Incheon National University Selects Professor Park Jong-tae as Final Candidate for 3rd President

Professor Park Jong-tae, Incheon National University

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon National University, a national university corporation, has selected Professor Park Jong-tae from the Department of Electronic Engineering as the final candidate for the 3rd president.

According to Incheon National University on the 23rd, the board of directors, consisting of seven internal and external members including Chairman Choi Yong-gyu, held a meeting the previous day to conduct interviews with Professor Park and Professor Emeritus Choi Gye-woon, and decided on Professor Park, who received the majority of votes, as the final presidential candidate.

Professor Park has served as a professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at Incheon National University since 1987 and was the vice president of the university from December 2017 to August 2019.

Earlier, the Incheon National University Presidential Recommendation Committee narrowed down four candidates to three based on the results of an online vote by the policy evaluation group on the 4th.

Among them, Professor Emeritus Park In-ho withdrew his candidacy, so the final candidate selection proceeded with the top two candidates by vote share, Professor Park and Professor Emeritus Choi.

Once the board recommends Professor Park to the Ministry of Education, the candidate will undergo a review, after which the Minister of Education will propose the appointment to the President. The final appointment by the President will conclude the selection of the 3rd president of Incheon National University. The new president’s term is four years.

Last year, Incheon National University held a re-election after the final candidate was disqualified in the Ministry of Education’s Education Public Officials Personnel Committee review during the presidential election.

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