Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) is assigning road names to major sections of the campus to both provide clearer building location information and strengthen the symbolic character of campus spaces. By revising the road-naming system, JBNU aims to improve wayfinding for members and visitors and, by giving each road segment a specific meaning, to more clearly express the campus identity.
 
JBNU decided to retain existing road names that are familiar and widely recognized by its community. The 'Geonji-daero', which runs from the main gate to the central plaza, and the 'Jayu-ro', which passes through Alimui Street, will keep their current names to preserve the campus's identity and symbolism.
 
Additionally, reflecting the university motto of "Freedom, Justice, Creativity," JBNU named the road adjacent to the Law School 'Jeong-ui-ro' and the roads adjacent to Changjo Hall 1 and 2, the Industry–Academia Convergence Plaza, and the Humanities and Social Sciences Building 'Chang

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) has launched an advisory panel composed of 43 members, including education office supervisors and high school teachers, to establish a fair and trustworthy university admissions system.
 
JBNU stated that it formed the advisory panel to enhance the quality of its admissions procedures by incorporating field experience and diverse opinions, and to strengthen communication and cooperation among high schools, education offices, and the university amid significant changes to the admissions environment beginning with the 2028 academic year.
 
The launch of the advisory panel aims to establish a regional cooperation framework to proactively respond to changes in the admissions system. It is intended to support the strengthening of high school education through active information exchange as the need to address regional depopulation and to cultivate glocal talent increases.
 
On the 15th, JBNU held the advisory panel's commissioning ceremony a

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) will host a large-scale research exchange event to expand the university's advanced-field research outcomes into industry and future growth engines. From January 20–22, 2025, JBNU will hold the '2025 JBNU Research Fair Week (2025 JBNU RFW)' around Jinsudang.
 
Under the slogan "Expanding Research Outcomes Into Industry and the Future," the event will bring together JBNU's outstanding research capacity and achievements in advanced fields. The focus is on widening the intersection between industry–university collaboration and regional innovation.
 
In particular, conferences centered on national strategic industries such as Physical AI and the defense industry, together with BK21 education and research group academic events, will simultaneously present policy needs in strategic industry sectors and share JBNU's excellent research.
 
On the first day, January 20, 2025 (Tuesday), the opening ceremony will be followed by a Physical AI an

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) is shifting the educational paradigm toward learner-centered instruction to cultivate creative, interdisciplinary talent for the AI era. It plans to expand learner-centered classes—where students actively lead participation—beyond the traditional one-way transmission of knowledge, and has prepared a teaching methods workshop to put this into full practice.
 
JBNU will hold the "2025 Academic Year Learner-Centered Participatory Course Design Teaching Methods Workshop" for faculty on January 19 in the Student Town area. The workshop is intended to develop operational strategies for applying innovative teaching methods—such as PBL (problem-based learning), action learning, and capstone design—in actual courses.
 
The workshop features an intensive curriculum combining theory and practice. Part 1 will begin with a presentation of an innovation model case from the IC-PBL Center of Hanyang University, followed by a lecture by Professor Jan

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) students have announced research findings proposing a new "weapon system self-reliance" metric to replace existing evaluation frameworks in the defense industry, drawing attention from the academic community.
 
JBNU Defense Industry Convergence Program students Go Dong-hyeon and Shin Chae-i recently published a paper containing these findings in the Journal of the Korean Defense Industry Association (a Korea Research Foundation‑indexed journal), the most prestigious academic journal in the domestic defense industry field.
 
The paper points out the structural limitation of the long-used "parts localization rate" indicator for evaluating South Korea's weapon system localization level, namely that it has remained a single figure focused on finished products or components. The study importantly introduces a new concept of a "self-reliance indicator" that holistically considers materials, components, and technology.
 
The research team pr

The Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Alumni Association (President Choi Byung-seon) held the 'Alumni Award Ceremony and New Year Reception' on January 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Jinsudang 77th Anniversary Hall. The event provided an occasion to review the year's achievements and pledge a new leap forward.
 
