Gwangju National University of Education
Gwangju National University of Education (also Kwangju National University of Education 광주교육대학교) is a national university located in Buk-gu, Gwangju, South Korea. It is one of ten national universities that are designed to raise high-quality elementary school teachers. On average incoming students at the national education university have a 95th percentile of the national college entrance exam.[1] Its origins lie in the Chonnam Public Teachers School founded in 1923. In 1961 this became the Gwangju Teachers College running a two-year teacher training programme. In 1993 it became the Gwangju National University of Education and runs four year teacher training programmes. Starting in 1996 it has also run a graduate school.[2][3]
| Type | National |
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| Established | 1923 as Chonnam Public Teachers School. In 1993 became Gwangju National University of Education |
| President | Dosung Choi |
| Undergraduates | 1,500 |
| Postgraduates | 700 |
| Location | , 35.165°N 126.9263°E |
| Website | eng |
| Gwangju National University of Education | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gwangju Gyoyuk Daehakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwangju Kyoyuk Taehakkyo |
International Relationships
In 1995, Gwangju National University Education establishes a sisterhood relationship with Naruto University of Education in Japan. The university expands the international relationships with University of Pittsburgh (1997. 5. 1), University of Illinois at Chicago (1998. 3. 23), and University of South Africa (1998. 7. 20).[4]