5. Facilities and Services

Library

The Chonnam National University Library (CNUL) was established in 1953 with the aim of building comprehensive collections in all research areas. Having established the digital library system in 1991, the Library provides support to university members and local residents.

Today, the CNUL comprises the main Yongbong campus library, the annex library, the Yeosu campus library, and three branch libraries (Legal, Dental, & medical). The entire combined floor space of the library facilities totals an area of 34,097㎡. It currently holds more than 4,600 seats, 1,900,000 books, and 87,000 journals and periodicals. In addition to its strong domestic and overseas multimedia resources, online databases, e-journals and eBooks, CNUL also provides access to other organizations’ resources for its users.

As a world-class university, CNUL is now making strides towards becoming a global research-oriented university library.

￭ Services

- Book Loan / Return / Renewal / Reservation

- Inquiry Ill-DDS: As a service to users, CNUL will provide upon request materials not currently in possession, from domestic or overseas other university libraries or institutions.

- Book requests

※ Please refer to the library website for further details.

￭ Opening Hours

- Central Yongbong library

Weekdays: 09:00~20:00

Saturdays: 09:00~18:00 [09:00~13:00  during vacations (Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug)]

- Yeosu campus & branch libraries: 09:00~18:00 on weekdays

￭ Websites:  http://lib.jnu.ac.kr/ (Central Yongbong library)

http://yosulib.jnu.ac.kr/ (Yeosu campus library)

￭ Contact  (062)530–3571～2 (Central library), (061)659-6601 (Yeosu campus library)

Student Residence Halls

￭ Gwang-ju Campus

Seven student residence halls can accommodate up to 4,101 people with single and double rooms.

Housing is assigned at the beginning of each academic semester (also including the summer and winter

sessions). Existing residents always have priority for each following semester over the course of the year.

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Each unit of student residence halls is equipped with shower rooms, laundry rooms, reading rooms,

lounges, and a central heating system. Each room also has desks, chairs, bookshelves, beds and wardrobes. International students can also reside in the halls along with domestic students. International

students will be given priority over Korean students in the CNU Gwang-ju campus dormitories.

￭ Yeo-su Campus

Three student residence halls at CNU Yeosu campus can accommodate up to 968 persons with double

occupancy cells (three cells per one room, 536 male and 432 female students). Housing is assigned at

the start of each semester (including summer and winter school). Students who are assigned housing in

the spring semester have priority each of the following semesters over the course of the year.

Housing units in the dormitory are equipped with desks, chairs, bookshelves, beds, wardrobes, and shower rooms. The halls have communal

facilities such as laundry rooms (with washing machines), reading rooms, stores, lounges (with cable TVs,

vending machines, hot-cold water purifiers, and a refrigerator), heating systems, and fitness rooms.

International students will be given a priority over Korean students in the CNU Yeosu campus dormitories, too.

Language Education Center

The Language Education Center (LEC) is located on the main campus of Chonnam National University (CNU) in the north of Gwangju. It is one of the leading institutes in the field of language education and research in Korea. For over fifty years, the center has worked towards developing the foreign language abilities of university students, as well as the general public, by providing a broad range of language courses and conducting comprehensive research in the field of second language acquisition.

The Language Education Center provides practical English language courses and programs, offers Korean language teacher training programs, and administers a variety of language proficiency examinations for a number of major languages. Among its broad range of facilities for students are multimedia rooms,  a recording studio, seminar rooms, several student lounges, and an auditorium.

	__Language Education Center Phone: +82-62-530-3632, 3633 Fax: +82-62-530-3629 E-mail: language@jnu.ac.kr URL: http://lec.jnu.ac.kr

Oh! Yes Center (Transcripts)

￭ Services: Certificate and ID issuance

- For students: Official Certificates of Graduation (Expected), Certificates of Studentship(enrollment), Transcripts, Proof of Tuition Payments, Copies of College Register, Self-development Activity Record, Issuance of other certifications

- For faculty: Certificates of Employment, Certificates of Career Report, Proof of Earned Income Tax Payment, Various certificates for Part-time instructors

- Other administrative services: Student ID, Faculty ID, International Student ID

- Administrative Q&A regarding school affairs and issues

￭ These services are offered through mail, fax, or in-person requests

￭ Office hours

- Weekdays: 9 AM to 6 PM (Mon. - Fri.)

- Automatic Issuance Machine in the Headquarters Building: 7 AM to 10 PM (available throughout the year)