Chonnam National University
is a well-known comprehensive research university and a key participant university of BK21PLUS(Brain Korea 21 Program for Leading Universities & Students) in South Korea. It was established in 1909 with Truth, Creativity and Serviceas its teaching philosophy. The school is located in Gwangju Metropolitan City, the "Cultural Art Center" of South Korea, and is one of the 10 national flagship universities in South Korea. 2020-2021 CWUR World University Rankings indicated that CNU was among the top 500 universities, while it ranked 12th in the CWUR Korean University Rankings, and 4th in an evaluation of the research sector among national universities of Korea. CNU ranked 4th among Korean universities in publication of SCI-level papers.
CNU has gained world-wide reputation in the fields of agriculture, life science, computer science, bio-robotics, engineering and medical Science. CNU places great importance on international cultural exchange. It has established various forms of bilateral exchange and cooperative relations with more than 90 universities or research institutions in 25 countries including China, the United Kingdom, Chile, the United States, Canada, and Japan, and has carried out extensive exchanges and cooperation in academic and scientific research.
The University of Suwon
Founded in 1982, the University of Suwon is a private comprehensive university in South Korea, located in the capital of Gyeonggi-do: Suwon city. Since its establishment, the university has been taking "quality inspection, justice and creativity" as its motto. It not only has a strong faculty, but also has made great achievements in many aspects.
The University of Suwon has 10 colleges, 9 departments, 46 disciplines, general graduate school and 7 special graduate schools including administrative graduate school, as well as Chinese language school. It has set up undergraduate, master's and doctor's courses. As a result, it has become a prestigious university at home and abroad. Covering an area of 400000 square meters, the University of Suwon has 26 buildings, including research building, student welfare facilities, student apartment, library, etc., which provides great convenience for students' study and life. In addition to the development of these hardware facilities, in order to lay a solid foundation and truly achieve the internal reality and external light, the University of Suwon has also implemented ESL English education, and set up an examination institute for students preparing for judicial examination, administrative examination and certified public accountant qualification examination. In addition, the University of Suwon has established sister school relations with some famous universities in China, Europe and the United States, and actively implemented the system of international students for academic exchanges. It has established various special research institutions, such as the Institute of advanced science and technology, the joint center of industry, University and research, and has made remarkable achievements. The university has also established various scholarship systems, set up student apartments and multi-functional welfare facilities to facilitate the life of teachers and students, and has been committed to cultural undertakings.