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President of the University of Seoul.
Won Yong-kul
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Last Updated on Jun 22, 2026
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President of the University of Seoul.
Life Summary
Won Yong-kul is the President of the University of Seoul.
He has been working to present a new model for public universities under the banner of becoming an “AI Transformation Research-Oriented University.”
He was born on June 7, 1963, in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province.
He graduated from Suwon Suseong High School and Seoul National University, where he majored in economics. He earned a master's degree in economics from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. in economics from Indiana University in the United States.
He worked at the Bank of Korea before serving as a Senior Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP).
He was appointed as a professor in the Division of Northeast Asian Commerce at the University of Incheon and later joined the Department of Economics at the University of Seoul as a professor.
He served as Dean of the College of Political Science and Economics and Director of the Institute of Social Sciences. In 2023, he was appointed President of the University of Seoul.
He has served as President of the Korean International Financial Association, Vice President of the Korea International Trade Association, and President of the Korea International Economic Association.
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He has been working to present a new model for public universities under the banner of becoming an “AI Transformation Research-Oriented University.”
He was born on June 7, 1963, in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province.
He graduated from Suwon Suseong High School and Seoul National University, where he majored in economics. He earned a master's degree in economics from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. in economics from Indiana University in the United States.
He worked at the Bank of Korea before serving as a Senior Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP).
He was appointed as a professor in the Division of Northeast Asian Commerce at the University of Incheon and later joined the Department of Economics at the University of Seoul as a professor.
He served as Dean of the College of Political Science and Economics and Director of the Institute of Social Sciences. In 2023, he was appointed President of the University of Seoul.
He has served as President of the Korean International Financial Association, Vice President of the Korea International Trade Association, and President of the Korea International Economic Association.
#WonYong-kul #UniversityofSeoul #AITransformation #ResearchUniversity #HigherEducation #Economics #PublicUniversity #KoreanAcademia #EducationLeadership #UniversityPresident