About Jeonju University

History

• May 05, 1950
  Authorization of Youngaseng Education College
• January 09, 1964
  Name Changed to jeonju College
• October 07, 1978
  Promotion to university status, Change of school name from jeonju college to jeonju university
• September 08, 1983
  Youngsaeng Educational Foundation taken over by Shindonga Educational Foundation
• December 14, 1984
  Inauguration of Dr. Youn-jo Ha as the Ninth Chairman of the Board of Trustees
• December 14, 1999
  Awarded as a Distinguished University for its educational reforms by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development for two consecutive years
• August 14, 2002
  Inauguration of Dr. Nahm-Sik Lee as the Ninth President of the University
• April 16, 2003
  Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Jeonju University's founding
• May 05, 2004
  Selected one of the largest projects for New University for Regional Innovation(NURI) (25,000,000,000 won fund awarded by the Korean Government)
• June 16, 2004
  Selected Project for Industry-University Cooperation Hub University (35,000,000,000 won fund awarded by the Korean Government)
• July 19, 2004
  Awarded for Regional Innovation Expo by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education & Human Resources Development
• January 01, 2005
  Selected as a University for its IT Curriculum Reform for four consecutive years