| Oct.
1951 |
Founding Committee
of CNU organized. |
| Jan.
1952 |
CNU opened with
five colleges: College of Engineering, College of Agriculture, College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Commerce and the Medical
School. |
| Jun.
1952 |
Celebration
of the University's opening (June 9)
Graduate School opened with seven departments in both Master's and
Doctoral degree programs, including the graduate program of Kwangju
Medical School. |
| Sep.
1953 |
University Library
opened. |
| Feb.
1954 |
College of Law
established as the Department of Law was transferred from the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences. |
| Jul.
1956 |
University Press
established. |
| Apr.
1957 |
University Museum
established. |
| Oct.
1957 |
Student Health
Center opened. |
| Apr.
1958 |
The College
of Commerce moved to the Yongbong campus in Gwangju from Mokpo City. |
| May
1961 |
R.O.T.C. program
established. |
| Jan.
1962 |
Nursing High
School reorganized as Junior College of Nursing. |
| Dec.
1969 |
General Studies
Division established. |
| Feb.
1969 |
Graduate School
of Business Administration established. |
| Dec.
1971 |
College of Education
established with three Departments of Education, Home Economics Education,
and Mathematics Education. |
| Nov.
1972 |
Pilot College
Program started with College of Education and College of Commerce.
Nursing Academy of Medical School promoted to Professional School
of Nursing. |
| Nov.
1973 |
Pilot College
Program expanded to College of Engineering, College of Agriculture,
and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. |
| Jan.
1975 |
Pilot College
Program expanded to College of Law. |
| Mar.
1975 |
Graduate School
of Education opened. |
| Nov.
1975 |
Middle School
established in College of Education. |
| Jul.
1976 |
High School
established in College of Education. |
| Jul.
1978 |
Computer Center
established. |
| Jan.
1979 |
Professional
School of Nursing in the Medical School promoted to Junior College
of Nursing. College of Engineering reorganized into College of Chemical
Engineering. |
| Nov.
1979 |
College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences divided into College of Humanities & Social
Sciences and College of Natural Sciences. |
| Dec.
1979 |
Graduate School
of Public Administration established. |
| Mar.
1980 |
General Studies
Division abolished. |
| Oct.
1980 |
College of Dentistry
established with Department of Dental Surgery. College of Chemical
Engineering and College of Commerce reorganized into Colleges of Engineering
and Business Administration respectively. |
| Oct.
1981 |
College of Arts
established with three Departments of Fine Arts, Music, and Korean
Traditional Music. College of Pharmacy established with two Departments
of Pharmacy and Manufacturing Pharmacy. |
| Mar.
1984 |
Dormitories
built |
| Feb.
1986 |
Junior College
of Nursing, which belonged to the CNU Medical School, closed. |
| Mar.
1987 |
College of Humanities
and Social Sciences reorganized into College of Humanities and College
of Social Sciences. |
| Mar.
1988 |
Department of
Veterinary Medicine in College of Agriculture raised to College of
Veterinary Medicine. |
| Mar.
1989 |
Graduate School
of Industry & Technology newly established. |
| Feb.
1993 |
Educational
Equipment Service Center instituted. |
| Mar.
1993 |
University Hospital
became a public corporation. |
| Aug.
1994 |
College of Engineering
selected for its excellence and funded by the Ministry of Education.
|
| Apr.
1995 |
Hormone Research
Center instituted. |
| Oct.
1995 |
Automobile Engineering
Center organized. |
| Aug.
1996 |
15th President
of CNU, inaugurated. |
| Feb.
1997 |
Information
& Telecommunications Institute organized.
Council of Information System Planning established. |
| Aug.
1997 |
Cultural &
Religious Studies Institute opened. |
| May
1998 |
Regional Research
Center (Electric Components), Technology Business Incubator and Virtual
University Consortium established. |
| May
1999 |
Oh Yes Center
opened. |
| Aug.
1999 |
Photonics and
Optical Technology Research Institute establihed.
Institute of European Studies established. |
| Sep.
