Kim Jun-young

Kim Jun-young

19th President of Sungkyunkwan University
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2011

Personal details
Born	Kim Jun-young (1951-09-25) September 25, 1951 Sangju, Gyeongsangbukdo South Korea
Alma mater	Sungkyunkwan University University of Minnesota
Profession	College administrator, Academic, Economics

Kim Jun-young (born September 25, 1951) is a South Korean economist, professor, and the current 19th president of Sungkyunkwan University.^[1] Under his leadership, the university has made globalisation a top priority, actively seeking partnerships with foreign universities to expand two-way student exchange.^[2] Kim is one of Korea's leading experts on macroeconomics, and he still teaches a popular class on the subject, rare for a Korean university president.^[3] He has published numerous books on the subject, including one bestseller, Macroeconomics.^[4]

Education

Bachelor of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University (1975)
MS, Graduate School of Economics, University of Minnesota (1979)
PhD, Graduate School of Economics, University of Minnesota (1984)
Honorary doctorate of Law, National Chengchi University (2011)

Career

October 1973: passed higher administration exam (14th)
1989: began working as a professor for SKKU's School of Economics
August 1992 ~ August 1993: Harvard University visiting professor
March 1996 ~ February 1998: Sungkyunkwan University Dean of School of Economics
April 1996 ~ May 1998: Korea Institute of Public Finance director
June 1996 ~ May 1998: Korean Journal of Local Finance director
1996 ~ present: Bank of Korea member^[5]
January 1997 ~ December 2002: Sweden International Social Security Association editorial board
January 1998 ~ December 2002: Sweden International Social Security Association councilor
February 1998 ~ December 2002: Korea Economic Association director
March 1998 ~ February 1999: Korea International Economic Association director
April 1998 ~ June 2002: Korea Institute of Finance auditor
April 2001 ~ June 2002: Korea Institute of Finance chairman (17th)
February 2003 ~ March 2004: Sungkyunkwan University provost
April 2004 ~ March 2006: Sungkyunkwan University School of Planning and Coordination director
February 2007 ~ January 2011: Sungkyunkwan University Humanities and Social Sciences Campus Vice Chancellor
August 2007 ~ July 2008: Ministry of Finance and Economy Development Review Committee member
May 2008 ~ April 2010: Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Higher Education Policy Advisory Committee member
September 2009 ~ August 2010: Ministry of Finance and Economy Waterfront Policy Advisory Committee Chairman
September 2009 ~ August 2010: Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Conflict Management Committee Chairman
September 2009 ~ August 2011: Ministry of Education, Science and Technology University Advancement Committee Chairman
June 2010 ~ 2013 June: Customs Administration Development Review Committee Chairman
September 2010 ~ present: North American Association of Higher Education Director
January 2011 ~ present: Sungkyunkwan University President (19th)
April 2012 ~ April 2014: Korea Council for University Education Vice-President
April 2013 ~ March 2014: Korea Private University Presidents Council President (16th)
April 2014 ~ present: Korean Council for University Education President

References

↑ Chun, SW (1 December 2010). "Kim Jun-young to head Sungkyunkwan Univ.". Korea Herald. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
↑ "KIM Jun Young". Harvard-Yenching Institute. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
↑ Oh, Kyung-wook (4 September 2012). "Sungkyunkwan rises in business, high tech fields". Korea Herald. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
↑ "Speaker: Jun Young Kim". World Knowledge Forum. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
↑ "Jun-Young Kim President/Professor, Sungkyunkwan University". Bloomberg. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

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