Changwon National University (CNU; ) is a public

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located in

Changwon Changwon (; ) is the capital and largest city of South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea (with a population of 1,025,702 ), and the 11th largest city of the South Korea, country. A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south, and the ...

, Gyeongsangn-do,

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History

Initially opening as the Masan College of Education () on March 21st, 1969, the University moved to its current location in 1983 and changed its name to Changwon University in 1985. In 1991, it gained its accreditation as a public university. * On November 2, 1999, CNU established the first

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of Labor Studies among national universities. * On August 18, 1999, it received ISO 9001 certification for undergraduate administration, a first among universities in

. * On June 18, 2004, the university was selected to participate in the New University for Regional Innovation (NURI) Project. * On October 5, 2005, it received the Presidential Award at the Korea Regional Innovation Convention & Expo. * On February 24, 2006, the university was recognized as an excellent institution by the Employment Support Reinforcement Program. * On September 2, 2011, it was chosen as an

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(ERC) by the Leading Research Center Support Project. * On April 18, 2017, the university was included in the Leaders in Industry-University Cooperation (LINC+) Project. * On March 1, 2019, it was selected for the University Innovation Project. * On April 28, 2020, the university was chosen for the Smart Manufacturing Human Resource Education Project.

Academics

Graduate Schools of Professional Studies

Korean Language School

Korean Language School (KLS)
is a language school under the Institute of International Affairs and Education at CWNU.

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