Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Department of Physics research team led by Professor Sangmin Ahn, in collaboration with Professor Jongchul Han of Samsung Medical Center, Professor Manhee Lee of Chungbuk National University, and Professor Wonho Je of Seoul National University, has developed an innovative analytical technique that can simultaneously measure mass, density, and solute concentration from a single ultramicrodroplet of liquid of approximately 1 nanoliter (nL), a scale comparable to the thickness of a human hair.
 
The researchers applied the developed technique to human aqueous humor and, for the first time in the world, demonstrated that the density and total dissolved solids (TDS) concentration of aqueous humor vary between individuals. Aqueous humor is the transparent fluid that fills the interior of the eye. Because only very small volumes can be collected, accurate quantification was nearly impossible with conventional analytical methods.
 
In measuring the

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) has been awarded the highest S grade in the "2026 National University Development Program Performance Evaluation" conducted by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea, in recognition of the university's comprehensive innovation achievements, including educational innovation, strengthened research competitiveness, enhanced global capabilities, and resource sharing with the local community.
 
Accordingly, JBNU will receive an incentive of KRW 22,470,000,000, securing a total of KRW 32,450,000,000 in funding from the National University Development Program this year. Based on this, the university plans to further advance AI-based educational innovation, strengthen research competitiveness and industry–university collaboration capabilities, and accelerate follow-up projects to foster the regional education ecosystem and share university resources.
 
The National University Development Program is a flagship finan

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Professor Yeom Jong-min’s research team (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences; G-Lamp Institute for Basic Materials and Energy Science), participating in the JBNU G-Lamp Project Group, demonstrated integrated capabilities by winning both the Grand Prize and an Encouragement Award at the "2026 Meteorology and Climate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hackathon Competition," combining meteorological and climate data with artificial intelligence (AI).
 
The competition, organized by the Meteorological and Climate Talent Development Institute under the Korea Meteorological Administration, was established to discover creative educational content using meteorological and climate data and AI technology and to cultivate future talent in related fields. A total of 206 teams from across the country participated. After review of development proposals, 15 teams advanced to the finals. They then underwent pre-training, content development, expert mento

The JBNU-established Korea Agri-business Innovation Center (K-ABIC) in Uganda will partner with Uganda Martyrs University to strengthen youth agribusiness entrepreneurship capacity and foster a sustainable business ecosystem.
 
The Korea Agri-business Innovation Center and Uganda Martyrs University announced on the 15th that they recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding at Uganda Martyrs University to support youth entrepreneurship and agribusiness innovation.
 
The agreement was designed to systematically support the growth of Ugandan youth entrepreneurs by combining JBNU’s expertise in agriculture, food, economics, and international development cooperation, K-ABIC’s experience in start-up incubation and project support, and Uganda Martyrs University’s education and research capabilities.
 
Under the agreement, the two institutions will jointly implement entrepreneurship capacity-building training for youth and prospective entrepreneurs, collaborative researc

The Janghang Rural Public Library, entrusted to and operated by JBNU Industry-University Cooperation (Director Park Yun-mi), was recognized for its contribution to promoting local reading culture and revitalizing public library services and received the Chungcheongnam-do Governor's Award.
 
At the opening ceremony of the '2026 Chungcheongnam-do Reading Festival' held on the 11th, the Janghang Rural Public Library received the '2026 Municipal Public Library Merit Award' in the private sector, presented by Chungcheongnam-do, in recognition of its contributions to library development and the promotion of reading culture. The award honors individuals and organizations that have contributed to the development and advancement of public libraries, the spread of reading culture, and the improvement of operations and services.
 
The Janghang Rural Public Library has been entrusted to and operated by JBNU Industry-University Cooperation since 2012. Despite the challenges of Seocheon Co

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) recorded a sharp rise in early admissions, surpassing 30,000 applicants for the 2027 academic year early admissions. JBNU announced that, after the completion of early admissions applications for the 2027 academic year, 30,641 applicants applied for 3,507 openings, resulting in a final competition ratio of 8.74 to 1. This is an increase of 5,829 applicants, or 23.5%, compared with last year’s 24,812. Although the number of openings increased by 206 compared with the previous year, the growth in applicants far exceeded this, and the competition ratio rose from 7.52 to 1 last year to 8.74 to 1.
 
JBNU's early admissions applicants increased for three consecutive years: 23,962 for the 2025 academic year, 24,812 for 2026, and 30,641 for 2027. In particular, this year saw an increase of more than 5,800 applicants in a single year, which observers interpret as applicants translating their expectations of JBNU's educational competitiveness and future

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) will hold a large-scale job fair to provide current students, graduates, and local young job seekers with up-to-date recruitment information and opportunities for field-oriented career planning.
 
The Division of Career Support at JBNU will host the '2026 JBNU Job Fair' on September 16, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM in the Jinsudang area. More than 50 leading companies and organizations will participate to present company-specific job roles and recruitment information, and to conduct one-on-one consultations with job seekers.
 
The fair will consist of company consultation booths, recruitment information sessions, career competency enhancement programs, and interactive experiential events. At the company consultation booths set up in the 1st- and 2nd-floor lobbies of Jinsudang, participating companies will explain job duties, required competencies, and recruitment procedures, supporting students in assessing their job preparation status and

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) will open the ‘2026 Univ. Start-up Festa (Univ. Start-up Festa)’ on the 15th to promote youth entrepreneurship and to foster the regional startup ecosystem. The event will be held across the JBNU Student Town area.
 
The festival, organized by the JBNU Startup Support Center (Director Guk Gyeong-su), will bring together entrepreneurship-related organizations, universities, startup companies, young entrepreneurs and citizens. During the event, counseling and promotional booths run by 13 startup support organizations, product sales booths featuring 22 startup companies, and three experience booths for citizens and young people will be set up to offer visitors a diverse experience combining entrepreneurship and culture.
 
There will be information and consultations on startup support programs, recruitment for the second round of the "Everyone's Startup" project, the Jeonbuk Youth Biz-Cool Startup Competition, exhibitions and sales of startu

The student club ‘PAW STEP(포스텝)’ of the College of Nursing at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) (Dean Hye-young Kim) carried out acts of sharing that embraced both people and animals through a bazaar and volunteer work at an animal shelter. On September 11, PAW STEP held its first bazaar with participation from College of Nursing students and members of the university community. The club members decided to donate all proceeds from the event to the Korea Cat Protection Association and the Korea Association for Rare and Intractable Diseases. The event served as an opportunity to inform the campus about the club’s commitment to respecting life and coexistence by attending to the needs of both people and animals. On September 12, eight students and two faculty members visited the Gunsan abandoned animal shelter ‘Return’ to volunteer. Participants cared for and interacted with the animals in care, reaffirming the value of life and the meaning of caregiving.&n

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Professor Hwang Hyun-gyu has been selected for the Ottogi Ham Tae-ho Foundation’s New Faculty Fellowship, “Punglim FACULTY OPUS 1 FUND.”
 
The fellowship is a program designed to identify sustainable growth engines for the future food industry and contribute to public health, while supporting new faculty so they can establish stable research programs.
 
Professor Hwang previously served as a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell University and was awarded an American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship. He joined JBNU last year and continues his research activities.
 
Through this support program, Professor Hwang plans to conduct research that implements the sophisticated biochemical reactions that occur in eukaryotic cells within microbial cells, using metabolic engineering, protein engineering, and synthetic biology techniques.
 
The research focuses on advancing foundational technologies to more efficiently develop and pro