70-year Trace of SNU Training Competent People

 SNU has started from Sunchon Public Agricultural School on a site donated by Wooseok Kim, Jong-Ik in 1935 with an ambition to promote national consciousness and educating competent young people, followed by Sunchon Agro-Forestry Middle School(1946), Sunchon Agro-Forestry High School(1951), Sunchon Agro-Forestry Vocational High School(1965), Sunchon Agro-Forestry Vocational School(1973), and Sunchon Agricultural Vocational College(1979). Then, in 1982, it has become a 4-year college with 10 Departments including Department of Agronomy. Master's Degree Programme was begun in 1987, and, finally, it has developed to Sunchon National University with 5 colleges in 1991, making it true to the name.

 Ever since 1991, Graduate Schools of such as Education(1993), Industry(1994), Management and Public Administration(1995), Information Sciences(1996) have been established in a row, and Ph. D. Programme has been started since 1994. Besides, in 1994, SNU established the Incorporated Foundation of Academic Scholarship with the fund of 10 billion won donated by POSCO in order to educate the competent people in the region. Also, the Lifelong Education Center was established in 1998, which is contributing to community development together with Farming Education Center and Language Center. Lately in 2001, SNU opened the ultra-modern Library and Information & Computer Center, and has been carrying out the role of knowledge and information center with electronic library.

 SNU has accelerated its innovation both internally and externally so much that it was accredited as an Executing Institute for various National Policies such as Specialized University in Agricultural Area, Brain Korea(BK) 21 Institution, etc. As of 2000, SNU's ranking was 17th out of 182 universities across the nation in the field of excellent financial performance of support by Ministry of Education and Human Resources. SNU was one of the top 10 universities out of 44 across the nation in the area of inner renovation of national universities. And, the excellence of SNU is recognized as a taking-off university by being selected as a leading university in terms of performance in education and research area of performing self-development plans of national universities in 2002.

 In addition, SNU became the university in charge of the Science Education Institute for the Gifted Youth and Jeonnam Technopark, and College of Education became the excellent college in the governmental evaluation in 2003. And also SNU received a great amount of governmental fund by being selected in many national projects across the nation in 2004. Especially, SNU was selected as one of the 8 Industry-Academy Cooperation Universities, and obtained two projects as a Core university in charge of NURI(New University for Regional Innovation), and two additional projects as cooperative university. Also, our University invited Sunchon branch of Research Institute of Basic Science Support, Research Institute for Wild Flowers, Regional Research Center(RRC) and Cluster Project of Green Tea, etc. to SNU campus.

 

Before College Status

1935. 04. 25

 Wooseok, Kim, Jong-Ik donated special land for the authorized Provincial School

1935. 05. 15

 Opening of the Sunchon Public Agricultural School

1946. 11. 26

 Authorized to reorganize into Sunchon Agro-Forestry Middle School

1951. 09. 01

 Reorganized into Sunchon Agro-Forestry High School

1965. 01. 22

 Authorized to reorganize into Sunchon Agro-Forestry Vocational High School

1979. 03. 01

Authorized to reorganize into Sunchon Agricultural Vocational College

In 1980s

1982. 02. 15

 Authorized to reorganize into Sunchon National College

1982. 01. 10

 Opening SNU and the 1st Dean, Sir. Lee, Sang-Rae Inaugurated

1986. 03. 01

 The 2nd Dean, Dr. Park, Myeong-Gue Inaugurated

1987. 11. 09

 Authorized to open Graduate School (Master's Course)

1989. 03. 01

 Authorized to open 5 School Systems(Agriculture, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Engineering, Natural Sciences)
In 1990s

1990. 03. 01

 The 3rd Dean, Dr. Kim, Jin-Ho Inaugurated

1991. 02. 28

 Authorized to reorganize into Sunchon National University

1991. 03. 01

 The 1st President, Dr. Kim, Jin-Ho Inaugurated

1991. 10. 22

 Authorized to open College of Education

1993. 09. 03

 Authorized to open Graduate School of Education (Master's Course)

1994. 04. 02

 Establishment of the Incorporated Foundation of Academic Scholarship, SNU

1994. 10. 20

 Authorized to open Graduate School of Industry (Master's Course)

