The Election for the 7th President Candidates of Pukyong National University | |||
작성자 | Department of External Cooperation | 작성일 | 2020-07-28 |
조회수 | 93 |
The Election for the 7th President Candidates of Pukyong National University | |||||
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Department of External Cooperation | ![]() |
2020-07-28 | ![]() |
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Jang Young-soo, the top pick candidate, and Ryu Jang-soo, the 2nd pick candidate for PKNU president On the 15th, the 3rd final voting for the 7th University Presidential Candidate for the Pukyong National University conducted by online voting, Professor Jang won the 1st place by 338.57 votes (52.2%). Professor Ryu gained 309.82 of the votes (47.7%). 599 numbers of professors, 363 employees, 18 assistants, and 34 students participated in this election. Professor Jang graduated from the Fisheries Management Department at the National Fisheries University of Busan (1988) and received his Ph.D. (1994) from the Department of Fisheries Management at the Graduate School of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology in Japan. Since 1995, he has served as a professor at the Department of Marine Business & Economics at Pukyong National University, where he served as the Dean of the Fisheries Sciences College, Steering Committee for Liberal Arts Education and curriculum, and Head chief at Division of External Business. He has been a member of the Evaluation Committee for National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences (NRC), and is currently a member of the Policy Planning Committee directly responsible to the President, a member of the Agricultural and Fishery Subcommittee of the Special Commission on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Policies, and a policy advisory board at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF). Professor Ryu graduated from the economics department of Kyungpook National University (1984) and received a Ph.D. in Economics from Seoul National University (1993). Since 1995, he served as a professor at the Department of Economics at Pukyong National University and served as the chief of Planning Division and served as the President of the Korean Regional Employment Association (EKREA), the Policy Adviser to the Minister of Education Minister, a member of Presidential Committee for Balanced National Development Committee (NABIS), a senior member and the Committee President of the Minimum Wage at Busan Regional Human Resources Development Committee (BusanHRD). Currently, he is a Chairperson of the University Structural Reform Committee, and a member of the 4th Phase of BK21 (Brain Korea 21) Project Management Committee at the Ministry of Education. Professor Jang, who placed the 1st candidate, said, "I will seek for solution to overcome the coronavirus era that we have never experienced before as an opportunity to develop the university, and I will try to enhance our university competitiveness," he added, "Especially, I will put effort in strengthening education and research support policies so that university members take pride in being the best university with creative fusion and convergence education and research capabilities." The University President Appointment Committee of Pukyong National University immediately informs Professor Chang and Professor Ryu as candidates for the president after receiving the vote counting results from the Nam-gu Election Management Committee, and then informs the current president about the candidates who have been decided. Upon receiving the appointment from the President, the new university president of Pukyong National University will serve as president for the next 4 years. <Pukyong Today> |