Ajou University Appoints Professor Choi Ki-ju of the Department of Transportation Systems Engineering as New President

Choi Ki-joo, New President of Ajou University

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Professor Choi Kiju of the Department of Transportation Systems Engineering at Ajou University has been appointed as the new president.

On the 28th, the Daewoo Foundation, the school corporation, announced that at the board meeting held on the 24th, Professor Choi Kiju was elected as the 17th president of Ajou University. His term is four years, from February 1, 2022, to January 31, 2026.

President Choi graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Civil Engineering (majoring in Urban Engineering), earned a master's degree in Transportation Engineering from the same graduate school, and received a Ph.D. in Transportation Planning from the University of Illinois in the United States. From 1992, he served as a senior researcher in the Urban Transportation Research Department at the Seoul Institute, and since 1994, he has been a professor in the Department of Transportation Systems Engineering at Ajou University. From March 2019 to May 2021, he served as the inaugural chairman of the Metropolitan Area Wide-area Transportation Committee and returned to Ajou University in June.

President Choi has held positions such as ▲Evaluation Committee Member for Fiscal Projects at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance ▲Deliberation Committee Member of the Central Urban Planning Committee at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport ▲Chairman of the Bus Industry Development Council at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport ▲Chairman of the Korea Committee of the World Road Association ▲President of the Korean Society of Transportation. He served as the inaugural chairman (vice-ministerial level) of the Metropolitan Area Wide-area Transportation Committee at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, laying the foundation for the organization.

The Daewoo Foundation formed a nomination committee to select the president of Ajou University and received applications for presidential candidates in October. The nomination committee was established to find a capable presidential candidate by reflecting various opinions inside and outside the university and consisted of 10 members: 3 from the foundation, 5 from the university council, 1 alumnus, and 1 external member.

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