Kia Motors plant district and the city's AI industrial complex, giving engineering students direct industrial exposure.光州校区毗邻起亚汽车厂区与城市人工智能产业园，为工科学生提供直接的产业接触。}

• The university joined the national Glocal University programme in the 2020s, committing to regional innovation alongside its research mission.2020 年代，该校参与国家「全球化本地大学」计划，在科研使命之外承担区域创新职责。

• Its network of teaching hospitals and clinics across South Jeolla Province anchors public health services far beyond the Gwangju metropolitan area.遍布全罗南道的教学医院与诊所网络，使公共卫生服务远远超出光州都会区的范围。

• The Yosu campus grew from the 1941 fisheries school lineage, which trained the first generation of Korean marine engineers.丽水校区承接 1941 年渔业学校的源流，培养过韩国第一代海洋工程师。

• Research institutes in agriculture and biotechnology were established on the Gwangju campus through the 1990s and 2000s, supporting the region's farming economy.1990 与 2000 年代，光州校区陆续设立农业与生物技术研究所，支撑当地区域的农业经济。

• In 2023 the university marked its 70th anniversary with programmes tracing the five-college merger of 1952 and the 2006 consolidation.2023 年，该校举办 70 周年校庆，回顾 1952 年五院合并与 2006 年整合的历史。

• The institution's dental hospital in Hwasun serves patients from across the southwestern provinces, complementing the medical campus's clinical reach.和顺的牙科医院服务西南各省患者，与医学园区的临床覆盖互补。

• By the 2020s the three-campus structure had produced a combined enrolment of more than 30,000 students across undergraduate and graduate programmes.到 2020 年代，三校区体系合计注册本科生与研究生超过 30,000 名。

Academics

• Teaching spans colleges including the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Engineering, the College of Humanities, the College of Natural Sciences, the College of Medicine, the College of Nursing and the College of Pharmacy.教学涵盖农业与生命科学学院、工程学院、人文学院、自然科学学院、医学院、护理学院与药学院等。

• The College of Artificial Intelligence Convergence, established in 2015, offers Korea's early dedicated degrees in machine learning and intelligent systems.2015 年设立的人工智能融合学院，开设韩国较早的机器学习与智能系统专门学位。

• The Yeosu campus contributes the College of Culture and Social Sciences, the College of Engineering Sciences and the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.丽水校区设有文化与社会科学学院、工程学院与渔业海洋科学学院。

• Graduate education is organised through the Graduate School and specialised graduate schools in business, culture, law, medicine, dentistry, education, industry and technology, and public administration.研究生教育由研究生院与商学、文化、法律、医学、牙医、教育、产业技术、公共行政等专业研究生院承担。

• The university's Business School operates parallel Korean and English tracks in its graduate programmes, drawing international students to the Gwangju campus each year.该校 Business School 的研究生项目开设韩语与英语双轨，每年吸引国际学生到光州校区就读。

• The Graduate School and the professional graduate schools together offer more than 70 master's programmes and 30 doctoral programmes across the university's colleges.研究生院与各专业研究生院合计开设逾 70 个硕士项目与 30 个博士项目，覆盖全校各学院。

• Agriculture and life sciences carry the founding tradition, with research stations supporting the region's rice, horticulture and livestock industries.农业与生命科学承续建校传统，其研究站支撑着当地的水稻、园艺与畜牧业。

• Fisheries and ocean sciences at the Yeosu campus, organised in the Fisheries College, maintain research vessels and aquaculture laboratories on the southern coast.丽水校区的渔业与海洋科学由 Fisheries College 组织，在南部海岸维持科考船与水产养殖实验室。

• The medical school operates the Chonnam National University Hospital and the Hwasun medical campus, training physicians for the southwestern provinces.医学院运营全南大学医院与和顺医学园区，为西南各省培养医师。

• Faculty research output recorded in OpenAlex stands at 60,078 works with 4,163,355 citations, led by engineering, medicine and agricultural sciences.OpenAlex 记录的教师研究成果为 60,078 项、被引 4,163,355 次，以工程、医学与农业科学为首。

• The university's dental hospital and its Dental School form one of Korea's recognised dental education centres outside Seoul, serving patients from across the southwestern provinces.大学的牙科医院与其 Dental School 构成首尔以外韩国公认的牙科教育中心之一，服务西南各省患者。

• Law is taught through the graduate Law School and the College of Law, with clinical programmes in Gwangju's courts, prosecutors' offices and legal aid centres.法学由研究生层次的 Law School 与法学院承担，在光州法院、检察厅与法律援助中心开展实训。

