‘100th Anniversary of Founding’ National Pukyong University Holds ‘Memories of 100 Years of the University’ Special Exhibition

Cheongungwan 1st Floor Museum Special Exhibition Room, Over 150 Items on Display Until August

The National Pukyong National University Museum (Director Jo Se-hyun) held a commemorative ceremony for the special exhibition "A Step Ahead of the World, Memories of 100 Years of the University" on the morning of the 15th at the museum's special exhibition hall on the first floor of Cheongun Hall.

Ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating the Special Exhibition on 100 Years of University Memories.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the university's founding this year, the National Pukyong National University Museum is holding a special exhibition until August to commemorate the tradition and new leap by discovering and exhibiting university historical records. The exhibition is open to all, including university members and local residents.

This exhibition features over 150 historical university records, including materials related to the predecessors of Pukyong National University, Busan Fisheries University and Busan Technical University, as well as records after their integration. The focus is on newly acquired records in addition to the approximately 550 historical records already held by the museum.

Displayed are property-related documents created when Busan Technical University, which opened in 1924, relocated its campus from Bosudong to the Daeyeon-dong site in the 1940s, the original academic regulations of Busan Fisheries University established in 1941, university plaques, school newspapers, and unique photographs.

New photographs of the Busan Fisheries University campus (currently Daeyeon Campus) taken by the U.S. Air Force in 1960 were also unveiled. The images clearly show the coastline before the reclamation of Yongho Bay and the campus surrounded by fields and paddies.

During the Korean War in the 1950s, the campuses of Busan Fisheries University and Busan Technical University were used as U.S. military headquarters. Since the Daeyeon Campus was near a U.S. Air Force airfield, aerial photographs for military intelligence purposes were frequently taken, which is why aerial photos have been preserved until now.

Marking the 100th anniversary of its founding this year, National Pukyong National University is holding various commemorative events, including this special exhibition, festivals, and other activities for university members and local residents.