The research team led by Professor Jaeuk Kang of Jeonbuk National University (JBNU)'s Graduate School of Flexible Printed Electronics demonstrated, through an inkjet printing (inkjet printing)-based process technology, both large-area, uniform thin-film fabrication and eco-friendly process scalability for next-generation display light-emitting devices and solar cells.
 
Professor Kang's team, in collaboration with Professor Seongho Jin's group at Pusan National University, developed a high-performance organic light-emitting device (PHOLED) based on inkjet printing that combines eco-friendly solvent design and interface engineering. The study was published in the internationally renowned journal Materials Today.
 
The research team used non-chlorinated eco-friendly solvents and applied self-assembled monolayer (SAM) interface engineering to implement the entire process by inkjet printing under room-temperature, ambient conditions. In particular, they significantly improved

Eight undergraduates from Jeonbuk National University (JBNU)'s Department of Housing Environment received the Jeonju Mayor's Award at the 2025 Jeonju Distinguished Citizens Awards Ceremony.
 
The award recognizes their contributions to the creation of better residential environments and the promotion of community housing welfare through active participation in Jeonju's public–private–academic demonstration project to improve living spaces for vulnerable households.
 
The recipients were fourth-year students Hwang Jang-hyun, Jeong Hye-jin, Nam Si-hyung, Park Ji-hyun, and Ban Seung-eun, and third-year students Jang Ji-yun, Kim Seon-jun, and Kim Seul-gi. They have played central roles in the department's ongoing projects to improve living spaces for vulnerable households and to renovate community senior center spaces.
 
This space improvement project began in 2022 and is now in its fourth year. It is a flagship field-based experiential education and research program of

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) President Yang O-bong donated KRW 10 million to the university's development fund to wish for the institution's continued advancement and the cultivation of future generations in the 2026 Byeong-O New Year. 
 
On January 2, 2026, a presentation ceremony was held at the President's Office at the University Headquarters. President Yang and key university officials attended the ceremony, where they commemorated the donation and presented him with a plaque of appreciation.
 
Since taking office, President Yang has donated KRW 10 million each year, practicing exemplary leadership. In particular, this donation was made as a designated fund for the Division of Chemical Engineering, where President Yang has devoted himself to research and education. It expresses his special affection for the department that has been his lifelong research base and for his students. 
 
On that day, President Yang said, "I sincerely hope that 2026, the B

Jaejun Lee, a doctoral student in the Department of Urban Engineering at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) (Advisor: Professor Yoo‑jeong Kim), recently won the Top Prize at the '2025 Jeonju Big Dream Special Competition'.
 
In his project, "AI Transfer-Learning-Based Prediction, Assessment, and Mitigation Strategies for Heat Stress in Jeonju City," Lee proposed a deep transfer-learning model that fused Seoul's Urban Environment IoT (S-DoT) data with Jeonju City's climate and environmental data, receiving high acclaim. In particular, the proposed model was recognized for its academic and policy significance because it precisely predicts heat‑vulnerable areas and proposes tailored mitigation measures to reduce spatial inequities within the city.
 
Lee said, "I will use this award as an opportunity to further deepen my research on urban heat response and adaptation to the climate crisis."

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU), led by President Yang O-bong, held its New Year's opening ceremony on January 2, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. in Donghaeng Hall on the 7th floor of the JBNU International Center, marking a vigorous start to the Year of the Fire Horse (Byeong-o Year).
 
The ceremony was attended by more than 150 faculty and staff members, including President Yang O-bong, headquarters officials, and members of the academic affairs committee, who exchanged New Year's greetings and reaffirmed the university's commitment to a new leap forward.
 
