PKNU campus is new every time
PKNU actively expanding its campus facilities- completed construction of the marine leisure center, Baekyong street, started building new facilities such as student union△ A photo of the swimming pool in the marine leisure center. ⓒPhoto Lee Sung-Jae (PR team)The campus of Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-Soo) is getting new every day. Pukyong National University's various on-campus facility expansion projects have recently been taking place frequently. Currently, several of these have been completed, are in progress, or are planned to be promoted. Let's take a look at the Pukyong National University campus, which is changing beyond recognition with a clean, convenient, and cool appearance. #UPDATE COMPLETED [The marine leisure center] After construction from 2019 to 2022, this center was located on the site next to the gymnasium. It has a total floor area of 7,173㎡ and has 2 floors below ground and 4 floors above ground. It is equipped with swimming pools, including six 25m distance adult pools and a pool for water safety education on the first basement floor, as well as various bio-health facilities such as a fitness center for yoga and pilates, rock climbing facilities, and equipment and space for research in the smart health field, and finally it was born as a sports facility where all clinical test are possible. [Baekyong street]Baekyong street, which is 200m distance and has a total area of 11,460㎡, has been newly created as a pedestrian-only street and a space for rest, communication, and local festivals. The pine forest and the central pedestrian path were created to harmonize, providing a sense of openness, and the logo of the university was placed on the floor in the center of the street, and patterns representing colleges and departments were constructed on the floor of the pedestrian path. The lights illuminating the pedestrian path were installed to change by theme according to the four seasons, making it a great space for students to relax and study outdoors, as well as to enjoy events such as the cherry blossom festival. #GETTING NEW [The academic information center]The academic information center, where the library is located, is also under construction to transform it into a complex cultural space for students. A few years ago, the academic information center, which underwent remodeling once, including a 24-hour reading room and expansion of a space where student can relax while reading, will be newly equipped with a complex cultural exhibition hall that exhibits visual media, study rooms, open reading spaces, study cafe, and internet cafe across five floors this year. #NEW CONSTRUCTIONS PLANNED [The 2nd building for the college of fisheries science (tentatively named)]The 2nd Fisheries Science Museum is scheduled to enter the campus in the form of a build lease transfer (BTL). Departments of the College of Fisheries Science, which are distributed in a total floor area of 17,000㎡, are integrated in the parking lot on the south side of Jangyeongsil building, and a building equipped with space for storage of lecture rooms, professor offices, laboratories, and experimental equipment is built. After being designated as the preferred bidder this year, negotiations and agreements will be signed to begin construction, with the goal of completion in 2025. [Student center]There is a plan to build a new student center, a space for Pukyong National University students. A building with a total floor area of 15,000㎡ will be equipped with student activity spaces such as club rooms, a student cafeteria, and a performance hall, on the site where the current student halls, the With center and the Nabi center. [Training center for high-tech fields]It is planned to promote the establishment of a high-tech field laboratory facility on the site of the fish farm and fish farm manager next to the main gate of Pukyong National University. With a scale of 10,600㎡, starting with the design competition this year, the design will be completed next year and construction will begin until 2026. In addition to the existing fish farm facilities, it is planned to be born as a laboratory and practice space for high-tech fields by arranging research spaces and clean rooms according to the newly established high-tech industry department, including semiconductor. [Student support center]A student support center with a total floor area of 4,200㎡, equipped with facilities such as an administrative office for the college of Information Technology and Convergence, will be built on the northern parking lot of the Changeui building. The design will be carried out by July this year, and the construction is planned to be completed by 2025. [Extension of the humanities and social sciences·business administration college]The college of humanities and social sciences·business administration will expand two floors to secure additional space. Through construction from this year to next year, it will be expanded to an area of 2,400㎡, and lecture rooms, laboratories, and professor research rooms will be added. This year, Pukyong National University will carry out various facility and equipment repair works on the Daeyeon and Yongdang campuses, including new building construction and extension projects, reading room improvement, environmental improvement for new professor's office, fire safety facility repair work, and air conditioning and heating facility improvement. Along with this, Pukyong National University is also focusing on building safety infrastructure, such as installing natural disaster prevention facilities and establishing a building energy management system, and environmental improvement projects requested by each department(major) have been reflected or will be reflected in the project.
