Kim Jun-young

BornKim Jun-young
September 25, 1951 (age 74)

Sangju, South Korea

Alma materSungkyunkwan University
University of Minnesota

ProfessionCollege administrator, Academic, Economics

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 (age 74) Sangju, 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]

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

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