1995. 03. 01

 The 2nd President, Dr. Choi, Deok-Won Inaugurated

1995. 10. 18

 Authorized to open Graduate School of Business and Administration

1996. 06. 21

 Authorized to open Teachers' Training Institute affiliated with College of Education

1996. 11. 02

 Authorized to open Graduate School of Information Sciences

1997. 07. 14

 Opening of the Technology Center for Spice Vegetables affiliated with College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

1997. 09. 12

 Opening of the Students' Training Center for Re-creation, SNU

1998. 10. 21

 The 3rd President, Dr. Huh, Sang-Man Inaugurated

1998. 12. 17

 Establishment of the Lifelong Education Center

1999. 06. 18

 Opening of the One-stop Student Service Center

1999. 10. 28

 Completion of the 2nd Building of the Humanities and Social Sciences

1999. 11. 08

 Agreement of Sister Relationship with National Twain University

1999. 12. 15

 Completion of the Business Venture Center

1999. 12. 22

 Opening of the Successful Regional Agricultural Information & Technology Center

After 2000

2000. 07. 29

 Agreement of the International Scientific Exchanges with Osaka University in Japan

2000. 08. 16

 Agreement of the International Scientific Exchanges with Idaho University in America

2000. 08. 18

 Agreement of the International Scientific Exchanges with Central Washington University in America

2000. 09. 25

 Exchange Agreement for Agricultural Products(Pear) of the Jeonnam Province between SNU Farming Education Center and Twain Agricultural Training Association

2000. 10. 04

 Opening of the Students' Welfare Center in the dormitory

2000. 11. 14

 Completion of Joint Research Laboratory

2000. 12. 02

 Completion of Civil Service Exam Building(GOSIWON) in Dormitory

2000. 12. 26

 Completion of the 2nd Building of Education

2001. 06. 13

 Completion of the Academic and Information Center

2001. 08. 16

 Agreement of the Scientific Exchanges with Guangxi Normal University, China

2001. 09. 15

 Agreement of the Scientific Exchanges with Zawaharlal Nehru University, India

2002. 08. 31

 Opening of the Learning Center for Nature

2002. 10. 10

 Opening of the New Wing, Hyangrim Building in the dormitory

2002. 10. 21

 The 4th President, Dr. Kim, Jae-Ki Inaugurated

2003. 05. 01

 Opening of the Educational Center of Sport for All Instructors

2003. 07. 31

 Agreement Renewal with Peking University of Science and Technology, China

2003. 08. 30

 Establishment of Science Education Center for Gifted Youth

2003. 09. 20

 Structuring the e-Campus

2003. 12. 09

 Establishment of the Industry-Academy Cooperation Corps

2003. 12. 10

 Selected as the Core University of Jeonnam Technopark

2004. 01. 28

 Establishment of the Technology Transfer Center

2004. 06. 12

 Conferment of Honorary Doctorate Degree to the President of East Timore

2004. 06. 16

 Selection of 4 NURI(New University for Regional Innovation)Teams from the Ministry of Education & Human Resources

2004. 06. 28

 Agreement of the Scientific Exchanges with Hamburg University, Germany

2004. 07. 19

 Selected as Core University for Industry-Academy Cooperation

2004. 08. 10

 Establishment of Research Institute for Wild Flowers, Regional Research Center

2004. 07. 30

 Completion of the 3rd Engineering Building

2004. 08. 10

 The Project of the Year 2005, Regional Research Center, was selected

2004. 08. 12

 The Project of Gurye Wild Flowers was selected, Research Institute for Wild Flowers

2004. 09. 01

 Agreement on Project Promotion, Core University of Industrial-Educatonal Cooperation.
Agreement on Gimchi Producing Project, Gwangju-Jeonnam Province
Agreement on the Specialized Regional Innovation Project for Boseong Green Tea Industry

2004. 11. 09

 Completion of Renovating 3 Storied Administration Building(293.27§³)

2004. 11. 10

 Establishment of Gwangyang Task Force, Core University of Industry-Academy Cooperation

2004. 11. 16

 Agreement of Academic and Scientific Exchanges with Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan

2004. 11. 25

 Agreement on Industrial-Educational Cooperation with Small-medium Business Technology Innovation Center, Inc.
Agreement on One Company-One Prafessor System, Core University of Industrial-Educational Cooperation

2004. 12. 17

 Agreement on Academic and Scientific Exchanges with Whatcom Community College, U.S.A.