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List of Partner Institutions
Busan University of Foreign Studiesmore
Busan University of Foreign Studies was founded in 1981 by the late Chung Tae-sung. His philosophy for education was that young intellectual minds must become leaders internationally. Busan University of Foreign Studies was founded as a college for studying foreign languages in April 1982 with its first students studying English, French, Japanese, Chinese, German, Indonesian, Malay, and Thai. Through the 1980s, the college expanded its programmes and finally became a university in 1991. As of 2009, Busan University of Foreign Studies has academic exchange program agreements with 94 universities in 24 countries.
Whatever the religious history of the institution may be, notably, at present, the university expresses its mandate in Christian-missionary terms
BUFS consists of 7 colleges, four graduate school programs, and nine research institutes. The language portion of the school is structured in three of the colleges: College of English, Japanese, and Chinese, College of Occidental Studies, and College of Oriental Studies. In addition to English, other Western languages offered include French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and German. Eastern languages in addition to Japanese and Chinese include Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malaysian, Burmese, Hindi, Arabic, Turkish, and Uzbek.
The university also provides programs of study in international studies, Korean language and literature, international law, international business, and IT.
Chosun Universitymore
Greetings
Chosun University pursues communication, harmony, innovation and integration.
Welcome to Chosun University.
This year marks the 68th anniversary of Chosun University. Chosun University was founded on the needs of the community and the foresight of the foundation associate in 1946. Chosun is using the knowledge and experience gained over the past 68 year to move forward towards a better, brighter future.
Our University Creates Global Brand Value.
Chosun University, one of the top 15 universities in the nation, has built sister relations with several outstanding foreign universities. The sister university programs have allowed for the exchange of professors and students which have added value to our community and creating global brand value. By bringing together the wide range of opinions and concerns of university members in a democratic and transparent way, university governance has ensured an environment of co-prosperity built upon respect and harmony.
Our University Pursues Specialization through Harmony and Communication.
The future of the university and our community can be found in specialized education and encouraging pioneering leaders in new areas, while creating harmony between the humanities, arts, sciences and nature.
Our University Pursues Overall Change and Reform.
To overcome the many current issues facing the university and achieve our educational goals, we need to wisely choose optimal changes and reforms. Chosun University can and will solve present problems based on what we have achieved and will continue to improve for a brighter future.
Through realization of the university and industry cooperation system, advanced education,
research infrastructure and student support systems which respect their personality and creativity,
our university will become the best university in Honam Province,
one of the 15 top universities in Korea. and an internationally
competitive university in Northeast Asia and beyond.
Chosun University with vision and hope will be a cradle for education and
research as a center of future education.
We hope that you will support us as we grow and develop.
Thank you.