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1980~1990

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HISTORY chungbuk national university
  • 1999
    • September 10, 1999 Selected for Brain Korea 21 Initiative by Ministry of Education
  • 1997
    • April 30, 1997 Established Institute for Jungwon Culture and Research Institute for Computer and Information Communication
  • 1996
    • March 1, 1996 Selected Research Center for the Development of Advanced Horticultural Technology as Regional Research Center by National Science Foundation of Korea
    • March 13, 1996 Opened Center for the Development of Advanced Horticultural Technology
    • September 20, 1996 Establish Social Education Center (now Lifelong Education Center)
    • November 4, 1996 Accredited Graduate School of Legal Affairs
  • 1994
    • August 10, 1994 Selected College of Engineering as an Institute for Supporting a National Policy in the Field of Semi-conductors/Information Processing
  • 1993
    • September 3, 1993 Accredited College of Veterinary Medicine
  • 1992
    • March 13, 1992 Opened Plant Hospital in College of Agriculture
    • July 28, 1992 Established Medical Research Institute
  • 1991
    • October 22, 1991 Accredited College of Human Ecology
    • November 16, 1991 Accredited Graduate School of Business Administration
  • 1989
    • June 1, 1989 Established Education Media Center in College of Education and Law Research Institute
    • November 16, 1989 Accredited Graduate School of Industry
  • 1988
    • October 29, 1988 Accredited College of Law
  • 1987
    • September 1, 1987 Established Center for Research Instruments and Experimental Facilities
    • November 4, 1987 Established Research Institute for Industry and Management
    • November 9, 1987 Accredited College of Graduate School of Public Adminstration
  • 1986
    • February 22, 1986 Established Institute for Construction Technology
    • May 23, 1986 Established Basic Sciences Research Institute
    • November 6, 1986 Accredited College of Medicine and College of Commerce and Business Administration
    • December 5, 1986 Established Biotechnology Research Institute
  • 1985
    • November 22, 1985 Accredited Attached High School in College of Education
  • 1984
    • February 9, 1984 Established Veterinary Hospital in College of Agriculture
    • March 1, 1984 Accredited Attached Middle School in College of Education
    • October 5, 1984 Accredited Department of Medical Sciences in College of Natural Science
    • November 27, 1984 Established Research Institute of Physical Education & Lifetime Sports
  • 1983
    • March 31, 1983 Established Chungbuk National University Times and Institute for Humanities
  • 1981
    • March 12, 1981 Established Science Education Laboratory in College of Education

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.