The event was a great success, attended by about 200 alumni and political and governmental figures, including Alumni Association President Choi Byung-seon; President Yang O-bong; former presidents Du Jae-gyun and Lee Nam-ho; Governor Kim Kwan-young of North Jeolla Province; Acting Superintendent of Education for North Jeolla Province Yu Jeong-gi; Mayor Woo Beom-gi of Jeonju; Mayor Jeong Heon-yul of Iksan; Mayor Jeong Seong-ju of Gimje; County Governor Yu Hee-tae of Wanju; and National Assembly member Lee Won-taek.
 
At the event, National Assembly member Lee Won-taek delivered a congratulatory address in person, and Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Yoon-deo

Professor Emeritus Kim Hyun-sook, who served for 27 years in the Department of Urban Engineering at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) and dedicated herself to scholarly research and to the advancement of spatial and urban policy at the regional and national levels, donated KRW 10 million to commemorate her retirement and to support the training of future scholars and the development of the department.
 
This donation is an example of putting into practice, at retirement, the deep affection she has long held for the department and its students. The funds will be used to improve the Department of Urban Engineering's educational and research environment and to support students.
 
Professor Emeritus Kim Hyun-sook conveyed her warm wishes to her juniors, saying, "I hope this will be a small help for students to continue enjoying department activities and to take on challenges in the wider world."
 
The Department of Urban Engineering said, "We deeply thank Professor Emeritus

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) and Seoul National University (President Yoo Hong-rim) have launched full-scale cooperation to cultivate global talent beyond the boundary between the Seoul metropolitan area and regional areas.
 
On January 12, the two universities held the entrance ceremony for the global overseas training program ‘JBNU & SNU Joint Program in China’ at the Office of International Affairs, Seoul National University. Jo Hwa-rim, Director of the Office of International Affairs, JBNU, and Kim Tae-gyun, Director of the Office of International Affairs, Seoul National University, attended the event. The presidents of both universities celebrated the program’s launch and encouraged the students through video congratulatory messages.
 
In his congratulatory remarks, Yang O-bong, President of JBNU, said, “I hope students will practice the value of ‘togetherness’ and grow into global leaders at China’s innovation sites, where technology is realized

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) has decided to establish a strategic cooperation framework with the global defense unicorn Shield AI in the fields of Physical AI and the defense industry.
 
A JBNU delegation led by President Yang O-bong, along with Professors Kang Eun-ho and Jang Won-jun (Department of Advanced Defense Technology and Industry) recently visited Shield AI's headquarters in San Diego, USA, to discuss technical cooperation and educational linkage measures.
 
Shield AI is regarded as one of the world's three leading defense AI unicorns, alongside Palantir and Anduril Industries. Through its Hivemind AI Platform, which enables autonomous flight and autonomous combat, the company possesses world-class capabilities in the AI pilot domain.
 
In particular, the low-cost vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft V-BAT has proven its performance and reliability through operational deployment on the battlefield in Ukraine. The platform is rapidly entering t

The original musical 'Daebul Hotel (The Great BUDDA HOTEL)', set at Incheon's Daebul Hotel—the first modern Western-style hotel in Korea—will be presented to audiences for the first time in a reading showcase concert.
 
Hosted by the Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) The Art and Culture research Institute and held as part of a recital by composer and JBNU Department of Music professor Shin Hyuk-jin, the performance will take place on January 17 (Sat) at 7:00 PM at the Ujin Cultural Space Art Theater. Admission to the performance is by invitation only.
 
