Busan National University of Education is a government-supported institution which provides training for future public-school teachers, and is located in the Yeonje-gu district of Busan. The university offers graduate and undergraduate programs, and enrolls approximately 1,7600 undergraduate and 550 graduate students. A primary-level lab school with an enrollment of about 750 students is also located on the campus. The university's current president, its third, is Park Sung-taek (박성택).
[edit] Undergraduate departments
- Ethics education
- Korean language education
- Social studies education
- Mathematics education
- Science education
- Physical education
- Music education
- Fine arts education
- Practical arts education
[edit] History
The school was established shortly after national liberation, on September 2, 1946. At the time it was known as Pusan Normal School (부산사범학교) and provided training for elementary-school teachers. It was expanded to cover secondary teachers in 1955, and became Busan Teachers' College. In 1961, it was reorganized and renamed as Busan National College of Education. It became a four-year college in 1981, and a university in 1993. The graduate school was established in 1996.
[edit] Sister universities
BNUE maintains sisterhood relationships with six universities in four countries: Australia's Central Queensland University; China's Hangzhou Teachers' College; Japan's Shimane University and Fukuoka University of Education; and Oklahoma State University and Shenandoah University in the US.
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