Kim Jun-young

Kim Jun-young
19th President of Sungkyunkwan University
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2011
Personal details
Born	Kim Jun-young 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

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