First President of Daegu Policy Research Institute, Former President of Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements Park Yang-ho Appointed

Park Yang-ho, the inaugural appointee of the Daegu Policy Research Institute.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Koo Dae-sun] Daegu City has appointed Park Yang-ho (71), the director of the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements, as the inaugural director to lead the Daegu Policy Research Institute.

Daegu City is accelerating the establishment of the Daegu Policy Research Institute, a research institution specialized in the region, by appointing the first director to support the planning and execution of core tasks for the next 50 years.

The Daegu Policy Research Institute Director Candidate Recommendation Committee recently conducted an open recruitment for the director position, and after document screening and interviews, recommended two final candidates to Daegu City.

Appointee Park Yang-ho graduated from Gyeongbuk High School and Seoul National University, earned a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, and served as the 12th and 13th director of the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements as well as the 1st and 2nd director of the Changwon City Research Institute.

Known as a leading figure in national land research, Park is evaluated as the right person to lead the Daegu Policy Research Institute, a think tank spearheading Daegu's future development, based on his experience and capabilities in successfully managing the Changwon City Research Institute since its establishment in 2015.

Park is scheduled to be appointed after receiving corporate establishment approval for the Daegu Policy Research Institute from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in January next year.

Established in 1990, the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Research Institute will be divided in January next year into the Daegu Policy Research Institute, which investigates regional development and policy alternatives for the Daegu area, and the Gyeongbuk Research Institute, which studies the Gyeongbuk region.

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