'Daebul Hotel' is a work that uses the history of the opening of Korea to foreign trade and Incheon Port as its backdrop. It unravels the memory of the short-lived Daebul Hotel through elements of mystery and fantasy. The new piece presents itself not as a simple historical drama but as an original 'mystery fantasy musical.' Through two lead characters, it dreamily interweaves fragmentary lives and memories across many er

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Department of Environment and Energy Convergence, AI Remote Sensing Laboratory master's students Han Do-hee, Kim Su-hwan, and Lee Ye-jin (supervisor Professor Yeom Jong-min) received the Excellence Award at the nationwide "2025 Space Hackathon" for research combining satellite data and artificial intelligence. 
The competition was organized to generate creative ideas using satellite data and artificial intelligence technologies. It was held in three categories: Satellite Big Data Utilization; Satellite Technology-Based Business Models; and Small-Satellite Mission Ideas. A team composed of JBNU students participated in the "Satellite Big Data Utilization Ideas" category and received the Excellence Award.The title of the winning entry was "Pansharpening Technique-Applied KOMPSAT-3 Imagery-Based Building Damage Detection Tool-Integrated LLM Visual Reasoning Framework." The entry was notable for proposing a disaster-response technology that combines

The JST (Jeonbuk Saemangeum Tech) Shared University, operated under the Regional Innovation-centered University Support System (RISE Project), produced 312 program completers over the past year and has achieved visible outcomes, including contributing to the resolution of technical challenges faced by regional companies through graduate student–led industry–university collaboration.
 
The Jeonbuk Saemangeum Tech Platform University Headquarters at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) (Head: Choi Jinha), which established and operates the "Jeonbuk Saemangeum Tech (JST) Shared University (Graduate School)" as an innovation platform involving 11 universities in the Jeonbuk region through the RISE Project, held the "2025 JST Shared University Results Sharing Meeting" on the 13th at the Jeonju Areumdawoon Convention. The meeting shared the achievements in nurturing regionally innovative talent over the past year. About 100 people attended, including Moon Seong‑cheol, Director Gen

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Professor Junmo Ahn (College of Engineering, Department of Resources and Energy Engineering) received the 'Young Engineer Award' from the Korean Resources Recycling Association. 
 
This award is the society's most prestigious early-career researcher award. It is presented to researchers aged 40 or under who have conducted active research and made scholarly contributions in the field of resources recycling.
 
Professor Ahn has focused on developing environmentally friendly recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. He has conducted research on organic acid-based alternative leaching agents and bioleaching processes using microorganisms, presenting new possibilities in the field of resource recycling.
 
He proposed alternative technologies that reduce the environmental burden and hazardousness of conventional chemical leaching processes while improving metal recovery efficiency. His work has attracted attention in

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) announced that it will operate the "Global Laboratory Dispatch PBL (Problem-Based Learning) Program" at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) in Singapore from January 11 to 18.
 
The program aims to cultivate global talent tailored to the life sciences and transition industries by conducting field-based projects with leading overseas researchers and enrolled students. To this end, the JBNU RISE Project Group, Nanyang Technological University, and A*STAR signed an official agreement in Singapore on the morning of January 12 for the Global Laboratory Dispatch PBL.
 
Designed to develop global talent in the life sciences and transition industries linked to the key industries of North Jeolla Province, this program is being implemented as part of the JBNU RISE Project Group's life sciences and transition industries track. Twenty-four students — second-, third-, and fourth-year undergrad

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Divsion of Public Science student Kim Yoon-su received the Gwangju Metropolitan City Mayor's Commendation for his contributions to preserving the historical truth of the May 18 Democratic Uprising and combating distortion. 
 
This commendation was awarded to outstanding participants among the May 18 Memorial Foundation’s distortion-response supporters 'May Mate (MAYT)' who devoted themselves to monitoring false information and hateful expressions disseminated online and offline and correcting them. 
 
'May Mate (MAYT)', which involved about 150 participants nationwide, carried out various activities over the past year, including ▲reporting and filing distortion cases ▲visiting May 18 historical sites ▲workshops on ideas for responding to May 18 distortion ▲a May Mate recommended-reading project. 
 
Kim Yoon-su, the award recipient, not only recorded the highest number of distortion reports but also took a leadin