Professor Jo Myung-rae Appointed as the 10th President of Jeonnam Provincial College

Professor Jo Myung-rae (59) has been appointed as the 10th president of Jeonnam Provincial University.

Jeonnam Provincial University announced that after publicly recruiting candidates for the president position in May, three applicants applied. Through document screening and a presentation by the appointment recommendation committee, Professor Jo Myung-rae was selected as the appointment candidate. Following the review by the Local Government Personnel Committee, he was officially appointed on the 1st.

President Jo graduated from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Chonnam National University and earned his master's and doctoral degrees from Chonnam National University Graduate School. Since joining the provincial university as a professor in 1999, he has held key positions including acting president, director of academic planning, head of the industry-academia cooperation group, library director, and chairman of the National Council of Professors of Provincial Universities.

President Jo expressed his ambition, stating, "I will continuously promote the 'Innovation of Jeonnam Provincial University to Establish the Status of a Small but Strong University,' which began in August 2022, and establish a mid- to long-term development plan with the vision of becoming a 'Lifelong Vocational Education University that Trains Specialized Industrial Personnel for Jeollanam-do by 2030.' I will lead the cultivation of regional specialized personnel over the next four years until 2027."

Without a separate inauguration ceremony, President Jo is scheduled to officially begin his duties on the 8th with a mid- to long-term development plan sharing session for university innovation and development, held with faculty and staff at the university's 5th building.

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