Founded in Chonnam National University on May 14th, 1991, it studies the problems related to house life such as clothes, food and residence to improve the quality and welfare of people. As demands for the life science is recently growing toward the practical activities as well as the expansion of its academic scope, the institution puts more on the activation of services such as education and consulting activities for local community.

This institution has departments of planning, publishing, PR and the administrative office under the president. It has also a study room for living environment and welfare, a room for food and nutrition, a room for textile and clothes, a room for house and education and a room for data. Its review committee and operating committee make decisions on the directions of management. Researchers include the professors from department of living environment and welfare, department of food and nutrition and department of textile and clothes in the college of life science and the department of home and education under the college of education, dedicated researchers, assistant researchers and advisors.