• President of the Catholic University of Korea
    Choi Jun-gui

    Head of University Development Task Force Leverages Network Strengths, Focuses on Transition to 'Research-Oriented University'

    Last Updated on Jan 20, 2025

Life Summary

Choi Jun-gui is the President of the Catholic University of Korea.

He is transitioning the Catholic University of Korea into a research-oriented university.

He was born on October 21, 1965.

He graduated from Whimoon High School in Seoul and the School of Theology at the Catholic University of Korea. He obtained a master's degree in systematic theology from the graduate school of the Catholic University of Korea.

In 1991, he was ordained as a priest and received a master's degree and a doctorate in educational administration from the Catholic University of America.

He joined the Catholic University of Korea as a professor in the Department of Education and has served as the head of the University Development Promotion Team, Dean of the Special Graduate School, and Director of the Lifelong Education Center.

In 2025, he was appointed as the president for a four-year term.

He has been active as the President of the Korean Society for Religious Education and serves as the chaplain for the Catholic Professors’ Association of the Archdiocese of Seoul.

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