Yeon Cheon Oh

Yeon Cheon Oh is President of University of Ulsan, Korea.[1] He was formerly the 25th President of Seoul National University, Korea.[2]

Yeon Cheon Oh
President of
University of Ulsan
Assumed office
2015
Personal details
Born1951 (age 69–70)
South Korea
ResidenceUlsan, Korea
Alma materSeoul National University,
NYU, USA
ProfessionUniversity President
AwardsOrder of Service Merit, South Korea
Websitehttp://en.ulsan.ac.kr/contents/about/president/message/

Early life

Oh received his B.A. degree in political science from Seoul National University in 1948. In 1982, he received his Ph.D. degree in public administration from NYU, USA.

Career

From 1983-2010, he was a professor at school of public policy, Seoul National University. From 2000-2004, he was dean of the graduate school of public administration at the same university. From 2010-2014, he was the president of Seoul National University.[3] From 2014-2015, he was the Koret Fellow at Stanford University Shorentein Asia-Pacific Research Center.[4] In 2015, he became the president of University of Ulsan. In 2016, he established a cooperation agreement between University of Zagreb, Croatia and the University of Ulsan.[5]

Awards

In 2005, Oh was awarded the "Order of Service Merit" for the development of information technology in South Korea.

References
  1. "Office of the President, Yeon Cheon Oh, University of Ulsan".
  2. "CV of Professor OH Yeon Cheon, 25th President of Seoul National University".
  3. "Appointment of University President OH Yeon-Cheon, Seoul National University, 2010".
  4. "Yeon-Cheon Oh Koret Fellow, Stanford University".
  5. "Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Zagreb and the Korean University of Ulsan, 2016".
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