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President of Wonkwang University
Park Sung-tae
Grandson of Won-Buddhism Founder Seizes Second Leap with Glocal University Selection
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Last Updated on Apr 15, 2025
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President of Wonkwang University
Life Summary
Park Sung-tae is the president of Wonkwang University.
He is the grandson of Sotaesan Park Jung-bin, the founder of Won-Buddhism.
Wonkwang University was selected as one of the Glocal University 30 institutions and is focusing on co-growth with the local community and industries as a leading private university in the Jeonbuk region.
He was born on May 30, 1958.
He graduated from Jeonju Namseong High School and earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Jeonbuk National University.
He received both his master’s and doctoral degrees in Business Administration from the graduate school of Jeonbuk National University.
He was appointed as a professor in the Department of Business Administration at Wonkwang University and served as Dean of the College of Economics and Business and Director of the Management Education Center before becoming university president at the end of 2022.
He has served as President of the Korea Industrial Economic Association, President of the Korean Academic Society of Business Administration, Vice President of the Korea Financial Management Association, Vice President of the Korean Academy of Management, Vice President of the Korea CEO Association, and President of the Korea Financial Management Association.
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He is the grandson of Sotaesan Park Jung-bin, the founder of Won-Buddhism.
Wonkwang University was selected as one of the Glocal University 30 institutions and is focusing on co-growth with the local community and industries as a leading private university in the Jeonbuk region.
He was born on May 30, 1958.
He graduated from Jeonju Namseong High School and earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Jeonbuk National University.
He received both his master’s and doctoral degrees in Business Administration from the graduate school of Jeonbuk National University.
He was appointed as a professor in the Department of Business Administration at Wonkwang University and served as Dean of the College of Economics and Business and Director of the Management Education Center before becoming university president at the end of 2022.
He has served as President of the Korea Industrial Economic Association, President of the Korean Academic Society of Business Administration, Vice President of the Korea Financial Management Association, Vice President of the Korean Academy of Management, Vice President of the Korea CEO Association, and President of the Korea Financial Management Association.
#ParkSungtae #WonkwangUniversity #KoreanAcademia #BusinessEducation #UniversityPresident #GlocalUniversity30 #JeonbukRegion #WonBuddhism #KoreanEconomics #HigherEducationKorea