Jeonju University

{{Short description|University in Jeonju, South Korea}} {{Infobox university | name = Jeonju University | native_name = {{lang|ko|전주대학교}} | image_name = File:Jeonju University Truth Hall, Take a photograph in the Jeonju University Faculty Hall.jpg | image_size = | motto = {{lang|ko|진리 평화 자유}}<br/>''(Truth, Peace and Freedom)'' | established = January 9, 1964 | type = Private | president = Ryu Du-hyeon ({{lang|ko|류두현}}) | city = Wansan-gu, Jeonju | state = Jeollabuk-do | country = South Korea {{flagicon|South Korea}} | faculty = 346 full-time (April 2008)<ref name="status">{{cite web|url=http://www.jj.ac.kr/jj/introduction/stat.jsp |script-title=ko:학교현황 |trans-title=The status of the school |access-date=2008-09-18 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722132521/http://www.jj.ac.kr/jj/introduction/stat.jsp |archive-date=2011-07-22 }}</ref> | staff = | students = 11,468 (April 2008)<ref name="status" /> | undergrad = 10,534 | postgrad = 934 | doctoral = | campus = Urban | athletics = | colors = | mascot = | affiliations = | website = [http://www.jj.ac.kr/eng/ www.jj.ac.kr] | footnotes = | address = | telephone = | logo = }} {{Infobox Korean name/auto |hangul=^전주_대학교 |hanja=全州大學校 }}

'''Jeonju University''' (JJ) is a private Christian university in South Korea. The campus is located in 1200 Hyoja-dong, Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do. The current president is Ryu Du-hyeon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=인사말 {{!}} 총장실 {{!}} 대학소개 |url=https://jj.ac.kr/jj/introduction/greetings.do |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=전주대학교 |language=ko}}</ref>

== History == thumb Jeonju University was founded on January 9, 1964, as Jeonju Youngsaeng College (an evening college). In December 1977 the school foundation established a daytime college, and on October 7, 1978, the college was renamed '''Jeonju College'''. In February 1981 it moved to present-day Hyoja-dong Campus. It acquired a university status on September 8, 1983, and renamed '''Jeonju University'''. In December 1984 Shindonga Group succeeded the school foundation.

== Undergraduate Schools == * College of Humanities * College of Social Sciences * College of Economics and Business Administration * College of Alternative Medicine ** Departments: Physical Therapy and Radiological Science * College of Engineering * College of Arts and Athletics * College of Culture and Tourism * College of Education * College of Culture and Creative Industry * School of Liberal Arts

== Graduate Schools == * General Graduate School * Special Graduate Schools ** Graduate School of Public Administration ** Graduate School of International Studies and Management ** Graduate School of Education ** Graduate School of Information and Industrial Engineering ** Graduate School of Mission and Theology ** Graduate School of Counseling ** Graduate School of Alternative Medicine

== Notable people == *Kim Woo-bin, actor and model *Jo Seok, webtoon artist

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== External links == * {{official website|http://www.jj.ac.kr/eng/}}

Category:Universities and colleges in North Jeolla Province Category:Jeonju