Apr. 25.Selected as an educational institution developing specialized human resources in the sports industry
Jun. 18.Selected as a university contributing to high school education normalization
July. 01.Selected for the project of lifelong learning centered college
July. 03.Selected for the project of local university specialization
July. 14.Mutual Exchange Agreement with Chungnam National University
July. 29.Mutual Exchange Agreement with Guangxi Teachers College, China
July. 31.Jeonnam Construction Cooperation Agreement with Gwangyang Bay Area Free Economic Zone Office by laying the foundation for the functional chemical material industry
Sep. 04.Mutual Cooperation Agreement with the Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion
Sep. 07.Department of Pharmaceutical Science, selected for the Basic Research Laboratory (BRL) project
Sep. 07.A rating in the university structural reform evaluation
Sep. 08.Business Agreement for youth employment support (Yeosu Regional Employment and Labor Administration, Human Resources Development Service of Korea (Jeonnam Branch), Sunchon National University, Gwangyang Health College, Suncheon Jeil College, and Cheongnam College)
Sep. 22.Selected for the 2015 TechShop Establishment Support project (start-up support group)
Oct. 14.Business agreement for technology transfer and commercialization in the agriculture/fisheries/food bio-industry with the Foundation of Agri, Tech, Commercialization and Transfer
Oct. 16.Retirement of Doctor Song, Yeong-mu, the 7th President
Oct. 21.21 Doctor Bak, Jin-seong took office as the 8th President
Nov. 03.Mutual Exchange Agreement with Seigannihongo School
Nov. 20.The 2015 Program of the National University for INnovation and Transformation (PoINT)
Dec. 02.Business Agreement with Sorokdo National Hospital
Dec. 22.Construction of the eco-healing convergence center completed
2016
Feb. 04.Industry-School Cooperation Agreement with Jukam Machinery
Feb. 12.Selected as 2016 Excellent International Student Invitation and Management School
Mar. 21.Construction of the new natural medicine research center commenced
Apr. 19.Operation Agreement with Suncheon-si for Jeongwon Campus
Apr. 20.Construction of hazardous material storage completed
May. 03.Business agreement with Jeonnam Technopark and Suncheon Chamber of Commerce & Industry for discovering/supporting small exporters
May. 04.Mutual Cooperation Agreement with Gwangyang Bay Area Free Economic Zone Office
May. 12.Business agreement with Jeollanamdo Office of Education for operating free-learning semesters
May. 27.Mutual Exchange Agreement with Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
May. 27.Mutual Exchange Agreement with Sadaham Sevena, Sri Lanka
Jun. 03.Locally-customized Career Experience Agreement (Ministry of Education, Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training with its Gyeongnam Consortium, Gyeongbuk Consortium, Daejeon Consortium, Ulsan Consortium, Jeonbuk Consortium, Chungnam Consortium, and Chungbuk Consortium)
Jun. 07.Jeonnam-customized Career Experience Eco-edutainment Program Agreement (Suncheon-si, Jeollanamdo Office of Education)
Jun. 13.Mutual Exchange Agreement with Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia
Jun. 27.Mutual Exchange Agreement with Guangzhou University, China
Jun. 29.Mutual Exchange Agreement with South China Business College, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Aug. 03.MOU signed with Patuakhali University, Bangladesh
Aug. 04.Selected for the National University Innovation Support Project for two consecutive years
Aug. 11.Mutual Exchange Agreement with the ACE Project Group of Changwon National University
Aug. 23.Agreement with Suncheon-si for Honam Area Career Experience Center and Job Experience Activity
Aug. 29.R&D and Information Exchange Agreement with Gwangju Jeonnam Research Institute
Sep. 05.Mutual Exchange Agreement with Wando High School, Jeonnam
Oct. 17.Agreement for promoting the project of lifelong learning centered college with National Institute for Lifelong Education
Oct. 25.Construction of the 2nd dormitory (BTL) commenced (accommodation for 300 students)
2017
Feb. 02.Selected for the 2016 ACE (Advancement of College Education) project and also as the Excellent Curricular and Operational Improvement University
Sep. 20.Mutual Exchange Agreement with Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Oct. 16.Mutual Exchange Agreement with KIC-CHINA (Korea Innovation Center in China)
Oct. 20. Signed an exchange agreement with KIC-CHINA (Korea Innovation Centre in China)
Oct. 23. Signed an agreement with Korea Electric Power Corporation to cultivate local talent through on-site training
Dec. 19. Selected as a university for the University International Development Cooperation Understanding Promotion Project by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
Dec .20. Selected as a university for the project to establish a foundation for cooperation between Korea and Ukraine by the National Research Foundation of Korea
Dec. 20. Signed an agreement with Chonnam National University (Yeosu Campus), Dongshin University, Mokpo University, Mokpo Maritime University, and Jeonnam Techno Park for mutual cooperation for the development of local industries in Jeonnam and fostering of SMEs
Dec. 26. Selected as a university for the productivity improvement project through Ethiopian dairy technology by the Korea Rural Community Corporation
Dec. 26. Selected as a university for the project to establish a foundation for cooperation between Korea and Turkey by the National Research Foundation of Korea
2019
Jan. 9. Signed an agreement with the Gwangyang Steelworks Supplier Association for mutual information provision, company-customised training courses, and joint R&D projects