1999 |
Selected as
a host university of Brain Korea 21 national research project
(12 research teams)
Signed an academic exchange agreement with Jinan University, China
Linux System Security Research Center Opened |
| Dec.
1999 |
Opened a joint
lab building |
| Jan.
2000 |
Signed an academic
exchange agreement with Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Signed an academic exchange agreement with the Royal University of
Agriculture, Cambodia
Signed an academic exchange agreement with Central Washington University,
USA |
| Feb.
2000 |
48th Commencement
Ceremony (BA/BS: 3,709, MA/MS: 989, Ph.D: 196) |
| Mar.
2000 |
Graduate School
of Agriculture Development opened
Signed an academic exchange agreement with Jawaharlal Nehru University,
India |
| Sep.
2000 |
Inauguration
of 16th President, |
| Oct.
2000 |
Opened Source
Plant Research Institute, Women' Research Institute and Vibrio Septicemia
Research Institute |
| Dec.
2000 |
Opened Distance
Education Center |
| Feb.
2001 |
49th Commencement
Ceremony (BA/BS: 3,804, MA/MS: 1,023, Ph.D: 162) |
| Jul.
2001 |
Industry-University
Cooperation Building completed
Agricultural Plant Stress Research Center opened |
| Oct.
2001 |
Signed an academic
exchange agreement with Jilin University, China |
| Nov.
2001 |
The Center for
Developing the Functional Materials of Fine Chemistry opened
Opened Student Dormitory Building 7 |
| Dec.
2001 |
Gwangju Regional
Environmental Technology Development Center opened
The College of Dentistry signed a cooperative agreement with Samsung
Medical Center
Yongbong Cultural Hall opened |
| Jan.
2002 |
Research Institute
on Aging opened |
| Feb.
2002 |
Signed an academic
exchange agreement with Hasanuddin University
(UNHAS), Indonesia
50th Commencement Ceremony (BA/BS: 4,704, MA/MS: 1,188, Ph.D: 221) |
| Mar.
2002 |
Changed the
names of the Colleges of Home Economics, Agriculture, and Liberal
Arts to the Colleges of Human Ecology, Agriculture and Life Sciences,
and Humanities, respectively.
Selected Zelkova as the university tree |
| May.
2002 |
Signed an academic
exchange agreement with Northeast Normal University, China |
| Jul.
2002 |
Center for Photonic
Materials and Devices established
Nano Technology Research Center opened
“Fifty Years of Chonnam National University” published |
| Aug.
2002 |
Web-based on-campus
network for the faculty opened
Electronic Commerce Resource Center opened |
| Nov.
2002 |
College of Dentistry
Building #2 completed |
| Dec.
2002 |
Online portal
site, “CNU News” opened |
| Jan.
2003 |
Signed an academic
exchange agreement with the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile.
Signed an academic exchange agreement with the Universidad Austral
de Chile
Signed an academic exchange agreement with the University of Sao Paulo,
Brazil |
| Feb.
2003 |
The Wando Campus
of the School of Continuing Education opened
51th Commencement Ceremony (BA/BS: 3,565, MA/MS: 768, Ph.D: 157) |
| Sep.
2003 |
School of Biological
Sciences and Technology opened
Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Soical Sciences abolished |
| Dec.
2004 |
College of Dentistry
abolished and Graduate School of Dental Medicine established
Depart of Nursing Sciences elevated to College of Nursing Sciences. |
| Mar. 2006 |
CNU(Chonnam National University) and YNU(Yosu National University) were reborn as the integrated CNU
|
| Mar. 1, 2007 |
Graduate School of Business Administration reorganized into Graduate School of Business |
| May. 2008 |
Yongji Hall opened. |
| Aug. 17, 2008 |
Student Residence Hall constructed by BTL Project completed |
| Sep. 18, 2008 |
Office of International Affairs and Office of Financial Management established. |
| Nov. 17, 2008 |
Chonnam National University Dental Hospital opened. |
| Mar. 1, 2009 |
Law School and Medical School opened |
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