Past Presidents

1st KNUE President

Lee Gyu-ho

Term of office: 1984. 3. 20. - 1985. 3. 4.

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Academic Background

1946 - 1950 Hanshin University, BA, 1950
1956 - 1958 Pusan National University, MA, 1958
1958 - 1962 University of Tübingen, Germany, Department of Philosophy, Ph,D., 1962

Key Positions Held

1964. 3. - 1979. 12. Professor of the Department of Philosophy at Yonsei University’s College of Liberal Arts
1977. 8. - 1979. 5. President of the Korean Philosophical Association
1979. 12. - 1980. 5. Minister of the Korea Board of National Unification
1980. 5. - 1983. 10. Minister of Education

2nd KNUE President

Kwon Lee-hyuk

Term of office : 1985. 3. 5. - 1988. 2. 15.

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Academic Background

1943 - 1947 Seoul National University, College of Medicine, BA, 1947
1947 - 1951 Seoul National University, MA, 1951
1960 Seoul National University, Ph.D., 1960

Key Positions Held

1976. 4. - 1978. 4. Dean of Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Public Health
1979. 5. - 1980. 6. President & CEO of Seoul National University Hospital
1980. 6. - 1983. 10. President of Seoul National University
1983. 10. - 1985. 2. Minister of Education

3rd KNUE President

Shin Geuk-beom

Term of office : 1988. 2. 16. - 1992. 2. 15.

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Academic Background

1953 - 1957 Yonsei University, Department of English Language and Literature, BA, 1957
1968 - 1969 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Education, MA, 1969
1969 - 1972 Michigan State University, Ph.D., 1972

Key Positions Held

1960. 1. - 1960. 12. Secretary of the Minister of Education
1974. 4. - 1981. 12. Secretary General of the Ministry of Education’s Central Headquarters for Population Education (concurrent office)
1981. 8. - 1983. 2. Director of the Ministry of Education’s International Teaching Affairs Bureau (concurrent office)
1985. 2. - 1988. 2. Chief Secretary of Education and Culture at the Presidential Secretariat

4th KNUE President

Shin Geuk-beom

Term of office : 1992. 2. 16. - 1996. 2. 15.

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Academic Background

1953 - 1957 Yonsei University, Department of English Language and Literature, BA, 1957
1968 - 1969 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Education, MA, 1969
1969 - 1972 Michigan State University, Ph.D., 1972

Key Positions Held

1960. 1. - 1960. 12. Secretary of the Minister of Education
1974. 4. - 1981. 12. Secretary General of the Ministry of Education’s Central Headquarters for Population Education (concurrent office)
1981. 8. - 1983. 2. Director of the Ministry of Education’s International Teaching Affairs Bureau (concurrent office)
1985. 2. - 1988. 2. Chief Secretary of Education and Culture at the Presidential Secretariat

5th KNUE President

Woo Jong-ok

Term of office : 1996. 2. 16. - 2000. 2. 15.

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Academic Background

1960 - 1966 Seoul National University, College of Education, BA, 1966
1968 - 1970 Seoul National University, Department of Astronomy and Meteorology, MA, 1970
1981 - 1983 Aix-Marseille University, France, Astrophysics (Astronomy), Ph.D., 1983

Key Positions Held

1986. 4. - 1988. 3. Senior professor of KNUE’s Natural Science Departments
1989. 5. - 1991. 5. Dean of KNUE’s 3rd College
1992. 11. - 1994. 11. Director of KNUE’s Science Education Research Institute
1995. 3. - 1996. 2. KNUE Faculty Head

6th KNUE President

Jeong Wan-ho

Term of office : 2000. 2. 21. - 2004. 2. 20.

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Academic Background

1958 - 1963 Seoul National University, College of Education, Department of Biology Education, BA, 1963
1964 - 1966 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Education, Science Education, MA, 1966
1982 - 1987 Dongguk University, Natural Sciences in Animal Ecology, Ph.D., 1987
1985 - 1993 Seoul National University of Education, Science Education, Ph.D., 1993

Key Positions Held

1967. 5. - 1977. 6. Teacher at Seoul High School and Seonlin Commercial High School (current: Seonlin Internet High School)
1993. 1. - 1995. 1. President of the Korean Association for Science Education
1994. 4. - 1996. 3. Director of KNUE’s Center for In-Service Education
1995. 3. - 1997. 2. President of the Korean Association for Science Education

7th KNUE President

Park Bae-hoon

Term of office : 2004. 3. 2. - 2008. 3. 1.

