Professor Hye-won Jeong, appointed this March at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) in the College of Nursing, donated a development fund of 20 million won to commemorate her new start at JBNU and to support the university's development and the cultivation of global nursing talent.
 
On April 27, JBNU held a donation ceremony in the President's Office at University Headquarters, attended by President Oh-bong Yang; Professor Hye-won Jeong; Hye-young Kim, Dean of the College of Nursing; Young-ran Yang, Associate Dean of the College of Nursing; and Ji-hyun Baek, Chair of the Department of Nursing. The university expressed gratitude for Professor Jeong's noble intention to support university development and the education of future generations.
 
The donated fund of 20 million won will be used, in accordance with Professor Jeong's wishes, for scholarships for College of Nursing students and for improvements to the educational environment.
 
This donation was made by Professor

JBNU announced that it held an 'Advanced Defense Technology Exchange Seminar' on campus on April 27, attended by faculty from the Department of Advanced Defense Technology and Industry and executives from Hanwha Systems.
 
The seminar was organized to respond to the rapidly changing global security environment and the defense industry's shift toward advanced technology. It aimed to establish a practical foundation for industry–university technological cooperation and to explore directions for collaborative research and talent development.
 
About 30 key stakeholders attended the event, including faculty from the Department of Advanced Defense Technology and Industry at JBNU, Jang Won-jun, Deputy Director of the JBNU Defense Industry Research Institute, and Hong Yoon-seok, Director of the Hanwha Systems Maritime Research Institute.
 
Participants engaged in in-depth discussions on technological trends and potential areas of cooperation in core future defense fields,

Yang O-bong, President of Jeonbuk National University (JBNU), was appointed a 'Life Ambassador' by Prime Minister Kim Min-seok.
 
On April 24, President Yang attended the appointment ceremony at the 'Cheonmyeong Keeper' launch event held at Cheonggye Plaza in Seoul, received the appointment certificate, and was formally named a Life Ambassador. The event served as the starting point for a nationwide project to promote suicide prevention and spread a culture of respect for life.
 
'Life Ambassadors' serve as suicide prevention public ambassadors. They are figures who disseminate messages of respect for life across all sectors of society and convey the need for solidarity and attention to those experiencing isolation and exclusion. In particular, they play a role in spreading the social message 'You are not alone' by improving awareness and fostering empathy in everyday life.
 
JBNU has been recognized as a model university for student suicide prevention, for example by es

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Alumni Association (President Choi Byung-seon) has launched efforts to develop outstanding talent by providing scholarships to current students.
 
The JBNU Alumni Association held the 41st Delegates' Council for 2026 at 2:00 p.m. on April 26, 2026, in Glocal Hall on the 2nd floor of Jinsudang on campus, and announced that it had awarded scholarships totaling KRW 26 million to 26 current students. Each scholarship recipient received KRW 1 million.
 
The scholarships were awarded to students selected by each college based on academic achievement and exemplary campus life. Recipients were chosen across a range of majors. The scholars received scholarship certificates and expressed their determination to grow into contributors to society.
 
President Choi Byung-seon said, "The participation and support of alumni form the foundation of the scholarship program," and added, "We will continue our efforts to support junior students and to contri

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) SW-Centered University Project Group (Director Kim Seong-chan) and the Jeonsim Student Council (Student Council President Ryu Ino) held the "2026 JBNU AI & SW Education Volunteer Corps Launch Ceremony" at 11:00 AM on April 24, 2026, in the Minju Auditorium, 4th Floor, Student Town on campus, announcing the official start of AI & SW education volunteer activities for the local community.
 
The volunteer corps, composed of 50 JBNU students, will continue to provide outreach AI & SW education to senior centers, childcare centers, and underserved elementary and secondary schools across the Jeonbuk region.
 
