Introduction

As we march into the 21st century, we enter a tunnel of confusion amidst waves of change due to flooding of information. In such an era, the world needs opinion leaders who can flexibly cope with sudden changes in circumstances. Design leaders with design innovations for the new era will provide answers for individuals, enterprises, and nations on how to lead in the 21st century. Design leaders will also be able to give solutions to today's vast array of problems.

The Department of Industrial Design at Chonbuk National University (CBNU) will put all its efforts into fostering such design leaders for the future. Our department will establish a new design paradigm with a unique fusion design specialization program that differs from that of other universities. We will endeavor to be the driving force behind developments in our local community.

Through concentrated education focused on the knowledge and expertise that are needed in the field, our department will be dedicated to providing highly qualified personnel for enterprises. Furthermore, through reforms in the education system and provision of highquality education with integration and innovation, we hope to create a new chapter in Korean design history.

Our department will serve as both a venue and a channel through which Korean design can be made known in the intemational design field. In addition, as a central hub for different design networks all over the world, we will do everything to be able to lead the evolution of the design education of the future.

Selected as Specialization Department at CBNU

Has one of two students who weer given scholarships

Continuous international exchanges

Outstanding department at CBNU for three straight years

2010 employment rate at 85%

Extensive contributions to the design field through publication of outstanding research findings and dissertations both in Korea and abroad

Awards in various contests-cum-exhibits related to design

No. 1 employment rate with major companies among regional universities and tumout of many professors

Host of top-class design centers and research institutes

Participation in numerous interational design workshops

Host of a professional design center, the Chonbuk Design Value Innovation Center

Management of the Industrial Design Development Institute that fosters professional personnel and trains researchers

Various club activities for creative thinking

Exchanges with a design-centered college in Japan (Chiba University) starting in 1997

Introduction

Selected as Specialization Department at CBNU

Has one of two students who weer given scholarships

Continuous international exchanges

Outstanding department at CBNU for three straight years

2010 employment rate at 85%

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