| Dr. Kim Young-seup takes office as the 5th President of PKNU | |||
| 작성자 | Department of External Cooperation | 작성일 | 2012-08-13 |
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| Dr. Kim Young-seup takes office as the 5th President of PKNU | |||||
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| Dr. Kim Young-seup takes office as the 5th President of PKNU - The new president will start his official work from the 6th August. The inaugural ceremony will be held at 11am on the 22nd August. ![]() △ The new president, Kim Young-seup is starting his first official work. Kim Young-seup (56 years old) took office on the 6th August as the 5th President of PKNU. On that day, President Kim presented certification of appointment to professors in positions such as the Head of Department of Educational Affairs in the office of the President , which is on the 3rd floor of the Main building in Daeyeon campus. President Kim stated his resolution, "We should always be faithful to the basics, and a university should be like a university. I will focus on strengthening the competitiveness by enhancing education, which is the most important reason for the existence of a university”. The President emphasized that he will improve the level of employment of the students by providing quality education, and help to raise research up to the highest level in national universities, and promote creative specialized areas up to the highest level. In order to achieve those aims, development strategies will be carried forward, such as support for professor’s training and research, building a firm system of Industry-University Collaboration, improving infrastructure through the recreation of campus, improving members’ welfare and cultural levels, employing outstanding professors and advancing efficiency and clearance of campus operation through communication, and promoting creative specialized research groups fused by marine and fisheries, humanities, society, business, and science and engineering. Kim Young-seup graduated from PKNU in 1978, and he got his Ph.D. from the graduate school of Tokyo in 1992. He started teaching in Kunsan University in 1980, and he started his job as a PKNU professor in 1992. He has held positions such as the Dean of Academic Affairs and the Dean of Korea Society of Remote Sensing. President Kim had selected candidates for appointment through a direct vote of faculties on 30th May. The Inaugural ceremony will be held at 11am on the 22nd August in the Main conference room on the 2nd floor of the Main building.<Pukyong Today> |