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Academic Background

1963 - 1967 Seoul National University, College of Education, Department of Math Education, BA, 1967
1969 - 1971 Seoul National University, Department of Mathematics, MA, 1971
1974 - 1979 Seoul National University, Department of Mathematics, Ph.D., 1979

Key Positions Held

1988. 4. - 1990. 3. Senior professor of KNUE’s Natural Science Departments
1990. 4. - 1992. 3. Dean of KNUE’s 3rd College
1993. 9. - 1996. 3. Dean of Academic Affairs at KNUE
1998. 11. - 2004. 10. Vice President of the Korean Society of Mathematical Education

8th KNUE President

Kwon Jae-sool

Term of office : 2008. 3. 2. - 2012. 3. 1.

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Academic Background

1966 - 1970 Seoul National University, College of Education, Physics Education, BA, 1970
1970 - 1973 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Education, Physics Education, MA, 1973
1981 - 1984 Ohio State University, Ph.D., 1984

Key Positions Held

1984. 10. 25. - 2014. 2. 28. Professor at KNUE’s Department of Physics Education
2002. 3. 1. - 2004. 2. 28. Director of KNUE’s Center for In-Service Education
1998. 4. 1. - 2000. 3. 31. Dean of KNUE’s 3rd College
1996. 4. 1. - 1998. 3. 31. Senior professor of KNUE’s Natural Science Departments
1976. 5. 10. - 1979. 12. Researcher at the Korean Educational Development Institute’s Center for Science Education Research

9th KNUE President

Kim Joo-seong

Term of office : 2012. 3. 2. - 2016. 3. 1.

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Academic Background

1972 - 1976 Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Literature in French Language Studies, BA, 1976
1976 - 1978 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Administration, Public Administration, MA, 1978
1983 - 1990 University of Texas at Austin, Political Science in Political Philosophy, Ph.D., 1990

Key Positions Held

2012. 3. 2. - 2016. 3. 1. 9th KNUE President
2013. 10 - Current Co-representative of the New Education Forum
2014. 4. - 2016. 3. Board member at the Korean Council for University Education
2014. 10. - 2015. 12. Head of the Chungbuk Regional University Presidents’ Association
2016. 2 - Current Board member of the Korea Progress Forum

10th KNUE President

Lew Hee-chan

Term of office : 2016. 3. 14. - 2020. 3. 13.

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Academic Background

1976 - 1980 Seoul National University, Department of Mathematics Education, BA, 1980
1980 - 1983 Seoul National University, Department of Mathematics Education, MA, 1983
1985 - 1989 Temple University, Mathematics Education, Ph.D., 1989

Key Positions Held

1991 - Current Professor at KNUE’s Department of Mathematics Education
2003 - 2007 Member of the Psychology of Mathematics Education’s (PME) International Committee
2004 - 2005 Head of the Organizing Committee of the 10th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics (ATCM-10)
2008 - 2012 Member of the International Program Committee (IPC) and Co-Head of the Organizing Committee of the 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-12)
2012 - Current Honorary President of the Korean Society of Mathematical Education
2016. 3. 14. - 2020 3. 13. 10th KNUE President

11th KNUE President

Kim Jong-woo

Term of office : 2020. 3. 27. - 2024. 3. 26.

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Academic Background

1981 - 1985 Seoul National University, Department of French Language and Literature, BA, 1985
1985 - 1987 Seoul National University, Department of French Language and Literature, MA, 1987
1989 - 1996 Seoul National University, Department of French Language and Literature, Ph.D., 1996

Key Positions Held

2006. 3 - Current Professor at KNUE’s Department of French Language Education
2015. 7. - 2018. 2. Chairperson of the Professors’ Association
2016. 11. - 2018. 2. Chairperson of the Council of Universities and Council of Professors
2016. 3. - 2018. 2. Co-President of the Korea Federation of National University's Professors' Associations
2017. 3. - 2018. 2. Vice President of Teacher Education University Professors' Association
2019. 1. - 2019. 12. Vice President of the Korean Society of French Language and Literature Education
2022. 1. - 2022. 12. Head of the Chungbuk Regional University Presidents' Association
2023. 1. - 2023. 12. Vice Head of the Association of National Teacher Education University Presidents
2020. 3. 27. - 2024. 3. 26. 11th KNUE President