The event opened with New Year's greetings followed by the presentation of government awards and presidential citations. The Presidential Citation for Outstanding Public Servant was awarded to Kim Myung-sook, Administrative Officer, Division of Industry-University Cooperation, Industry-University Cooperation. The Prime Minister's Citation for Exemplary Civil Servant was presented to Im Mi-hyun, Team Leader, Division of Facili

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Industry-University Cooperation Eom Hee‑jeong Specially Appointed Professor received a Commendation for Contributions to Education Donation at the '2025 Jeonbuk Office of Education Education Donation Day' event held by the Jeonbuk Office of Education. 
The Commendation for Contributions to Education Donation is an award presented to promote an educational culture in which the local community and the education community grow together. This year, seven individuals and two teams were selected.Professor Eom was selected as an individual recipient in recognition of her contributions to improving students' empathy through the dissemination of Leadmic arts education. 
 
Professor Eom has served as the Principal Investigator (PI) of the JBNU Industry-University Cooperation Leadmic Human Care Academy since 2023 and has been operating an arts-integrated education program that supports the physical and mental development of youth in the Jeonbuk

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition PhD candidate Seon-ah Choi (School Meal Service and Culinary Science Laboratory, supervisor Noh Jeong-ok) recently received an Encouragement Award at an outstanding paper competition using the Korea Rural Economic Institute’s food consumption survey data. 
PhD candidate Seon-ah Choi presented research using the 2021 raw data from the Food Consumption Survey under the title 'Analysis of Family Dietary Behaviors and Sustainable Dietary Capacity According to Parents' Dietary Lifestyle'.
The study analyzed types of parental dietary lifestyle and comprehensively examined household-level sustainable dietary capacities, including perceptions of school meals, food choice behaviors, healthy eating, environmentally friendly eating, and the preservation of traditional dietary practices. The analysis was evaluated as providing implications for practical measures to manage sustainable diets at home and for im

JBNU invited Jeong Dae-cheol, Chairman of the Korea National Assembly Members' Association, to deliver a special lecture to university members.
 
JBNU announced that on December 31 Jeong Dae-cheol, Chairman of the Korea National Assembly Members' Association, visited the campus, toured major facilities and gave a special lecture on forgiveness.
 
On the day, Chairman Jeong visited the memorial space for martyr Lee Se-jong, the Jungdo Lounge and the International Convention Center in sequence to review the university's history and its educational and research environment.
 
Then, from 4:00 p.m., he held a workplace training lecture at the Han Seung-heon Library attended by some 50 JBNU faculty, staff and university members. The lecture, titled 'The Meaning and Value of Forgiveness,' explained the power and social significance of forgiveness from the perspective of individual and communal restoration.
 
In his lecture, Chairman Jeong said, 'Forgiveness is, before bein

A research team at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) has developed a key technology that can increase the efficiency of next-generation energy storage devices, attracting attention on the international academic stage.
 
JBNU researcher Amanpreet Kaur (Graduate School of Flexible Pinted Electronics, supervised by Professor Junwoo Lim) presented a study on the fabrication of a bipolar plate with an innovative structure to improve the efficiency of vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB), a next-generation energy storage device, at the 8th International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials (ICACM 2025) held in Tokyo, Japan, and received the Outstanding Presentation Award.
 
Through an innovative design that integrates the electrode and the bipolar plate into a single unit, the study simultaneously increased energy efficiency and long-term stability. The work is evaluated as having advanced the practical applicability of large-scale energy storage systems.
 
Although VRF

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Department of Political Science and Diplomacy launched an effort to strengthen students' global competencies through an international exchange program involving on-site visits to local universities and diplomatic institutions in Vietnam.
 
The Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at JBNU said it successfully conducted an international exchange program in Hanoi, Vietnam, from December 26 to 30 as part of JBNU's Glocal University Project, visiting the Hanoi National University of Foreign Languages followed by the Vietnam National Academy of Diplomacy.
 
Twelve students, led by Professor Kim Jun‑hyeop, participated in the program. The students visited local universities and diplomatic training institutions to experience Vietnam's educational system and the practical environment of diplomatic work firsthand.
 
At the Hanoi National University of Foreign Languages, they exchanged learning experiences and career perspectives with s