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University rankings
JoongAng National	Domestic
QS National	General
THE National	General
ARWU National	Research
QS Asia; (Asia version)	General
THE Asia; (Asia version)	General
USNWR Asia	General
ARWU World	Research
QS World	General
THE World	General
USNWR World	General

Pusan National University
부산대학교
Motto	진리, 자유, 봉사
Motto in English	Truth, Freedom, Service
Type	National
Established	1946; 80 years ago
Academic affiliations	APRU
President	Choi Jae Weon (최재원)
Academic staff	839 (full-time)
Undergraduates	17,347
Postgraduates	9,138
Location	Busan, Yangsan, and Miryang, South Korea
Campus	Urban, Rural;
Mascot	Sanjinee (산지니)
Website	www.pusan.ac.kr
Korean name
Hangul	부산대학교
Hanja	釜山大學校
RR	Busan daehakgyo
MR	Pusan taehakkyo

Pusan National University (PNU; Korean: 부산대학교, also called Busan National University) is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities in South Korea. It is the first national university established after the National Liberation Day of Korea.^{[citation needed]}

There are fours campuses of the university: Busan Campus, Ami Campus, Miryang Campus and Yangsan Campus. They are located in Busan (Korean: 부산; MR: Pusan) and South Gyeongsang Province.^[14]

Notable alumni

Bae Deok-kwang, politician
Bae Jae-jung, politician
Cho Kyoung-tae, politician
Chung Ui-hwa, politician
Han Jeoung-ae, politician
Heo Sung-tae, actor
Chang-Sik Ha, materials scientist
Hur Aram, educator
Im Si-wan, actor and singer (ZE:A)
Jeong Mi-yeong, politician and mayor of Geumjeong District of Busan
Jeong Myeong-hui, politician and mayor of Buk District of Busan
Kang Hyung-ho, singer (Forestella)
Kang Mal-geum, actress
Kiggen, singer (Phantom)
Eunseong Kim, physicist
Kim Yi-deum, poet
Lee Jae-yong, actor
Lee Mison, Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea
Yoo Jae-myung, actor
You Young-min, politician and former Chief of Staff under President Moon Jae-in

Festivity

Busan National University Festival Celebrity List^[15]

May 17–19, 2022 – Spider, Winner
May 17–18, 2023 – Kim Bum Soo, Oh My Girl / Lee Moo Jin, STAYC
May 28–30, 2024 – Cravity, Nam Dong Hyun, Cyberger, Dream Girls, New Jeans / (G)I-dle, Zico / QWER, Now A Days, SG Wannabe

References

↑ Visons of Pusan National University
↑ 기자메일, 부산cbs 정민기 (2024-06-11). "부산대 제22대 최재원 총장 취임". 노컷뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-07-20.
↑ "The JoongAng University Rankings 2024". JoongAng Ilbo. 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
↑ "QS University Rankings 2026". Top Universities. 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
↑ "THE University Rankings 2026 - South Korea". Times Higher Education (THE). 2026. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
↑ World University Rankings - 2025 (2025). "South Korea Universities in Top 500 universities". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
↑ "QS World University Rankings: Asia 2025". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
↑ "Asia University Rankings 2025". Times Higher Education. 2025. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
↑ U.S. News & World Report (2024). "2024-2025 Best Global Universities in Asia". Retrieved June 24, 2024.
↑ "Academic Ranking of World Universities". Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
↑ "QS World University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
↑ "THE World University Rankings". Times Higher Education. 2026. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
↑ U.S. News & World Report (2025). "2025-2026 Best Global Universities Rankings". Retrieved June 17, 2025.
↑ Lee, Sang-hyeon (2021-05-25). "부산대 양산캠퍼스 유휴부지, 애물단지에서 '힐링 공간'으로 재탄생". 아시아경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-06-06.
↑ "부산대학교 축제 라인업". beneficial.kr. Retrieved 2025-02-09.

External links

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[vision-1] Visons of Pusan National University

[2] 기자메일, 부산cbs 정민기 (2024-06-11). "부산대 제22대 최재원 총장 취임". 노컷뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-07-20.

[Rankings_JOONG_N-3] "The JoongAng University Rankings 2024". JoongAng Ilbo. 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

[Rankings_QS_N-4] "QS University Rankings 2026". Top Universities. 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2025.

[Rankings_THE_N-5] "THE University Rankings 2026 - South Korea". Times Higher Education (THE). 2026. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

[Rankings_ARWU_N-6] World University Rankings - 2025 (2025). "South Korea Universities in Top 500 universities". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved August 15, 2025.

[Rankings_QS_A-7] "QS World University Rankings: Asia 2025". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2024.

[Rankings_THE_A-8] "Asia University Rankings 2025". Times Higher Education. 2025. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

[Rankings_USNWR_A-9] U.S. News & World Report (2024). "2024-2025 Best Global Universities in Asia". Retrieved June 24, 2024.

[Rankings_ARWU_W-10] "Academic Ranking of World Universities". Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.

[Rankings_QS_W-11] "QS World University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2025.

[Rankings_THE_W-12] "THE World University Rankings". Times Higher Education. 2026. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

[Rankings_USNWR_W-13] U.S. News & World Report (2025). "2025-2026 Best Global Universities Rankings". Retrieved June 17, 2025.

[14] Lee, Sang-hyeon (2021-05-25). "부산대 양산캠퍼스 유휴부지, 애물단지에서 '힐링 공간'으로 재탄생". 아시아경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-06-06.

[15] "부산대학교 축제 라인업". beneficial.kr. Retrieved 2025-02-09.

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JoongAng National^[3]	Domestic	24
QS National^[4]	General	16
THE National^[5]	General	14–17
ARWU National^[6]	Research	9–12
QS Asia (Asia version)^[7]	General	=81
THE Asia (Asia version)^[8]	General	=99
USNWR Asia^[9]	General	=205

ARWU World^[10]	Research	401–500
QS World^[11]	General	=473
THE World^[12]	General	501–600
USNWR World^[13]	General	=709

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Notable alumni

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See also

References

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