Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) held the 'THE JBNU RISE⁺ Achievement Forum' on the 20th with university and regional stakeholders in attendance, and shared the core outcomes of the Regional Innovation-Centered University Support System (RISE) project carried out over the past year.
 
This forum was organized to report the first-year outcomes of the 33 RISE projects that JBNU is conducting under the vision of being "a flagship university leading Jeonbuk's sustainable recovery, development and take‑off," and to discuss future directions for building a local government–industry–academia–research cooperation ecosystem.
 
At the event, exemplary cases established during the introductory phase in key areas were highlighted. ▲ Workforce development, including tailored training for life and transition industries and integrated care; ▲ Research cluster development, such as foodtech and digital fashion convergence research; ▲ Regional cooperation and innovation, incl

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) is strengthening support for outstanding researchers across the entire research career and continuing its efforts to advance into the global Top 100. It plans to systematically develop so-called 'star professors' by selecting outstanding researchers at each career stage, from assistant professor to post-retirement.
 
On the 20th, JBNU announced that it had designated 19 faculty members with outstanding research achievements as 'Fellows' and held an awards ceremony. This selection was carried out as part of establishing a support system for outstanding researchers across the entire research career.
 
Outstanding researchers were classified as 'JBNU Young Fellow' for those within five years of appointment; 'JBNU Fellow' for associate professors and those within five years of promotion; 'JBNU Star Fellow' for professors from five years after promotion up to age 60; and 'JBNU Distinguished Professor' for those aged 61 and above and post-retireme

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) is recruiting companies to participate in the "2026 Special Zone-Type Technology Startup Studio (DTIM) Support Program" to promote deep-tech-based technology startups. By the application deadline of March 16.
 
The program is supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Jeonbuk Research and Development Special Zone. It aims to strengthen the commercialization capabilities of deep-tech (pre-startup) companies that possess innovative technologies.
 
The eligible applicants are prospective founders preparing technology startups within Jeonbuk and companies established after January 1, 2026, that are headquartered in Jeonbuk.
 
Selected companies will undergo four one-on-one validations of technology, investment, and business model (BM), and will be finally chosen through a pitch competition. They will receive up to KRW 20 million in prototyping support, opportunities to participate in global programs, support for producing IR mater

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) will partner with the University of Tsukuba in Japan to jointly operate an international collaborative learning program in which Korean and Japanese students participate together.
 
JBNU announced that it will host the international collaborative learning program "Korea–Japan Future Factory Forum 2025 in Jeonju," implemented with support from Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), together with the University of Tsukuba.
 
The program is a field-centered education initiative based in Jeonju in which JBNU students and students from the University of Tsukuba form teams to seek solutions to regional and global social problems.
 
Participating students will analyze social challenges common to both countries—such as low birthrate and population aging, concentration in the metropolitan area, regional revitalization, and overtourism—through field learning in Jeonju, expert lectures, and presentatio

The JB-RISE research cluster, composed of a research team led by Professors Dong-gu Lim and Seok-hwan Park from Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Division of Electronic Engineering, the Korea Research Institute for Shipbuilding and Offshore Equipment, and ㈜씨엔와이더스, will formally begin development of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based drone detection system. The participating company from the defense sector is Nexwill Co., Ltd.
 
The core objective of this project is to develop next-generation drone detection technology that can overcome the limitations of existing radar technology. The research cluster has established a mid- to long-term commercialization roadmap through the 2025 performance-sharing meeting and the first 2026 Regional Innovation Cooperation Platform establishment workshop. The project will be carried out in phased and systematic stages.
 
As drones have emerged as a key capability in modern conflicts such as the Ukraine–Russia war, drone de

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Professor Dong-hee Kwak (Graduate School, Department of Bio-Convergence Science) was appointed as a private member of the Presidential Committee on National Water Management.
 
The Presidential Committee on National Water Management (co-chair: Prime Minister Kim Min-seok) announced that it appointed a new private-sector chair and 23 private members on February 3, 2026, and plans to fully implement an integrated water-management policy based on communication and cooperation. The term of the appointed private chair and members is three years, from February 3, 2026, to February 2, 2029.
 
The Presidential Committee on National Water Management is the highest-level public–private joint body in the water sector established in 2019 under the Water Management Basic Act. It is responsible for setting national water policy objectives, deliberating and deciding major policies, and mediating water disputes. The committee is co-chaired by the Prime Mi

A Korea–Germany joint research study that synthesizes research achievements and future strategies on POSS-based ionic liquids (POSS-ILs), a next-generation functional material, has been published in the world’s leading journal in the field of chemistry.
 
A joint research team comprising Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Professor Yoon Young-sang (Division of Chemical Engineering), Professor Stefan Stolte of Dresden University of Technology, and Professor Cho Cheol-woong of Chonnam National University announced on the 19th that they had published a review article comprehensively analyzing research on POSS-ionic liquids in Chemical Reviews, published by the American Chemical Society (ACS).
 
Chemical Reviews selectively publishes invited articles that systematically consolidate accumulated achievements in a field and propose future research directions. With an impact factor of 55.8, it ranks among the top 0.4% of journals in the chemical sciences. This paper was included

As of this year, childcare services in Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province are being strengthened through expanded government support eligibility and the introduction of a national qualification system. Jeonbuk National University (JBNU)'s Healthy Family Support Project Group (Director: Professor Jeong Yujin, Department of Child Studies) will assume overall support for childcare and work to improve its quality.
 
This reform follows the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family's "2026 Childcare Support Program Guidelines" and centers on expanding government support eligibility and introducing a national qualification system for care personnel. JBNU will, in line with these policy changes, take charge of on-the-ground implementation across the province, including supporting the operation of childcare service providers, workforce development, and building an education system.
 
