CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Chonnam National University is a large, comprehensive national research university with five campuses, about 31,000 students, 19 colleges, 12 graduate schools, and more than 1,000 professors. Its Gwangju and Yeosu campuses support collaborative R&D, while the CNU R&BD Foundation provides a central interface for research administration, intellectual property, technology transfer, and startup support. Industry–university graduate programs and dedicated research facilities offer structured ways for companies to engage faculty and develop talent. Research is supported through competitive national funding, including programs of the National Research Foundation of Korea, the Ministry of Science and ICT, and the Ministry of Education. The university’s technology-transfer process supports licensing, know-how agreements, and commercialization.