GIST President Kim Gi-seon Expresses Intention to Resign Amid Research Allowance 'Improper Receipt' Allegations
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Kim Gi-seon, President of Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST, Jiseuteu), and the vice presidents have tendered their resignations.
On the 18th, GIST announced that President Kim expressed his intention to resign, taking responsibility for recent controversies including research allowances.
President Kim stated, "I hope that the members of GIST will unite and that the institution will be reborn as a cradle of scientific and technological talent development and research, which is its original purpose."
The GIST labor union recently raised suspicions that President Kim improperly received large research allowances while concurrently serving as the head of two centers within the institute.
There was also controversy over changes made to various retirement-related standards about five months before his retirement.
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In a recent mid-term evaluation of the president conducted by the GIST labor union targeting employees, President Kim received an average score of 35.20 out of 100 points.
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