SeoulTech appoints president

Kim Jong-ho

By Park Jin-hai

Kim Jong-ho has been appointed president of Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech), the university said Monday.

Kim, a professor of mechanical systems and design engineering at SeoulTech, will serve his four-year tenure from Monday, succeeding Namkoong Keun.

A Seoul National University graduate majoring in mechanical engineering, Kim earned a master’s degree in mechanical engineering and a PhD in industrial engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

He has been a professor at SeoulTech since 1985.

He previously worked as an organizing committee member for the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology technicians’ training program, and strategic technology development project adviser under the Knowledge Economy Ministry (now Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy).

Kim won a majority in the first vote from the recommendation committee in July. After further evaluation of his research ethics, he was recommended for the post to the Minister of Education.

“I will create an environment where more practical and big industry-academia joint projects can be undertaken, elevating SeoulTech’s global status as a research-centered university beyond the national borders,” Kim said.

“For the undergraduate programs, I will promote the convergence between different fields of study as well as student activities that can foster creativity.”

The inauguration ceremony will be on Nov. 24.