Jeonbuk National University was established in 1948 to achieve the national educational ideals and objectives of “fostering Hongik Ingan (the benefit of all humanity), cultivating independent living abilities, and enabling a life worthy of human dignity,” as well as contributing to the development of a democratic nation and the realization of human welfare, along with the purposes of higher education, namely character development, teaching and research of academic knowledge, and service to the nation and human society.
The university has defined its ideal human resources as: “cultured citizens with democratic virtues, intellectuals realizing freedom and justice, creative professionals pursuing truth, culturally-minded individuals preserving tradition and promoting regional globalization, and global citizens contributing to national prosperity and human welfare.” Through these ideals, Jeonbuk National University has consistently contributed to fulfilling national educational objectives and higher education purposes.
Furthermore, the College of Commerce, established in 1951, has played a leading role in realizing the university’s human resource ideals. The Department of Business Administration and its graduate school have contributed to achieving Jeonbuk National University’s founding objectives by defining their own vision for the future.
To achieve the future vision of the Department of Business Administration and its graduate school, the mission has been established as “cultivating creative and ethical business professionals and experts who lead regional and national development.” Accordingly, the Department of Business Administration has set its human resource vision as follows.