［News］Appointment of Yang Mujin as the 9th President of the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology

The Shimyeon Educational Foundation has appointed Professor Yang Moo-jin as the 9th president of the University of North Korean Studies.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] The Shimyeon Foundation has appointed Professor Yang Moo-jin as the 9th president of the University of North Korean Studies.

President Yang previously served as a professor at the Far East Asian Studies Institute of Gyeongnam National University and the University of North Korean Studies, and has been a professor at the University of North Korean Studies since 2006. He contributed to enhancing the school's prestige through active external activities, having served as Director of External Cooperation at the Far East Asian Studies Institute and Vice President for External Affairs at the University of North Korean Studies.

President Yang participated as a member of the delegation for the 2000 Inter-Korean Summit and as an expert advisor for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit. He has also served as a policy advisory member for the Ministry of Unification, a policy planning advisor to the President, and a policy advisor to the National Security Office at the Blue House, providing consultation on inter-Korean relations and unification policy formulation.

Accordingly, the Shimyeon Foundation highly evaluated his career and achievements and appointed him as president of the University of North Korean Studies.

The inauguration ceremony will be held on September 1, and the new president’s term will run from September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2024.

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