• Enrolment exceeds 30,000 across undergraduate and graduate programmes on the three campuses combined.三校区本科生与研究生合计注册超过 30,000 名。

• International cooperation includes exchange agreements with universities in Asia, Europe and the Americas, coordinated through the Office of International Affairs.国际合作包括与亚洲、欧洲及美洲大学的交换协议，由国际事务处统筹。

• National research grants support biotechnology, materials science and artificial intelligence projects developed with Korean industry partners.国家科研经费支持与韩国产业伙伴联合开发生物技术、材料科学与人工智能项目。

• The university library system, centred on the Gwangju campus, holds more than two million volumes across its branches, with special collections on Korean history and local studies.以光州校区为中心的图书馆体系，各分支合计藏书逾 200 万册，另有韩国史与地方研究的专藏。

Campus

• The Gwangju campus forms the university's headquarters, with coordinates of 35.15472 degrees north and 126.91556 degrees east in the Yongbong district of the city.光州校区是大学总部所在，坐标为北纬 35.15472、东经 126.91556，位于光州市龙峰地区。

• The Yeosu campus on the southern coast hosts the fisheries and ocean sciences faculties beside the harbour of the port city, a base for coastal fieldwork and research cruises.南部海岸的丽水校区在港口城市的海湾旁设渔业与海洋科学各院系，也是海岸野外工作与研究航次的基地。

• The Hwasun campus, south of Gwangju, concentrates the dental hospital and health-science facilities in a medical-clinical setting.光州以南的和顺校区，把牙科医院与健康科学设施集中于医学临床环境之中。

• The Gwangju campus combines faculties, dormitories, research institutes and the university hospital within walking distance of the Yongbong district's commercial streets.光州校区把学院、宿舍、研究所与大学医院集中在龙峰商圈步行可达的范围内。

• Campus architecture spans mid-century national-university buildings and newer research complexes added through the 2000s and 2010s.校园建筑跨越 20 世纪中叶的国立大学楼群与 2000、2010 年代新增的研究综合体。

• Student dormitories on the Gwangju campus house thousands of residents, with additional halls at Yeosu and Hwasun.光州校区宿舍容纳数千名住宿生，丽水与和顺校区另设宿舍楼。

• Gwangju's metro and bus network links the campus to the city centre and the KTX high-speed rail station in about thirty minutes.光州地铁与公交网络把校园与市中心、KTX 高速铁路站连接在约三十分钟内。

• The Yeosu campus sits near Yeosu Expo Station and the airport, giving marine science students direct access to the South Sea research grounds.丽水校区邻近丽水世博站与机场，让海洋科学学生直达南海研究水域。

• The university's botanical garden and agricultural experiment farms on the Gwangju campus serve teaching and regional extension work.光州校区的植物园与农业试验农场服务教学与区域推广。

• Proximity to the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) and the city's AI industrial complex places the campus inside Korea's southwestern technology belt.校园邻近光州科学技术院（GIST）与城市的人工智能产业园，处于韩国西南科技带之内。

Reputation

• Chonnam National University is placed in the 781-790 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.全南大学在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 781-790 区间。

• THE World University Rankings 2027 place it in the 601-650 band.2027 年度 THE 世界大学排名将其列于 601-650 区间。

• The 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities survey ranks it 1,056th worldwide, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 places it in the 601-700 band.2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名将其列于世界第 1,056，2026 年软科世界大学学术排名（ARWU）将其列于 601-700 区间。

• It is one of the ten flagship Korean national universities designated for priority state investment in research and regional development.它是获国家重点投资于科研与区域发展的十所国立旗舰大学之一。

• Within South Jeolla Province and Gwangju it is the principal public research university, supplying physicians, engineers and teachers to the region.在全罗南道与光州，它是主要的公立研究型大学，为区域输送医师、工程师与教师。

• Its OpenAlex record lists 60,078 research works and 4,163,355 citations, a corpus led by engineering, medical and agricultural sciences.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 60,078 项、被引 4,163,355 次，成果以工程、医学与农业科学为首。

• Earlier QS editions placed the university in the 501-550 band worldwide and 97th in Asia, showing its trajectory in international rankings.更早的 QS 榜单曾将该校列于世界 501-550、亚洲第 97，显示其在国际排名中的轨迹。

• The university's medical and dental hospitals give it a clinical reputation that extends across the southwestern provinces.大学的医学与牙科医院带来横跨西南各省的临床声誉。

