Approximately 2,000 JBNU members attended the match between Jeonbuk Hyundai and Jeju SK FC on October 18 at 2:00 PM, passionately cheering together.
 
This cheering event was organized as part of the exchange that has continued since JBNU and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors signed an agreement in 2015. Jeonbuk Hyundai designates one day each year as "JBNU Day," inviting university members and thus maintaining ties that connect the university and the local community.
 
The match was attended by about 2,000 people, including President Yang O-bong, administrators, faculty and staff, family members, and students including international students. University members cheered together for the local club, sharing a sense of belonging and pride as JBNU members.
 
Before the match, President Yang O-bong and the Student Council President participated in the ceremonial kickoff, adding meaning to JBNU Day. In the stands, the combined cheers of students, faculty and staff, and family members cr

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Department of Bioenvironmental Chemistry has attracted attention by launching a training program for field practitioners aimed at developing specialist personnel for pest and disease management in agricultural settings.
 
The Department of Bioenvironmental Chemistry, together with the National Crop Protection Distributors Association, held the opening ceremony for the "2026 First Session Pest and Disease Management Consultant Certification Training" on October 17, 2026, and announced the full commencement of the training program to develop specialist personnel for pest and disease management in agricultural fields.
 
This training, aimed at pesticide sales managers, was developed to strengthen their specialized knowledge in pest- and disease-related fields and their on-site response capabilities, and to cultivate professionals who can provide farmers with systematic pest and disease management information.
 
The opening ceremony was att

JBNU G-Lamp Project Group (Director Lee Jeong-hwan) participated in the '2026 Korea Science Festival with Jeonbuk Science Festival,' held October 16–18, 2026, at Jeonju University's Main Stadium and Harim Mission Hall. The group operated a hands-on demonstration program featuring hydrogen vehicles using water electrolysis and hydrogen fuel cells.
 
Marking its 20th year, the Jeonbuk Science Festival was held together with the Korea Science Festival under the theme 'A Moving World, A New Future Opened by Physical AI.' According to the official press release, 86 institutions, universities, and companies participated and 112 experience and exhibition booths were set up so that provincial residents and young people could encounter a variety of advanced science and technologies up close.
 
At Booth B37 in the Science and Technology Hall, the JBNU G-Lamp Project Group presented a program under the theme 'Hydrogen Energy: A Future 1°C Cooler Than Today.' The program allowed parti

An educational program for learning the values of sustainable development and peace through UNESCO World Documentary Heritage was held at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU). 
Hosted by the UNESCO International Center for Documentary Heritage (ICDH) and organized by the Department of History at JBNU and the Department of History at Kongju National University, with cooperation from the Committee on Sustainable Development and Peace, the ‘World Documentary Heritage-linked SDGs Pilot Education’ was held on the 14th at JBNU. About 50 members from JBNU's Department of History, Graduate School of Archives and Records Management, and Department of Library & Information Science participated in the program. 
The program linked diverse documentary heritage contents to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to foster understanding of universal values shared by humanity and to enable reflection on contemporary challenges of sustainable development and peace throug

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) researchers have developed a photocatalyst modification technique that reduces dependence on precious metals by using electron beam irradiation, attracting attention in the academic community.
 
A collaborative research team led by Professor Seung-Hwa Yu of the Department of Quantum System Engineering, JBNU, and Professor Kyung-Hwan Jin of the Department of Physics fabricated a heterojunction-structured photocatalyst by combining the two-dimensional nanomaterial MXene—hailed as a dream material—with titanium dioxide (TiO2) (TMX). They reported development of a technique that controls oxygen vacancies via electron beam irradiation to greatly enhance the hydrogen evolution rate from water splitting.
 
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a stable and inexpensive photocatalyst, but it absorbs only the ultraviolet portion of sunlight, making visible-light utilization difficult, and the fast recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes resul

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) announced on the 16th that it has officially established the 'JBNU International Center' within Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, a prestigious university in France, and has begun expanding its global education and research network across the European region.
 
JBNU's Director of the Office of International Affairs, Cho Hwa-rim, visited several major French universities recently and on the 12th visited Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 to attend the opening ceremony of the JBNU International Center. On that day, Director Cho met with the university's President, Gilles Bonnet, and closely discussed future cooperation with JBNU, including attracting international students.
 
The newly opened 'JBNU International Center', in collaboration with the Department of Korean Language, will provide Korean language education to local students and serve as a "K-Culture and Academic Exchange Platform" that promotes Korea's diverse culture and values.
 
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Jeonbuk National University (JBNU), led by President Yang O-bong, jointly with Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province and Iksan City, held the 2026 International Animal Healthcare Forum (Animal Healthcare Global Forum, AHGF) at the Western Life Hotel in Iksan, Jeonbuk, on October 15–16, 2026.
 
Organized by the Korea Animal Drug Evaluation Research Institute, the forum brought together domestic and international stakeholders from universities, research institutes, companies and government to share the latest research trends and technological innovations in animal healthcare and to explore cooperative measures to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainable development of the domestic animal healthcare industry.
 
Under the main theme "Insights, Strategies and Cooperative Systems for the Development of the Domestic Animal Healthcare Industry," the event centered on three sessions addressing global regulatory trends and responses for veterinary drugs, the status and respon

The Department of Psychology, the Happy Dream Center, and the Center for Coaching Psychology Research have been operating outreach emotional support services that visit members of the university community in their daily environments, and these services have been well received. By offering opportunities at festivals and fairs for individuals to check their stress levels and emotional states, they are increasing accessibility to psychological services.
 
