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Encyclopedia > Pusan National University

Pusan National University

Motto Truth, Liberty, Devotion
(진리 - 자유 - 봉사)
Established 1946
Type National
President Kim, Inn Se
Faculty full-time 839
Undergraduates 17,347
Postgraduates 9,138
Location Pusan, South Korea
Campus Urban
Mascot Sanjinee (산지니)
Website www.pusan.ac.kr
Image:PNU_logo.jpg
Pusan National University
Hangul 부산대학교
Hanja 釜山大學校
Revised Romanization Pusan Daehakgyo
McCune-Reischauer Pusan Taehakkyo

Pusan National University (PNU) (also called Busan National University) is one of the leading national universities in South Korea. It has been regarded as one of the most prestigious national institution of higher education in the country, together with SNU(Seoul National University). PNU is regarded as the best university outside the city of Seoul. The main campus of the university is located in Pusan (also called Busan), South Korea. The university's English name translates its former Korean name, "Gungnip Pusan Daehakgyo" (국립 부산 대학교); but the university's name in the Korean language is now simply "Pusan Daehakgyo" ("Pusan University"). A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A national university is a university created or run by a national government. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Pūsan is also a Vedic Hindu god. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jamo redirects here. ... Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan[1] (this is also a correct phonetic variant) is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. ...

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History

Pusan National University (PNU) was founded on May 1946 in Pusan, Korea's second largest metropolis, by Korean government,which has been established five months earlier than Seoul National University in Seoul. PNU has grown to be a prestigious university standing abreast with world renowned university. As of 1998, graduates of PNU totaled 89,632 bachelor's degree holders, 12,755 master's degree holders, and 2,399 doctoral scholars, all of whom have been playing central roles as leaders of society. PNU now comprises 12 colleges and general graduate schools, and 6 professional graduate schools, and contributes to the development of the nation and the world by producing prominent experts and talented leaders.


Undergraduate colleges

  • College of Humanities
  • College of Social Sciences
  • College of Natural Sciences
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Law
  • College of Education
  • College of Business Administration
  • College of Pharmacy
  • College of Medicine
  • College of Dentistry
  • College of Human Ecology
  • College of Arts
  • College of Nano Science and Technology

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Graduate schools

  • Graduate School of Humanities
  • Graduate School of Social Sciences
  • Graduate School of Natural Sciences
  • Graduate School of Engineering
  • Graduate School of Law
  • Graduate School of Education
  • Graduate School of Business Administration
  • Graduate School of Pharmacy
  • Graduate School of Medicine
  • Graduate School of Dentistry
  • Graduate School of Human Ecology
  • Graduate School of Arts
  • Graduate School of Nano Science and Technology
  • Graduate School of Management
  • Graduate School of Public Administration
  • Graduate School of Industry
  • Graduate School of Environment
  • Graduate School of International Studies

External links

  • Pusan National University
  • Pusan National University in English


 

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