The launch ceremony was attended by key guests who pledged support for future activities, including Deputy Director Kwak Young-tae of the JBNU SW-Centered University Project Group; Vice-Director Kim Do-woo of the JBNU Institute for Regional Development; Chairman Yoo Cheol-jung of the Digital Innovation Education Promotion Institut

The IICC 2026 Intelligent Information and Control Conference, chaired and organized by Professor Deokjin Lee of JBNU (Director, Advanced Mobility Project Group; President, Systems and Control Society of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers), was held for three days from April 22–24, 2026 at Muju Deogyusan Resort.
 
Co-hosted by the Systems and Control Society of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Information and Control Division of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers, this conference — the largest domestic academic exchange forum sharing the latest technologies and research outcomes in defense, aerospace, robotics, and autonomous manufacturing centered on Physical AI — attracted more than 200 experts from industry, academia, research institutes, and government. A total of 120 research papers were presented, reaffirming the conference's status as a leading event in the fields of intelligent information and control.
 
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Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) College of Medicine student Lee Se-hyun (first-year) has donated KRW 1,000,000 in prize money she received from various academic societies and competitions to Jeonbuk National University Hospital for use by vulnerable patients, creating a heartwarming story.
 
The donation was raised by pooling the prize money Lee Se-hyun earned from participating in various academic societies and competitions.
 
Under the supervision of Professor Kim Hyun-ho of the Department of Pediatrics, Lee Se-hyun conducted research in neonatal neurology, winning outstanding paper awards at the Korean Society of Medical Informatics, the Korean Society of Medical Artificial Intelligence, and international conferences. She also stood out in academic and startup fields, winning the Grand Prize at the High-Tech Startup Idea Competition.
 
She stated that she hopes to give back to society by donating her accumulated achievements, and that she particularly hopes the fun

JBNU Industry–University Cooperation Project Group (Director: Professor Kook Kyung‑su) announced on the 23rd that it has been finally selected for the '2026 Jeonbuk Research and Development Special Zone Innopolis Campus Support Project'.
 
The Industry–University Cooperation Project Group, launched in 1996 as an R&D support organization under the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, has supported regional industrial development through continuous organizational expansion and functional enhancement.
 
In particular, since 2012 it has been consecutively selected as the lead institution for the Honam‑Jeju region under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' Small and Medium Enterprise Technology Development Support Project, taking the lead in providing technological support to SMEs. It is currently implementing the Field‑Customized Training Support Project for SME Research Personnel, contributing to strengthening SMEs' technological competitiveness and training s

Professor Park Young-gi (Department of Civil Engineering), a former Executive Vice‑President of Student and Academic Affairs at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU), donated 10 million won to the university development fund upon his retirement to support his alma mater and the training of future students.
 
JBNU held a donation ceremony for the development fund on the 22nd at 11:00 a.m. in the President's Office at University Headquarters, attended by President Yang Oh-bong and Professor Park Young-gi. The 10 million won fund will be used, according to Professor Park's wishes, as scholarships for students in the Department of Civil Engineering.
 
This donation was made as Professor Park departs the campus where he served for decades. As an alumnus and faculty member, he wished to support the university's advancement and to offer hope to junior students who, despite financial hardship, diligently pursue their studies.
 
At the donation ceremony, Professor Park Young-gi sa

JBNU, which is undertaking an 'AI University Transformation' to comprehensively innovate all areas—education, research, administration, and employment—based on artificial intelligence (AI) and data, held an 'AI System Sharing Conference' at the on‑campus International Convention Center on the 22nd and unveiled AI‑based integrated innovation models.
 
JBNU has taken the bold step of building a comprehensive transformation model that links education, administration, research, and employment into a single AI ecosystem—an approach rare among domestic universities. The conference was organized to share these exemplary cases, in which overall university operations have been integratively restructured on a unified data platform, with universities nationwide.
 
At the conference, attended by heads and staff of AI‑related departments from universities across the country, key JBNU implementation cases were presented in detail, including the next‑generation integrated info