Professor Yoon Jae-woong of the Korean Language Education Department Appointed as Dongguk University President in His 20s

Professor Yoon Jae-woong of the Department of Korean Language Education at Dongguk University, appointed as the 20th president of Dongguk University. (Photo by Asia Economy DB)

[Asia Economy Reporter Tae-min Ryu] The Dongguk University Foundation announced on the afternoon of the 5th that it held a board meeting at the campus Lotus Hall and appointed Professor Yoon Jae-woong of the Department of Korean Language Education as the 20th president. His term is four years, from March 1 of this year to February 28, 2027.

President Yoon graduated from Dongguk University's Department of Korean Language and Literature in 1985 and earned his master's and doctoral degrees in the same department at his alma mater's graduate school. After being appointed as a professor in the Department of Korean Language Education in 2003, he held various administrative positions including head of the university's Strategic Public Relations Office, dean of the College of Education and Graduate School of Education, and dean of Dharma College. He is also a specialized researcher of poet Midang Seo Jeong-ju, having been his disciple.

President Yoon said, "Under the vision of being a world-leading university guiding the future of humanity, we will present education that is special and unprecedented by any other university in the world, while contributing to the enhancement of universal human values."

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