Gyeongsang National University (경상대학교)(GNU) is one of 10 Flagship Korean

National Universities along with Seoul National University, Pusan National University,
Kyungpook National University, Chonnam National University, Chungnam National
University, Chonbuk National University, Chungbuk National University, Kangwon National
University, and Cheju National University. The main campus of the university is located in
Jinju, South Korea.

The mission of Gyeongsang National University (GNU) is one of Pioneering. The eyes of
pioneers see far beyond the present to the future. GNU was founded in 1948 as Jinju
Agricultural College, in 1972 renamed as Gyeongsang National College. In 1980 GNU was
designated as a university and so far for 60 years it has been educating talented students who
have served society and let them to national prosperity.

In 2007, researchers at the university discovered a way to make cloned Turkish Angora cats
glow red when exposed to ultraviolet light.

GNU is especially known for its specialized fields of bioscience, mechanical aviation
engineering, and new nano-materials. In addition, GNU has made achievements in the
humanities and in sociology, two fields which lay the foundation for human ethics. Beside
this, GNU is proud to have a college of Education which produces great secondary school
teachers to take responsibility for the education of Korea, as well as a College of Veterinary
Medicine producing international veterinarians, and a College of Marine Science to pioneer
the studies of the ocean in the 21st century.

The Graduate Schools of Medicine and Public Health are unique medical training institutions
in Gyeongnam, and plans are being made with Gyeongsang National University Hospital to
open a specialized medical center in 2013 in Changwon, the 2nd GNU hospital. GNU will
advance international education in Korea by successfully partnering in international
campuses in Incheon and Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zones.
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Contents
 1 Overview of GNU's past and present
 2 Colleges
 3 Graduate School of Academics [10]
 4 School of Language Education and International Programs [11]
 5 Research Institute
 6 University Presidents
 7 References
 8 External links

Overview of GNU's past and present

 October 20, 1948: Founded as Jinju Agricultural College
 July 11, 1972: Renamed as Gyeongsang National College
 March 1, 1975: Establishment of the first graduate school
 March 1, 1980: GNU designated as a university
  March 1, 1983: Establishment of the College of Medicine
 February 21, 1987: Inauguration of the Gyeongsang National University Hospital
 March 1, 1988: Establishment of the Graduate School of Business and Public
Administration
 March 1, 1989: Establishment of the College of Veterinary Medicine
 March 1, 1993: Establishment of the College of Business Administration
 March 1, 1995: Establishment of the College of Marine Science by merging the Tong-
Yeong Junior College of Fisheries
 March 1, 1996: Establishment of the Graduate School of Industry
 March 1, 2008  : GNU has a total of 12 colleges, six graduate schools, 20 divisions
(54 majors), one department group (2 departments) and 33 departments with 3,254
new students enrolled per year

Colleges
 College of Humanities
o Division of Humanities
o Department of Korean Language and Literature
o Department of Korean Classics in Chinese
o Department of German Language and Literature
o Department of Russian Studies
o Department of Ethnic Dance
o Department of French Language and Literature
o Department of English Language and Literature
o Department of Chinese Language and Literature

 College of Social Science [1]

o Division of Political Science and Public Administration
o Division of Social Welfare and Psychology
o Department of Economics
o Department of Sociology

 College of Law
o Department of Law
 College of Education
o Division of Science Education
o Division of Social Studies Education
o Department of Computer Education
o Department of Education
o Department of Ethnics Education
o Department of Art Education
o Department of English Education
o Department of Japanese Education
o Department of Home Economics Education
o Department of Korean Language Education
o Department of Mathematics Education
o Department of Music Education
o Department of Physical Education
 College of Business Administration
o Division of Business Administration

 College of Natural Science

o Division of Division of Basic Science
o Division of Social Studies Education
o Division of Human Ecology
o Division of Life Science
o Division of Mathematics and Information Statistics
o Division of Computer Science
o Department of Preveterinary Medicine

 College of Agriculture and Life Science

o Department of Agricultural Engineering [2]
o Department of Animal and Bioscience [3]
o Department of Food Science and Technology [4]
o Department of Horticulture [5]
o Department of Applied Biology and Environment [6]
o Department of Enviro-Biotechnology [7]
o Division of Environmental Forest Sciences
o Department of Bio-industrial Machinery Engineering
o Department of Agricultural Economics

 College of Engineering
o Department of Architectural Engineering
o Department of Architectural Design
o Department of Civil Engineering
o School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
o School of Materials Science and Engineering
o School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
o Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
o School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering [8]

 College of Nursing [9]

o Department of Nursing

 College of Medicine
o Department of Medicine

 College of Veterinary Medicine

o Department of Veterinary Medicine

 College of Marine Science

o Division of Civil and Environmental Engineering
o Division of Marine Life Science
o Department of Fisheries Business Administration
o Department of Information and Communication Engineering
o Department of Maritime Police and Production System
o Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Graduate School of Academics [10]
 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
 Faculty of Natural Sciences
 Faculty of Engineering
 Faculty of Medicine
 Faculty of Arts and Athletics

School of Language Education and International

Programs [11]
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Research Institute
 Institute of Health Science (GIHS)
 Research Institute of Gyeongnam Culture (RIGNC)
 Engineering Research Institute (ERI)
 Education Research Institute (ERI)
 Institute of Global and Area Studies (IGAS)
 Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences (IALS)
 Institute for Social Science (ISS)
 Research Institute of Natural Science (RINS)
 Veterinary Medicine Research Institute (VMRI)
 Institute of Law (IOL)
 Research Institute of Life Science (RILS)
 Plant Molecular Biology and Bio-technology Research Center (PMBBRC)[12]
 Institute of Humanities (IH)
 Research Institute for Computer and Information Communication (RICIC)
 Research Center for Aircraft Parts Technology (RCAPT)
 Institute of Marine Industry (IMI)
 Environmental and Regional Development Institute (ERDI)