Pusan National University Holds February 2026 Commencement...4,643 Students Graduate

Commencement Ceremony Held at Gyeongam Gymnasium for 80th Anniversary of Founding...Emphasis on Challenges and Opportunities in the AI Era

Pusan National University, which marks the 80th anniversary of its founding in 2026, held its "February 2026 Commencement Ceremony" on the morning of the 20th at the Gyeongam Gymnasium on campus, with President Choi Jaewon in attendance.

A total of 4,643 graduates received their degrees at the ceremony, including 3,009 bachelor's degree recipients, 1,387 master's degree recipients, and 247 doctoral degree recipients.

The event proceeded in the following order: an academic affairs report, the president's commencement address, a congratulatory address by the president of the alumni association, a response on behalf of the graduating class, commendations and awards for outstanding graduates, the conferral of degrees, a congratulatory performance and song, and the singing of the university anthem.

Since its founding on May 15, 1946 as the first comprehensive national university in Korea, Pusan National University has produced 280,000 alumni and contributed to regional and national development throughout the history of industrialization and democratization. More recently, it has been strengthening its status as a key national university on its 80th anniversary by driving university innovation in line with the era of AI-driven transformation and achieving strong results in education, research, and international cooperation, including being ranked No. 1 among national universities in Korea in the QS Asia University Rankings.

In his commencement address, President Choi Jaewon said, "You, the graduates, have completed the learning of one era and now stand at the threshold of another," adding, "The AI era is an age of challenge and uncertainty, but at the same time it is also an age in which opportunities are opened in the fairest way. Everything depends on your own capabilities."

He went on to encourage the graduates by saying, "Become a generation that redefines the values of the world together with technology," and "What you have learned and how you have grown at Pusan National University will become the strength of your heart that enables you, in your respective places and new roles, to choose the right path and dream great dreams."

He further urged, "Just as our university began 80 years ago with the vision of becoming 'a university responsible for a thousand years of the nation,' I now ask you, the graduates, to grow into talented individuals who, with even greater and more beautiful hearts, will take responsibility for the next thousand years of our society and our country."

Pusan National University is holding its February 2026 commencement ceremony.

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