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President of HUFS
Park Jeong-woon
The First President of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Elected by Direct Vote Involving Professors, Staff, and Students
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Last Updated on Jul 19, 2024
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President of HUFS
Life Summary
Park Jeong-woon is the 12th president of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS). His term began on March 1, 2022, and lasts for four years.
He is focused on establishing HUFS as an international education hub through a creative and convergent talent education system and an expert platform.
Born on March 20, 1960, Park graduated from HUFS with a degree in English in 1983. He earned a master's degree from HUFS Graduate School, as well as a master's and a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley.
After serving as a full-time lecturer at Seowon University in Chungbuk, he became a professor in the English Department at HUFS in 1996.
He has held positions such as Director of the Language Research Institute, Director of the Office of External Affairs, Director of the Foreign Language Examination (FLEX) Center, and Dean of the College of English.
Externally, he has been active as President of the Discourse and Cognitive Linguistics Society and Vice President of the International Association for Korean Language and Culture.
Elected as the president by a direct vote involving faculty, staff, and students, Park has pursued strong structural reforms since taking office.
He is working to achieve the chemical integration of the Seoul and Global campuses into a single university. Through curriculum reform, he aims to establish and develop advanced interdisciplinary departments that reflect the characteristics of HUFS, focusing on building an educational infrastructure that meets the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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He is focused on establishing HUFS as an international education hub through a creative and convergent talent education system and an expert platform.
Born on March 20, 1960, Park graduated from HUFS with a degree in English in 1983. He earned a master's degree from HUFS Graduate School, as well as a master's and a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley.
After serving as a full-time lecturer at Seowon University in Chungbuk, he became a professor in the English Department at HUFS in 1996.
He has held positions such as Director of the Language Research Institute, Director of the Office of External Affairs, Director of the Foreign Language Examination (FLEX) Center, and Dean of the College of English.
Externally, he has been active as President of the Discourse and Cognitive Linguistics Society and Vice President of the International Association for Korean Language and Culture.
Elected as the president by a direct vote involving faculty, staff, and students, Park has pursued strong structural reforms since taking office.
He is working to achieve the chemical integration of the Seoul and Global campuses into a single university. Through curriculum reform, he aims to establish and develop advanced interdisciplinary departments that reflect the characteristics of HUFS, focusing on building an educational infrastructure that meets the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
#ParkJeongwoon #HUFS #universitypresident #educationreform #internationaleducation #linguistics #directvote #structuralreform #advancedfaculty #integration