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 library, the Jeongbo-Maru 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 41,242㎡. It currently holds more than 6,100 seats, 2,000,000 books, 1,500 journals and periodicals and 74 electronic resources(Web DB etc.). 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

- Jeongbo-Maru library Weekdays: 09:00~20:00 Saturdays: 09:00~13:00

- Main library/Yeosu campus library/branch libraries: 09:00~18:00 on weekdays

￭ Websites

- http://lib.jnu.ac.kr/(Gwangju campus library)

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

￭ Contact Information

- (062)530–3571～2/3551~2 (Gwangju campus library)

- (061)659-6601 (Yeosu campus library)

Student Residence Halls

￭ Gwangju Campus

Six student residence halls can accommodate up to 4,043 people with single and double rooms.

Housing is assigned at the beginning of each academic semester (also including the summer and winter sessions). Each unit of the student residence halls is equipped with a shower room with access to laundry rooms, reading rooms, lounges, and a central heating/cooling system. Rooms are also furnished with desks, chairs, bookshelves, beds, refrigerator 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.

￭ Yeosu Campus

Three student residence halls (Pureun, Yeolin, and Mirae hall) at CNU Yeosu campus can accommodate up to 966 persons with single and double occupancy cells (534 males and 432 females). Housing is assigned at the start of each semester (including summer and winter school). Meals are served inexpensively for residence halls students. Housing rooms 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 and drying machines, reading rooms, convenience stores, lounges with cable TVs, vending machines, hot & cold water purifiers, PCs and printing rooms, refrigerators, heating systems, meeting rooms, kitchens, halal food kitchens, and fitness rooms/gyms. International students and freshmen will be given priority of housing over other students in the CNU Yeosu campus dormitories.

￭ Hawsun Campus

The student residence hall located at Haw-sun is for medical students of CNU. The residence hall can accommodate up to 350 people with either single or double rooms. Housing is assigned at the beginning of the medical school’s academic semester for a period of 1 year including summer and winter vacations.

Housing units in the dormitory are equipped with desks, chairs, bookshelves, beds, wardrobes, shower rooms, and refrigerators. The hall also has amenities such as laundry rooms, study rooms, communal kitchens, lounges(with cable TVs and hot-cold water purifiers), stores, and gyms.

Language Education Center

The Language Education Center (the LEC) of Chonnam National University is one of the leading institutions in the field of language education and research in Korea. For over fifty years, the LEC 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 LEC provides practical English and Korean language courses and programs, offers English and Korean language teacher training programs, and administers a variety of language proficiency examinations for a number of major languages.

￭ Contact Information

- Phone: +82-62-530-3631, 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)