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Pusan National University (PNU), also called Busan National University, is one of ten
Flagship Korean National Universities The Flagship National Universities (Korea NU 10, ko, 거점국립대학교, Hanja: 據點國立大學校, literally: national universities designed as provincial centres) is a collective term referring to ten universities in South Korea that hav ...
in South Korea and second highest public universities in South Korea. Located mainly in
Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...
(or Pusan), the university's English name is a translation of its former Korean name, "Gungnip Pusan Daehakgyo" (국립 부산 대학교) There are fours campuses of the university: Jangjeon Campus, Army Campus,
Miryang Miryang (perhaps pronounced as Milbeol using Idu script), formerly also spelled as 推火郡 (probably pronounced as Milbeol or Miribeol using Idu script), Milbeol (密伐) and Milseong (密城), is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Ko ...
Campus and
Yangsan Yangsan () is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea. It borders Ulsan to the northeast, Gijang-gun and Geumjeong-gu in Busan to the southeast, Gimhae to the southwest, and Miryang to the northwest. City Hall is located in Nambu-dong, ...
Campus. They are located in Busan and
South Gyeongsang Province South Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상남도, translit=Gyeongsangnam-do, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World ...
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Notable alumni and students

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Aram Hur Aram Hur is a South Korean teacher, practicing humanist, educator, publisher, lecturer, and social entrepreneur. Biography Aram Hur was born in Miryang, South Korea on March 4, 1971, and grew up in Busan. She received her BA and MA from Pusan ...
, educator * Cho Kyoung-Tae, Politician


Entertainers

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Heo Sung-tae Heo Sung-tae ( , born 20 October 1977) is a South Korean actor with over sixty film and television credits. He came to national prominence in the 2016 period thriller film ''The Age of Shadows''. Early life Heo was born in Busan, South Korea. ...
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Im Si-wan Yim Si-wan (; born on December 1, 1988), known mononymously as Siwan, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boyband ZE:A and its sub-group ZE:A Five. As an actor, he is best known for starring in the film ''The ...
, actor and singer ( ZE:A) *
Kiggen Lee Ki-won (born March 13, 1979), better known by his stage name Kiggen, is a South Korean rapper, singer, lyricist, composer and record producer who is a former member of hip hop group Phantom Phantom may refer to: * Spirit (animating force ...
, singer (
Phantom Phantom may refer to: * Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animating force within all living things ** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living Aircraft * Boeing Phantom Ray, a stealthy un ...
) * Lee Jae-yong, actor *
Kang Hyung-ho Kang Hyung-ho (born March 8, 1988 ), also known by his stage name PITTA, is a South Korean singer and member of the crossover quartet Forestella. A former chemical engineer, Kang had been an amateur singer and rose to fame after participating in t ...
, singer (
Forestella Forestella (Korean: 포레스텔라) is a South Korean crossover male vocal quartet formed through the JTBC singing competition '' Phantom Singer 2'', which aired in 2017. They won first place on the show and officially debuted on March 14, 2018, ...
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See also

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Flagship Korean National Universities The Flagship National Universities (Korea NU 10, ko, 거점국립대학교, Hanja: 據點國立大學校, literally: national universities designed as provincial centres) is a collective term referring to ten universities in South Korea that hav ...
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List of national universities in South Korea A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of universities and colleges in South Korea This is a list of institutions of higher education in South Korea. Quick index __NOTOC__ A * Agricultural Cooperative College – Goyang, Gyeonggi * Ajou Motor College – Boryeong, South Chungcheong *Ajou University – Suwon, Gyeonggi * Andon ...
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Education in Korea Historically, Korea was differently ruled and named. The official records on organised education start with Three Kingdoms period. * ???-108 BC Gojoseon * 57 BC-668 - epoch of Three Kingdoms of Korea, Three Kingdoms: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla; in ...


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{{authority control Pusan National University Educational institutions established in 1946 National universities and colleges in South Korea 1946 establishments in Korea