University Profile
Foundation : May 25th, 1952
Organization
Headquarter (President, 2 Vice Presidents, 6 offices), 17 colleges, 1 general graduate school, 5 professional graduate schools, 8 specialized graduate schools, 45 educational facilities including the University's Central Library & General Hospital
Student Body
undergraduate - 25000 graduate - 5500 international - 1300
Faculty & Staff : faculty - 900, staff - 500
Overseas Sister Institution : 294 sister universities in 50 countries
Location : At the center of Korea, Daejeon Metropolitan City, 160km(100miles) away from the capital city of Seoul
Student-Oriented University with Refreshing Campus Environment
Scholarship Opportunities
- Approx. USD 20 M in Scholarship Awarded(2008)
- Approx. 43% of CNU students are benefit from diverse scholarship opportunities(2008)
Affordable Tuition
- Half-Priced Tuition Fees of Private Universities
Government Funding Allotted for Students Competitiveness Enhancing Programs
- USD 1 Million (2008)
- UDS 4.5 Million (2009)
Library
- 1.3 Million Volumes, 10,500 Academic Journals (by title), 30 Academic Data Base, and 5,000 Seats of Reading Cubicles
Residence Halls (Students Dormitory)
- State-of-the Art Residence Hall Facilities (Cafeteria, Reading Room, Group Study Room, Language Training Center, Gyms, Computer Lab., Convenience Stores, Sky Lounge) with a Capacity of Accmmodating 5,000 Students
Students Halls (Ⅰ~Ⅳ)
- Cafeteria, Banks, Gyms, Coffee Places, Stationary, Snack Bar, Photo Studio, Convenience Store
Language Education Center
- Korean, English, Japanese, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian Language Courses
Providing Top-Notch Educatonal Service
Specialized University with Top-Notch Technology in Sciences
Leading University in Science in the Nation
- National Engineering College
- The only university in the Daedeok R&D Complex, an Asian Version of Silicon Valley
- Scientist-in-Residence Program (First in the Nation)
- Specialized Education in IT (Information-Technology),BT (Bioscience-Technology), NT (Nano-Technology),and ET (Environmental Technology)
Distinguished Faculty Members; Excellence in Research & Teaching
- Registered Intellectual Property Ownership 510 items,Applied for Intellectual Property Ownership 170 items :10th in the Nation / University revenues from technology transfer : 9th in the Nation (2009)
- Number of thesis & Research papers appeared in SCI Journals: 9th in the Nation (Complex and Impact Factor Analysis)
- Number of thesis & Research papers appearedin SCI Journals: 12th in the Nation, 355th in the World (2009)
Research Oriented University Towards a World Class University
Institutionalization of Specialized Graduate School System
- Law School
- School of Medicine
- Graduate School of Analytical Science and Technology
- Graduate School of Drug Development and Discovery
- Government Funding Recipient of USD 54 M for the 17 Brain Korean 21 (BK21) Projects
- Government Funding Recipient of total USD 54 M for the New University Regional Innovation (NURI) Project for 5 Years
- Government Funding Recipient of USD 20 M for Training center for bio/pharmaceutical and medical professionals as a part of governmental “National 5+2 Supra Economic Region, Leading Industry" Project
- Government Funding Recipient for a World Class University(WCU) Project by Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
- 2009 Korea Service Quality Index, 1st in the Nation by the Korean Standard Association
- University Rankings (by the Times with QS)
- 16th in the Nation / 73rd in Asia
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