'Cradle for Training Advanced Pharmaceutical Professionals' Jeonbuk National University College of Pharmacy Building Opens

Equipped with Large Lecture Halls and Clinical Pharmaceutical Science Labs
Practical Experience Spaces for Students...Expecting Enhanced Competitiveness

Jeonbuk National University College of Pharmacy, set to become a cradle for cultivating specialized talent in the advanced pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields, held the opening ceremony of its new Pharmacy Building on the 3rd, reaffirming its commitment to a new leap forward.

At the ceremony, President Yang Obong, full-time faculty members and students of the College of Pharmacy, the university’s pharmacy society president, and other stakeholders in the pharmaceutical field gathered to celebrate the new start in the newly constructed building.

The opening ceremony of the Jeonbuk National University College of Pharmacy was held on the 3rd, attended by President Yang Obong and others.
[Photo by Jeonbuk National University]

The ceremony began with an opening address by Dean Bae Eunju of the College of Pharmacy. On behalf of Choi Kwanghoon, president of the University Pharmacy Society, Baek Kyunghan, chairman of the Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association, delivered a congratulatory speech. Noh Yeonhong, chairman of the Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association, and Na Younghwa, president of the Pharmacy Education Council, also congratulated the opening of the Jeonbuk National University Pharmacy Building via video messages.

The newly constructed Pharmacy Building has a total floor area of 4,233㎡, consisting of one basement floor and four above-ground floors. It houses a large tiered lecture hall with about 150 seats, lecture rooms for each academic year, graduate lecture rooms, faculty research offices and meeting rooms, a pharmaceutical information practice room, and a clinical pharmaceutical science research lab.

Spaces for students to prepare for the national pharmacist licensing exam, such as the exam preparation room and medication counseling practice room, have also been provided. These facilities are expected to greatly enhance the competitiveness of student education.

Since its establishment in 2020, Jeonbuk National University College of Pharmacy has strengthened its research capabilities by being selected in its inaugural year for the 'Advanced Food and Pharmaceutical Material Industrialization' project worth 6.8 billion KRW. In 2022, it was also selected for the 'Pharmaceutical Industry Future Talent Training Center' project worth 18 billion KRW, laying an important foundation for nurturing talent to lead the future of the pharmaceutical industry.

Dean Bae Eunju stated, "Our College of Pharmacy, which has achieved remarkable results in a short period since its founding, has solidified its educational and research environment with the opening of the Pharmacy Building. This will serve as a major stepping stone for Jeonbuk National University College of Pharmacy to establish itself as the center of the future pharmaceutical industry."

President Yang Obong said, "Once the Korea Basic Science Research Support Center relocates within a few years, pharmaceutical education and research will be conducted in a wider and more stable space. I hope that all members of the College of Pharmacy family will strive so that Jeonbuk National University can soar as a world-class flagship university leading regional development through innovative research and education."