As part of the National University Development Project, the "Global Customized Emotional Adaptation Support Program" was established to help current students, faculty and staff, and international students manage their mental health and adapt to university life more stably.
 
The core of the program is that participants can experience psychological and emotional support services at familiar on-campus events without having to visit a separate counseling center. The services, recently offered twice at the Jeonbuk National Universi

Students from the Department of Sociology explored urban history, youth anxieties, and changes in university life from a sociological perspective and won the grand prize and excellence awards at an academic presentation competition.
 
The Department of Sociology at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) announced that the Kim Min-seo and Jang Eun-seong team won the grand prize at the '2027 ISA World Congress of Sociology Academic Supporters' presentation competition organized by the Korean Sociological Association. The Bae Sol and Seon Hwa-pyeong team and the Kim Se-jeong and Kim Yong-man team each received excellence awards. Kim Yong-man is an English Language & Literature major who is double-majoring in Sociology.
 
The grand prize team, Kim Min-seo and Jang Eun-seong, presented "How We Remember Gwangju," illuminating the significance of the 2027 World Congress of Sociology to be held in Gwangju through the city's historical traces and a sociological lens. They examined the

The Central Library (Director Seol Dong-hoon) is partnering with local bookstores to host "Four-Color Bookstores: Four Bookstores, Four Tastes," an event where students and local residents can enjoy books and culture together.
 
Held as part of the National University Development Project, the event runs from October 19 to 23 on the Central Library's South Gate terrace and lawn plaza. The program showcases the unique character of local bookstores alongside university students' creative works. It was organized to expand the university library into a cultural space open to the local community and to promote reciprocal exchange between the university and the region through books.
 
Four local bookstores—에이커북스토어, 책방토닥토닥, 소소당, and 청동북카페—are participating. Each bookstore will exhibit and sell curated recommended titles reflecting its distinct tastes and characteristics and engage with students and local residents. An on-site lending serv

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) G-Lamp Project Group has produced 'G-LAMP Young Star' recipients in both the first and second halves of this year, continuing its achievements in nurturing next-generation basic science research talent.
 
JBNU G-Lamp Project Group announced on the 15th that Dr. Chandran Bhagavath, affiliated with the Institute for Basic Materials and Energy Sciences (supervising Professor Ra Yong-ho), was selected for the '2026 Second Half University Basic Research Institute Support Program (G-LAMP) Young Star' organized by the National Research Foundation of Korea and received the Chairperson's Award. This is the second selection this year, following doctoral student Oh Jeong-gyun of the Division of Advanced Materials Engineering in the first half.
 
The 'G-LAMP Young Star' is an award program that recognizes and rewards outstanding young scientists among postdoctoral researchers and master's and doctoral candidates participating in the University Basic Res

Professor Kim Dae-hyeok of the Department of Molecular Biology received a commendation from the Administrator of the Rural Development Administration for his contributions to agricultural microbial research and the advancement of the Green Bio industry. The award was presented at the commemorative ceremony of the recent conference of the Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, and Han Seong‑ok, President of the Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (Korea University), presented the certificate on behalf of Lee Seung‑don, Administrator of the Rural Development Administration.
 
Professor Kim was recognized for leading biotechnological research in the field of agricultural microorganisms and for establishing a foundation for the industrial utilization of beneficial microbial resources. At Jeonbuk National University (JBNU), he has worked to advance microbial biotechnology research and train specialized personnel. As director of the Center for Developme

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) College of Nursing volunteer club "Bongsarang" (President Lim Gyu-min, third-year student, Department of Nursing) produced and distributed household items made from used coffee grounds together with people with mental health conditions, taking the lead in environmental protection and reducing stigma toward mental health conditions.
 
Bongsarang recently conducted activities combining environmental protection and mental health awareness together with the "Seonhyang Volunteer Group" of the mental rehabilitation facility Areumdawoon Sesang. This activity, implemented as an ESG activation competitive grant project by the Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Social Service Institute, involved nursing students and people with mental health conditions participating together in all stages from planning and production to promotion and distribution.
 
In June they planned the project, and beginning in July the students started full-scale activities

Professor Chan-ho Kim (College of Natural Science, Department of Mathematics) has been selected for the 18th cohort (2027) of the POSCO Science Fellowship, administered by the POSCO Cheongam Foundation, and will receive research funding of KRW 100 million over two years. 
The POSCO Science Fellowship is the flagship research support program of the POSCO Cheongam Foundation that selects outstanding early-career scientists appointed to domestic universities within the past three years and supports their development into world-class researchers. A total of 32 early-career scientists, including Professor Kim, were selected for the 18th cohort. 
Professor Kim attended the certificate ceremony for the 18th POSCO Science Fellowship held on October 1 at the POSCO Center in Seoul. This selection has enabled him to secure a stable research base and further concentrate on his research. 
The POSCO Cheongam Foundation stated that it expects the fellows, who were selected through inte

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) marked its 79th anniversary by honoring the contributions of university members and local community figures who have led the institution's development, and by pledging a leap toward a new century grounded in educational and research innovation and solidarity with the local community.
 
On the 14th at 10:30 a.m., JBNU held its 79th-anniversary ceremony and presented various awards to those who contributed to the university's development, including faculty and staff, students, alumni, and members of the local community.
 
The ceremony began with a promotional video reviewing JBNU's 79-year history and a presentation of the university's major achievements and future vision by 국경수, Vice‑President of the Office of Planning Affairs. Awards were then presented for achievements in education, research, and administration, including the Future Talent Award, Outstanding Department Awards, Outstanding Unit Commendations, and the Distinguished Al