Pusan National University
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Pusan National University (PNU) (also called Busan National University) is one of ten flagship Korean national universities
and a leading university in South Korea
. Located mainly in Busan
(or Pusan), the university's English name is a translation of its former Korean name, "Gungnip Pusan Daehakgyo" (국립 부산 대학교), but has since dropped "national" from its Korean moniker.
Continually ranked among one of top 500 world universities by ARWU World University Ranking and QS Top Universities Ranking, Pusan National University is one of only ten Korean universities ranked in both ARWU World University Ranking and QS Top Universities Ranking in 2010. In QS Top Universities Ranking 2010, Pusan National University is ranked in top five in social sciences and management , sixth in engineering and technology , sixth in life science and medicine , and ninth in arts and humanities among Korean universities. Along with Seoul National University
, KAIST
, Yonsei University
and Korea University
, Pusan National University is one of only five Korean universities ranked in four subject areas in QS Top Universities Ranking 2010.
, the Republic of Korea's second largest metropolis by the Korean government, and established three months earlier than Seoul National University
. PNU has since grown to be a well-regardedd university standing abreast with other world renowned universities. As of 1998, graduates of PNU included 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 it contributes to the development of the nation and the world by producing prominent experts and talented leaders.
Pusan University has two further campuses in Miryang
and Yangsan
.
Flagship Korean National Universities
Korean Flagship National Universities has been created by South Korean government to lead the development of South Korea into a developed country through providing the highest educational institutions nationwide. Korean government created one flagship national university for each province between...
and a leading university in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. Located mainly in Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
(or Pusan), the university's English name is a translation of its former Korean name, "Gungnip Pusan Daehakgyo" (국립 부산 대학교), but has since dropped "national" from its Korean moniker.
Continually ranked among one of top 500 world universities by ARWU World University Ranking and QS Top Universities Ranking, Pusan National University is one of only ten Korean universities ranked in both ARWU World University Ranking and QS Top Universities Ranking in 2010. In QS Top Universities Ranking 2010, Pusan National University is ranked in top five in social sciences and management , sixth in engineering and technology , sixth in life science and medicine , and ninth in arts and humanities among Korean universities. Along with Seoul National University
Seoul National University
Seoul National University , colloquially known in Korean as Seoul-dae , is a national research university in Seoul, Korea, ranked 24th in the world in publications in an analysis of data from the Science Citation Index, 7th in Asia and 42nd in the world by the 2011 QS World University Rankings...
, KAIST
KAIST
KAIST , is located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government in 1971 as the nation's first research oriented science and engineering institution. The QS-The Times World University Rankings in the year of 2009 placed KAIST 69th overall and 21st in...
, Yonsei University
Yonsei University
Yonsei University is a Christian private research university, located in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1885, it is one of the oldest universities in South Korea, the top private comprehensive universities in South Korea, and is widely regarded as one of the top three comprehensive...
and Korea University
Korea University
Korea University is a prestigious nonsectarian, private research university located primarily in Seoul, South Korea, and one of the SKY universities, a historical acronym used in South Korea to refer to Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. Founded by Lee Yong-ik in...
, Pusan National University is one of only five Korean universities ranked in four subject areas in QS Top Universities Ranking 2010.
History
Pusan National University (PNU) was founded on May 1946 in BusanBusan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, the Republic of Korea's second largest metropolis by the Korean government, and established three months earlier than Seoul National University
Seoul National University
Seoul National University , colloquially known in Korean as Seoul-dae , is a national research university in Seoul, Korea, ranked 24th in the world in publications in an analysis of data from the Science Citation Index, 7th in Asia and 42nd in the world by the 2011 QS World University Rankings...
. PNU has since grown to be a well-regardedd university standing abreast with other world renowned universities. As of 1998, graduates of PNU included 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 it contributes to the development of the nation and the world by producing prominent experts and talented leaders.
Pusan University has two further campuses in Miryang
Miryang
Miryang, often spelled Milyang, is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea. Neighboring cities include Changnyeong to the west, Cheongdo to the north, Ulsan to the east, and Yangsan, Gimhae, and Changwon to the south. The city bird is the Korean magpie, the city tree is the pine, and the...
and Yangsan
Yangsan
Yangsan is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea.-Administrative divisions:Currently, Yangsan is made up of 1 eup, 4 myeon, and 7 dong. There are plans, however, to create a new Ungsang-eup, which would include 4 dong.-Railways:...
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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
- College of Natural Resource and Life Sciences
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 Korean MedicineGraduate School of Korean MedicineThe Korean government decided to establish a national school of traditional Korean medicine to establish its national treasure on the solid basis after closing of the first modern educational facility hundred years ago by Japanese invasion.In 2008, the School of Korean medicine was establishe...
- 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
- Graduate School of Natural Resource and Life Sciences