First, from this year, government support for childcare services will be expanded to households wit

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) held the 'Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Namwon Glocal Campus Development Launch Ceremony' at the Namwon Glocal Campus at 3:00 p.m. on the 13th and officially announced to internal and external stakeholders the full-scale implementation of the campus development project.
 
The launch ceremony marked the transition of the Namwon Glocal Campus development project from administrative procedures to an actual operational phase. It was especially significant as the national government, local authorities, and the university collaborated to repurpose state and publicly owned assets, creating the country's first cooperative regional regeneration innovation model.
 
The Namwon Glocal Campus project will rehabilitate a closed school site into a space integrating education, settlement, and entrepreneurship, establishing a hub for regional economic revitalization and global talent development. Designed as a campus dedicated to international students,

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Physical AI Convergence Technology Project Group (hereinafter the Project Group) announced on the 13th that National Assembly member Jeong Dong-young visited JBNU Creative Building 2 Physical AI Demonstration Lab and DH Otorid to review the results of the 2025 Physical AI preliminary verification (PoC) project and to discuss plans for advancing the Jeonbuk AX main project.
 
This visit was arranged to inspect on site the planned 2026 budget allocation and the readiness for implementing the Jeonbuk AX main project, which is targeted to begin in April 2026, and to collect related opinions. Attendees included Assemblyman Jeong Dong-young (Minister of Unification), the Ministry of Science and ICT, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province, the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), JBNU, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Sungkyunkwan University, CAMTIC Comprehensive Technology Institute, and the lawmaker's office po

JST Shared University, operated as part of the Regional Innovation-Centered University Support System (RISE), held the "2026 JST Shared University Convergence Major Orientation" at 10:00 a.m. on the 13th in the 77th Anniversary Memorial Hall on the first floor of Jinsudang at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU). The event marked a vigorous first step this year toward cultivating interdisciplinary talent.
 
The event was attended by Yang O-bong, President of JBNU; Kim Jong-hoon, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs of Jeollabuk-do; Jeong Byung-jong, Head of the Jeonbuk RISE Center; Son Jeong-min, Director of the JBNU RISE Project Group; Jang Min-seok, Director of the RISE Project Group at Gunsan National University; and Kwon O-sang, Deputy Director of the RISE Project Group at Wonkwang University. These leading figures from the region and universities encouraged the students as they embarked on their new start.
 
JST Shared University provided guidance on curriculum structure,

On the eve of the Lunar New Year, Jeonju was filled with warm smiles and the aroma of food.
 
The Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Family Center Project Group (Director Yun Myeong-suk), which operates the Jeonju City Family Center (Center Director Lee Hae-gyeong), successfully held the "Delicious Lunar New Year Cooking" event, part of the 2026 "Together in Jeonju" program, for international students and foreign residents on February 12, 2026, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Together Kitchen No. 3 of the Jeonju City Volunteer Center.
 
The venue was suffused with the savory aroma of freshly made tteokguk and the familiar touch of hands shaping dumplings, creating a strong Lunar New Year atmosphere. Participants cooked tteokguk together, exchanging New Year greetings, and made Chinese traditional Lunar New Year dumplings by hand while discussing each country's holiday customs and meanings. Despite different languages and cultures, the shared medium of holiday food facilitated

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) held the 2026 entrance ceremony and orientation for new students at the Jeonju Indoor Gymnasium on February 12 and welcomed students beginning their university life.
 
The event was attended by President Yang O-bong, senior university officials, representatives of the colleges, new students, and their parents, who celebrated the students' new start together.
 
The entrance ceremony, which opened with remarks from President Yang O-bong, declared admission for 6,207 incoming students (4,769 undergraduate, 1,100 master's, and 338 doctoral students).
 
Through the ceremony, JBNU encouraged new students to reflect on the significance of taking their first steps as members of the university community and to foster a sense of belonging and pride.
 
The subsequent orientation provided guidance on all aspects of university life.
 
The orientation comprehensively provided information new students need, including course registration and

The Jeonbuk International Development Cooperation Center at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) (Director Baek Sook-hee) held a meeting with local stakeholders on the 10th to begin concrete efforts this year to establish a locally led international development cooperation (ODA) ecosystem.
 
The meeting brought together ODA-related organizations in the Jeonbuk region—public institutions, research institutes, universities, and NGOs—to share the current status of region-based ODA initiatives and to create synergies through inter-institutional linkage and collaboration.
 
At the council meeting, representatives from 11 organizations attended, including the Center, Jeollabuk-do Provincial Government, JBNU, Jeonbuk Research Institute, Local Government Officials Development Institute, Korea Food Research Institute, Jeonbuk Technopark, Jeonju City Research Institute, Jeonbuk International Cooperation Promotion Agency, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Intangible Cultural Heritage Center, Jeonju

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) will hold the 'Jeonbuk National University Namwon Glocal Campus Establishment Launch Ceremony' at Namwon Glocal Campus at 2:30 p.m. on the 13th, and will officially announce to internal and external audiences the full-scale implementation of the campus establishment project.
 
This launch marks the transition of the Namwon Glocal Campus project from administrative procedures to tangible operational implementation. It is particularly meaningful as the nation, local governments, and the university have cooperated to regenerate state- and publicly-owned assets, creating the country’s first mutually beneficial regional regeneration innovation model.
 
The Namwon Glocal Campus project repurposes a closed-school site into a space integrating education, settlement, and entrepreneurship. It aims to establish a hub for regional economic revitalization and the cultivation of global talent. Developed as a campus dedicated to international students, i