Dong-A University 17th President, Current President Lee Hae-woo Reappointed

Election of the Board of Directors of Dong-A HakSuk School Foundation on the 8th

Term of office is 4 years starting from August 1

Lee Hae-woo, the current president, was elected as the 17th president of Dong-A University. It is the first time in 35 years that a president has been reappointed.

President Lee Hae-woo of Dong-A University.

President Lee was elected as the 17th president at the board meeting of the Dong-A Hakshuk Foundation (Chairman Jeong Hwi-wi) held on the 8th. His term will be four years starting from August 1.

During his term as the 16th president, Lee focused on strengthening industry-academia cooperation, the ‘Dong-A Brand’ project to expand the university’s finances, internationalization, and nurturing talent in future new industries.

He also attracted attention by creating a groundbreaking faculty appointment system, including the ‘nation’s first full-time industry-academia faculty appointment,’ and led improvements in various indicators such as securing admission competitiveness and surpassing 1,800 international students.

The ‘L2M platform,’ a key project promoted by President Lee, is also nearing completion and is expected to become a foothold for technologies developed in laboratories to enter the market.

Over the past four years, Dong-A University has secured various government-funded projects such as the ‘4th phase BK 21 project,’ ‘Software (SW)-centered University,’ ‘3rd phase Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation Leading University Development Project (LINC 3.0),’ and the ‘University Job Plus Center Project.’

President Lee said, “Although regional universities are facing difficulties due to the declining school-age population, we will do our best to unite our members and advance Dong-A University as a prestigious private university that creates your history.”

Born in 1963, President Lee graduated from Gyeongju Munhwa High School and Dong-A University’s Department of Metallurgical Engineering. He earned a master’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Dong-A University and a doctorate in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering from Pusan National University. From 1992 to 2004, he worked as a senior researcher at Samsung Heavy Industries Research Institute, and since 2007, he has been appointed as a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at his alma mater, Dong-A University, serving as director of student and employment support and dean of academic affairs.

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