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2000~2010

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HISTORY chungbuk national university
  • 2010
    • February 12, 2010 Established CBNU Environmental Resources Analysis Center(Academic Cooperation)
    • June 9, 2010 Established IDEC CBNU center
    • July 1, 2010 Changed name from CBNU Health Clinic to CBNU Health Center
    • July 1, 2010 Closed Academy-Research-Industry Laboratory(Incorporated to CBNU Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation)
    • August 27, 2010 Changed its name from International Education Center to Center for International Affairs
    • August 27, 2010 Established Liberal Education Center
    • November 12, 2010 Human Psychology Research Center
  • 2009
    • January. 01, 2009 Reorganized major departments
      - Dept. of Admissions and Students to Dept. of Admissions and Management
      - Dept. of Planning to Dept. of Planning and Evaluation
      - Established Dept. of International and Public Relations
    • February.04, 2009 Closed Research Institute of the Korean Language and Reopened as Korean Culture Center
    • March.01, 2009 Changed the Training Institute\\\\'s Name from Training Institute for Secondary School Teachers of College of Education to Training Institute of Education of College of Education
    • March.01, 2009 Established the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • March. 01, 2009 Established Law School
    • August.07 , 2009 - Established Headquarter of Admissions and Management which consists of Dept. of Admissions and Management and Admissions Team
      - Changed the its Name from the Chungbuk Times to the Chungbuk Press and Broadcasting System
      - Established Research Institute of Astrophysics
  • 2008
    • January 3, 2008 Closed e-Learning Center and Education Media Center in College of Education and Established Center for Teaching & Learning
    • April 15, 2008 Closed Research Institute for Oriental Medicine and Research Institute for Sustainable Management
    • April. 29, 2008 Changed the Institute\\\\'s Name from Research Institute of Russia to Institute for Russian and Altaic Studies
    • July. 22, 2008 Closed Institute of Oriental Medicine & Institute of Sustainable Development and Management
    • September. 02 , 2008 Permitted to Establish Law School
    • December. 17, 2008 Established Research Institute of Green Energy
  • 2007
    • February 21, 2007 Established Institute of Wooam
    • July 5, 2007 Changed the Center Name from Center for Engineering Education to Innovation Center for Engineering Education
  • 2006
    • February 28, 2006 Established Korean Language and Life Research Institute
    • March 1, 2006 Changed the School Name from Graduate School of e-Business Administration to Graduate School of Business Administration
    • April 21, 2006 Established Center for Engineering Education
    • August 1, 2006 Established Research Institute for Sustainable Management
    • August 16, 2006 Renamed University Organization: from Office of Academic and Research Affairs, Office of Students and Admission, Office of Planning and Cooperation to Office of Academic Affairs, Office of Student Affairs, Office of Planning and Development
    • December 29, 2006 Established National Crisis & Emergency Management Research Institute
  • 2005
    • January 1, 2005 Changed the School Name from College of Agriculture to College of Agriculture Life and Environment Sciences
    • February 3, 2005 Established Science Technique Development Center
    • March 1, 2005 Changed the Department Name from Department of Admission and Jobs to Department of Admission and Scholarship
    • March 1, 2005 Established Human Resource Development Center
    • May 19, 2005 Established Disability Support Center
  • 2004
    • February 19, 2004 Established Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation
    • April 6, 2004 Established e-Learning Center
    • July 1, 2004 Established Laboratory Animal Research Center
  • 2003
    • March 1, 2003 Established Business(IT) Research & Consulting Center
    • April 1, 2003 Revised University Organization from 3 Offices, 1 Bureau, 11 Departments and 8 Administration Offices to 3 Offices, 1 Bureau and 9 Departments
    • May 30, 2003 Established Research Institute of Animal Life & Science
    • June 13, 2003 Established Institute for Russian and Altaic Region Studies
  • 2002
    • May 5, 2002 Accredited Medical School
    • September 19, 2002 Established Research Institute for Nanoscience and Technology and Institute for Tumor Research
    • September 3, 2002 Established Research Institute for Mathematical Finance
  • 2001
    • January 1, 2001 Transferred the Management Right of Cheongju Science College
    • September 1, 2001 Revised University Organization by President Order on National School Establishment from 2 Offices, 1 Bureau 11 Departments, 3 Active Officers and 12 Administration Offices to 3 Offices, 1 Bureau, 11 Departments and 8 Administration Offices
    • December 21, 2001 Changed the Name from Graduate School of Business Administration to Graduate School of e-Business Administration
  • 2000
    • January 11, 2000 Established School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • February 12, 2000 Opened International Education Center
    • March 29, 2000 Established Industrial Technology Research Park
    • September 31, 2000 Opened Total Service Center

Embark with Hope

Since its establishment on September 27, 1951 as Cheongju Junior Agriculture College, Chungbuk National University comes to celebrate its 59th opening anniversary this year. The founding of Chungbuk National University resulted from the hope of the whole residents, providing higher education demanded by the community, even though through the Korean civil war.

Change for the Future

Chungbuk Provincial College, raised to the status of Chungbuk National University, has continued to grow rapidly and has become an outstanding and leading university in Korea that plays a key role in the field of education and research. In the 1970s, Chungbuk National University, as a national university representing our region, had already prepared a springboard that could take a leap into the future.

Challenge for Development

Chungbuk National University is a national university including 13 Colleges and 8 Graduate Schools. In 1999 Chungbuk National University was selected for Brain Korea 21 Initiative by the Ministry of Education and in 2003 was also selected as the best university in the project of fostering regional university by the Ministry. For further development, Chungbuk National University has planned and carried out "The 6th General Development Project."

Vision Toward the World

With the rapid change of the education environment followed by globalization and with unlimited competition followed by neo-liberalism, Chungbuk National University provides "Project CBNU 2010" to become one of the most innovative universities on the basis of knowledge based information infrastructures, and will become one of the most comparative and globalized universities through the invitation of excellent new students and outstanding new professors, the finest support for education and research of professors, an efficient environment for learning based facilities and industry academic cooperation system, and a supporting administration system.