Prof. Dong Ryeol SHIN Named as the 21st President of Sungkyunkwan University
Sungkyunkwan University announced on November 8th that it held a board of trustee meeting and appointed professor Dong Ryeol SHIN as the 21st Sungkyunkwan University president.
Born in 1956 in Seoul, he graduated from Yongsan High School and Sungkyunkwan University Dept. of Electrical Engineering in 1980. He received his master's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1992.
Since 1994, he has been working as the professor of Sungkyunkwan University. He was a Dean of the College of Information and Communication Engineering and Dean of Sungkyun Convergence Institute and demonstrated his outstanding ability in education and administration.
Prof. SHIN said, “I will do my best to make the school become a truly global leading university in the 4th industrial revolution, based on the consensus with members through active communication and dedication."
His term will commence on January 1st, 2019.
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