• National funding through the flagship and Glocal programmes underwrites its research infrastructure in artificial intelligence, agriculture and marine science.通过旗舰大学与全球化本地大学计划获得的国拨经费，支撑其在人工智能、农业与海洋科学方面的研究设施。

Student life

• The university motto is Truth, Creativity and Service, adopted at the 1952 founding merger.校训为「真理、创造、奉献」，确立于 1952 年合并建校之时。

• Student festivals at the Gwangju campus each spring and autumn anchor campus cultural life, with department performances and food streets in the Yongbong district.光州校区春秋两季的学生节是校园文化生活的核心，院系演出与龙峰地区的美食街相伴。

• Dormitories across the three campuses house students from every province, and inter-campus sports leagues link the Gwangju, Yeosu and Hwasun communities.三校区宿舍容纳来自各省的学生，跨校区体育联赛把光州、丽水与和顺的社区连在一起。

• The May 18 Memorial events in Gwangju, commemorating the 1980 uprising, are observed on campus each year, a tradition tied to the university hospital's role.每年光州「5·18」纪念活动在校园举行，纪念 1980 年民主化运动，这一传统与大学医院当年的角色相连。

• Sports facilities and the Yongbong campus stadium host inter-college competitions in football, baseball and taekwondo.体育设施与龙峰校园球场承办足球、棒球与跆拳道的院际比赛。

• Student societies span academic, cultural, religious and volunteer organisations, with a strong tradition of rural service programmes in South Jeolla villages.学生社团涵盖学术、文化、宗教与志愿组织，在全罗南道乡村的支农服务传统尤为深厚。

• The Yeosu campus community adds a maritime flavour, with sailing and marine sports clubs using the harbour beside the campus.丽水校区社群平添海洋气息，帆船与海上运动社团就利用校园旁的海湾。

• Campus media include the student newspaper and broadcasting station, covering university and Gwangju metropolitan affairs.校园媒体包括学生报纸与广播台，报道大学与光州都会区事务。

• Gwangju's status as a centre of Korean democracy and cuisine shapes student life, with the city's art biennale, the May 18 Memorial Park and its food culture all within reach of the campus.光州作为韩国民主与饮食文化重镇的地位塑造着学生生活，城市艺术双年展、5·18 纪念公园与饮食文化都在校园近旁。

Notable people

• Kim Dae-jung, the eighth President of South Korea and winner of the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize, is honoured among the university's notable alumni in political life.金大中，韩国第 8 任总统、2000 年诺贝尔和平奖得主，被该校列为政治领域的杰出校友。

• The Law School's graduates fill a large share of judicial and prosecutorial posts across South Jeolla Province, anchoring the region's legal profession.法学院毕业生占据全罗南道司法与检察系统的大量职位，支撑着区域的法律职业。

• The first graduating classes of the 1950s supplied physicians, engineers and teachers to South Jeolla Province and shaped the region's modern professions.1950 年代的首批毕业生为全罗南道输送医师、工程师与教师，塑造了该地区的现代职业结构。

• Faculty researchers in agriculture developed rice and horticulture varieties adopted across the southwestern farming belt in the 1990s and 2000s.农业领域的教师研究者在 1990 与 2000 年代培育出被西南农业带广泛采用的水稻与园艺品种。

• Alumni of the fisheries college at Yeosu lead aquaculture and marine engineering enterprises along the southern coast.丽水渔业学院的毕业生执掌南部沿海的水产养殖与海洋工程企业。

• Medical alumni staff the university hospital and public health centres across South Jeolla Province, anchoring the regional health system.医学毕业生任职于大学医院与全罗南道各地的公共卫生中心，支撑着区域卫生体系。

• The university's artificial intelligence faculty have trained engineers now working in Gwangju's AI industrial complex and Korean technology firms.该校人工智能学院的教师培养出的工程师，如今任职于光州人工智能产业园与韩国科技企业。

• The Gwangju Uprising of May 1980 is remembered through university hospital and campus testimonies now preserved in the city's archives, and the May 18 Memorial Park lies within reach of the campus.1980 年 5 月光州民主化运动经由大学医院与校园的证言保存于城市档案之中，5·18 纪念公园亦在校园可达之处。

• Presidential and ministerial visits to the campus over the decades trace the university's role as the national institution of the southwest.数十年来历任总统与部长的到访，勾勒出该校作为西南地区国立学府的定位。

• Scholars trained at the university now teach at universities across Korea, spreading the Gwangju institution's academic lineage nationwide.在该校受训的学者如今执教于韩国各大学，把光州学府的学术血脉播撒全国。