New President of Kyung Hee University: Professor Jin-Sang Kim from the Department of Electronic Engineering

The Kyung Hee Academy, the school corporation, has appointed Professor Kim Jin-sang from the Department of Electronic Engineering as the 17th president of Kyung Hee University. The new president's term will be four years, starting from February 14.

Professor Jin-Sang Kim of the Department of Electronic Engineering, appointed as the new president of Kyung Hee University. [Photo by Kyung Hee University]

Professor Kim earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in electronic engineering at Kyung Hee University, then obtained his Ph.D. in digital circuit design from Colorado State University in the United States in 2000.

Since 2001, he has been serving as a professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at Kyung Hee University. He has led research in semiconductor design capable of operating in the strong radiation environment of outer space, gaining academic recognition externally. He has also accumulated administrative experience by serving as director of admissions, director of student support, director of career support, dean of the graduate school, and director of the central library.

The Kyung Hee Academy Board of Directors established a new presidential appointment system prior to this appointment. The system aims to inherit and develop the founding spirit of Kyung Hee Academy?"Creation of a Cultural World" and the tradition of "Scholarship and Peace"?while ensuring excellence in the university’s core responsibilities of scholarship, education, and practice, future orientation, and dynamic institutional management. It guarantees the participation of all members, including professors, students, staff, and alumni, in a rational presidential appointment process.

The presidential appointment procedure was conducted over about a year starting from January last year. Based on the opinions of the university community, the Kyung Hee Academy Board derived the presidential ideal and conducted case studies and consultations with leading overseas institutions. During the candidate recommendation phase, members including alumni could freely recommend presidential candidates considering the presidential ideal and the roles and responsibilities of the president.

Subsequently, a Presidential Candidate Recommendation Committee composed of 25 members?five each from directors, professors, students, staff, and alumni?was formed to allow each small group of members to recommend up to five preliminary presidential candidates. The Presidential Candidate Recommendation Committee, Presidential Candidate Deliberation Committee, and Presidential Candidate Selection and Review Committee, which operate in stages, reviewed ▲ the candidates’ alignment with the presidential ideal ▲ understanding and respect for the academy’s founding spirit ▲ and the candidates’ values and philosophy.

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