부산교육대학교 | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1946 |
| President | Yun-Su Ha (the 6th President) |
| Undergraduates | 1,762 |
| Postgraduates | 565 |
| Location | , 35°11′46″N129°04′30″E / 35.195993°N 129.074894°E |
| Website | https://eng.bnue.ac.kr/ |
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| Busan National University of Education | |
| Hangul | 부산교육대학교 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 釜山敎育大學校 |
| RR | Busan gyoyuk daehakgyo |
| MR | Pusan kyoyuk taehakkyo |
The Busan National University of Education is a government-supported institution which provides training for future public-school teachers in South Korea. The campus is located in the Yeonje-gu district of Busan Metropolitan City. The university offers graduate and undergraduate programs,and enrolls 1,762 undergraduate and 565 graduate students. A primary-level lab school with an enrollment of 768 students is located on the campus. The university's current president,its third,is Sung-Taek Park.
The school was established shortly after national liberation,on September 2,1946. At the time it was known as Busan 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.
BNUE maintains sisterhood relationships with seven universities in four countries:Australia's Central Queensland University,China's Hangzhou Teachers College,Japan's Shimane University and Fukuoka University of Education,and the USA's Montclair State University,Oklahoma State University,and Shenandoah University.