Jan. 9. Signed an agreement with the Gwangyang Industrial Complex Residents’ Association for mutual information provision, company-customised training courses, and joint R&D projects
Jan. 15. Signed an agreement with the Yeosu Executive Council for mutual information provision, company-customised training courses, and joint R&D projects
Mar. 26. Selected as host university for each region of the Korea Scholarship Foundation’s Youth Education Support Project
Apr. 29. Selected as a university for the 2019 Lifelong Education System Support Project for 3 consecutive years
May. 15. Selected as a university for the makerspace construction and operation project by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups
May. 24. Ko, Young-jin, PhD inaugurated as the 9th President
May. 24. Selected as a university for the support for balanced academic development (creativity and challenge) by the National Research Foundation of Korea
Jun. 1. Selected as a university innovation support project university by the Ministry of Education (National Research Foundation of Korea)
Jun. 28. Acquired the 2nd-cycle university institution evaluation certification (certification period: September 2018-August 2023)
July. 3. Signed an exchange agreement with Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey
Aug. 1. Signed a business agreement with Jeollanam-do and Jeonnam Credit Guarantee Foundation to support financial education for young university students
Aug. 29. Selected as an excellent institution in the 2018 nationwide university library pilot evaluation
Sep. 26. Sunchon National University College of Engineering signed a business agreement with the Southwest Regional Headquarters of the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
Oct. 17. Relocated and completed the history promotion centre of Sunchon National University
Oct. 21. Signed an exchange agreement with the Tangshan International School for the Gifted, China
Oct. 21. Signed an exchange agreement with Hebei Tourism Vocational College, China
Oct. 25. Selected as a follow-up research university for excellent scientists at local universities in 2019 (National Research Foundation of Korea)
Nov. 11. Signed an agreement with the Human Rights Centre, Law Major, and Sunchon Education Support Office
Nov. 11. Signed an agreement for human rights education for elementary, middle, and high school students in Suncheon
Nov. 18. Signed a business agreement to promote and support the blue bio industry
Nov. 20. Held a business agreement ceremony with Jain Drone Academy to nurture drone experts
Nov. 25. Signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with the Industrial Government University to promote the cartoon and webtoon industry in Suncheon
Dec. 3. Signed an exchange agreement with Beaux-arts de Nantes Saint-Nazaire, France
Dec. 3. Signed a joint cooperation agreement to attract next-generation radiation accelerators
Dec. 16. Established a field training support centre
Dec. 23. Completed the new Industry-University Cooperation Hall
2020
Jan. 7. Selected as the 2020 agricultural science and technology research and development project (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science)
Jan. 28. Selected as a university for the Jeollanam-do youth global seller development support project
Feb. 12. Selected as an educational internationalisation competency certification university
Apr. 2. Signed an agreement with the Yeongyeong Humanities and Culture and Arts Research Centre to revitalise humanities in the region
Apr. 13. Selected as a university for the laboratory startup innovator development project by the Ministry of Science and ICT (National Research Foundation of Korea)
May. 15. Selected as a university for the 2020 regional specialised industry development business support project by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups
May. 21. Signed an agreement for industry-university cooperation and talent cultivation between Sunchon National University and Gwangyang Steelworks Supplier Association
May. 27. Selected as a leading university in LINC+ 4th industrial revolution innovation by the Ministry of Education
Jun. 12. Selected as a leading laboratory-specialised startup university by the Ministry of Education
Jun. 24. Signed an agreement to establish a win-win cooperation system between Sunchon National University and Jeollanam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services
July. 1. Established the Industry-University Cooperation Education Centre
July. 2. Selected as the 2020 Industrial Innovation Foundation Project University by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
July. 20. Selected as a university for the “Gwangju-Jeonnam Regional Innovation Platform” project in relation to the “Local government-university cooperation-based regional innovation project”
Aug. 20. Selected as a university where government-invited foreign scholarship students (GKS) study undergraduate courses
Aug. 21. Selected as the 2nd-stage university of the National Research Foundation of Korea’s research centre support project (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Sep. 9. Designated as a training institution for tree doctors and tree treatment technicians by the Korea Forest Service
Oct. 27.Selected as a university for the online joint use videoconference room construction project by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups
Oct. 30. Selected as the 4th-stage BK21 project university by the National Research Foundation of Korea
Nov. 3. Agreement signed between Sunchon National University and Chonnam National University Smart Plant Contract Department Leading University Business Group
Nov. 27. Selected as a university for the 2021 University International Development Cooperation Understanding Promotion Project by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)