Motto | Future in our own hands |
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Type | National |
Established | 1996[1] |
President | Jang Young Soo, Ph.D |
Academic staff | 573 |
Administrative staff | 396 |
Students | 27,954 (Undergraduate 25,341, Post-graduate 2,613) |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban 2 campuses(Daeyeon Campus, Yongdang Campus) |
Website | http://www.pknu.ac.kr/index.do |
Pukyong National University | |
Hangul | 국립부경대학교 |
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Hanja | 國立釜慶大學校 |
Revised Romanization | Guklip Bugyeong Daehakgyo |
McCune–Reischauer | Pugyŏng Taehakkyo |
Pukyong National University (PKNU; Korean: 국립부경대학교) is a national university in Busan, South Korea, formed in 1996. The university has two campuses, Daeyeon-dong and Yongdang-dong, situated near the coastal district of Nam-gu. PKNU has a traditional focus on fisheries sciences and other maritime fields, and has extensive facilities for Marine and Technology studies.
The school's symbol mascot is anthropomorphic Moby Dick, "Baek Kyung-i". The school name was changed through a vote in August 2021.