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President of Changwon National University
Park Min-won
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Last Updated on Jul 16, 2026
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President of Changwon National University
Life Summary
Park Min-won is the president of Changwon National University.
He is pursuing university innovation with the goal of "developing the university into a prestigious glocal institution and aligning academic cooperation with regional industries."
He was born in Masan, South Gyeongsang Province, in 1970.
He graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Changwon National University and earned a master's degree from the university's graduate school. He received a doctorate in electrical engineering from Osaka University in Japan.
He worked as the technical team leader of the Next-Generation Superconductivity Application Technology Development Project Group at the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute.
He began his academic career as a full-time lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Changwon National University in 2004 and became a professor in 2015.
He served as head of the Creative Human Resources Development Project Group for Mechatronics and director of the Next-Generation Power Technology Application Research Center.
In February 2024, he was elected as the university's first president who graduated from the institution.
He is a leading authority in next-generation superconducting technology and artificial intelligence-based energy systems.
He serves as chairman of the Gyeongnam Future Forum.
#ParkMinwon #ChangwonNationalUniversity #UniversityPresident #UniversityInnovation #GlocalUniversity #IndustryAcademiaCooperation #SuperconductingTechnology #ArtificialIntelligence #EnergySystems #GyeongnamFutureForum
He is pursuing university innovation with the goal of "developing the university into a prestigious glocal institution and aligning academic cooperation with regional industries."
He was born in Masan, South Gyeongsang Province, in 1970.
He graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Changwon National University and earned a master's degree from the university's graduate school. He received a doctorate in electrical engineering from Osaka University in Japan.
He worked as the technical team leader of the Next-Generation Superconductivity Application Technology Development Project Group at the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute.
He began his academic career as a full-time lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Changwon National University in 2004 and became a professor in 2015.
He served as head of the Creative Human Resources Development Project Group for Mechatronics and director of the Next-Generation Power Technology Application Research Center.
In February 2024, he was elected as the university's first president who graduated from the institution.
He is a leading authority in next-generation superconducting technology and artificial intelligence-based energy systems.
He serves as chairman of the Gyeongnam Future Forum.
#ParkMinwon #ChangwonNationalUniversity #UniversityPresident #UniversityInnovation #GlocalUniversity #IndustryAcademiaCooperation #SuperconductingTechnology #ArtificialIntelligence #EnergySystems #GyeongnamFutureForum