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  • Leadership

Present

  • Honorary Chairman (Hanssem Corp.)

"Future universities should teach leaders how to discern the social transformation incurred by the digitalization and to think strategically while in crisis. Now, we should break away from the traditional lecture-based education in which professors unilaterally supply knowledge."

Present

  • President (TAEJAE University Establishment Preparatory committee)
  • Chairman of Board of Directors (SK Corp.)

Past

  • President (Korea University, 19th)
  • Alum of Stanford University (Ph.D. in Politics)

"Anyone with ambition to change the world as well as to shape the future, join TAEJAE."

Present

  • Chairman (TAEJAE Academy)

Past

  • Minister of Education, Science of Technology
  • President (POSTEC, 51st)
  • Chairman (University of Ulsan Foundation,7th)
  • Alum of Blaise Pascal University (Ph.D. in Engineering)

"In university, internal obstacles of structural reform to handle the transformation of future civilization are aggravating, and the ability and resources for university to revolutionize are gradually fading away. It is time for us to dream-up our education and our universities."

Present

  • Chairman of Board of Directors (SK Telecom)
  • Professor Emeritus (Sociology, Yonsei University)

Past

  • Member of Board of Directors (Samsung Life Insurance’s Public Welfare)
  • President (Yonsei University, 18th)
  • Alum of University of Chicago (Ph.D. in Sociology)

"Universities must be equipped with new educational functions to absorb ‘tsunamis’ such as the revolutions of Longevity and AI. In the age of Civilization Revolution, convergence of knowledge and soft skills are the challenges for university education."

Present

  • Deputy President and Chief Digital Officer (Shinhan Financial Group)

Past

  • Professor (School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University)
  • President (National Research Foundation of Korea)
  • Alum of University of Wisconsin-Madison (Ph.D.)

"The University that flourishes by means of their future leaders who innovatively take up ‘challenges’, who effectively carry out transparent and reasonable ‘communications’, and who actively enforce ‘commitment’ for a better world."

Present

  • Attorney
  • President (The Autism Korea Association)
  • Chairman (KIST Future Foundation)

Past

  • Administrative Official (Ministry of Energy and Resources)
  • Presiding Judge (Eastern Branch of Seoul Central District Court)

"I hope and believe TAEJAE University will pave the way for the future educational institution and become the leading institute for higher education innovation. I will be an effective advocate for TAEJAE University."

Present

  • Chairman (Hanmi Global)

Past

  • Alum of Seoul National University (​Ph.D. in Architecture & Architectural Engineering)

"New form of university is demanded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this new era, education must change, undertaking new challenges."

Present

  • Professor (School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University)

Past

  • President (National Research Foundation of Korea)
  • Alum of University of Wisconsin-Madison (Ph.D.)

"I expect TAEJAE University to become a place full of happiness and hopes for bright future, where open-minded students could spread their dreams out by contributing to the humanity through unlimited experiences and learning."

Present

  • Professor (Nanyang Technological University)

Past

  • Principal Investigator (The Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART))

"Whilst heading towards Metaverse era, the TAEJAE University will do its utmost in nurturing Global Leaders through TAEJAE Active Learning Education and rediscovery of higher education."

Present

  • Vice President for Research (Seoul National University)
  • Professor (Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University)

Past

  • Advisory Member (Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology)
  • President (Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers)

"Opening a new future with new education"

Present

  • Chairman of Scientific Advisory Board, Institute for Basic Science(IBS)
  • Honorary President (Citizens’ Coalition for Scientific Society)

Past

  • President (Korean Mathematical Society, 18th)
  • Dean of Graduate School (Yonsei University)
  • Alum of Carleton University (Ph.D. in Mathematics)

"TAEJAE University should become a cradle for nurturing leaders who will manage the future of Korea and the global village sustainably in the era of digital transformation and pandemic, and furthermore, it should become a role model for leading innovation in higher education in Korea."

Present

  • CPA (Baker Tilly Woori)

Past

  • Lisenced CPA in Korea and the U.S.
  • CPA (Deloitte Korea/EY/KPMG)
  • Registration Auditor (Korean Accounting Association)
  • Alum of University of Seoul (MST in Science of Taxation)

"Innovative and challenging spirit of university education that can awaken the potential that is tied to the frame of existing education in the ever-changing future"