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The General Graduate School has the vision to energize and raise the student’s standard of professional knowledge in order to serve the nations and change the world.
 
Management and Economics
  • - Fosters twenty-first century academic leaders in management and economic research who will lead the knowledge industry in society
  • - Fosters highly capable professionals familiar with digital economics and capable of problem-solving in the digital era
  • - Fosters leaders with outstanding understanding of the management and economics industry to lead the way in the global scene
Faculty
Beom-Ha Jee (Ph.D., Risk Management, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A)
Dae-Yeon Joh (Ph.D, M.I.S., University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A.)
 
Mechanical and Control System Engineering
Student develop a standard of professional knowledge in mechatronics. Students are provided specialized education for theoretical foundations followed by lab courses for practical application to a variety of mechatronics systems including thermal fluid and energy systems, bio-systems, precision instruments, embedded systems and unmanned robotic systems. The school strives to foster outstanding mechatronic engineers by supporting student involvement in various projects to develop applied mechatronics skills and understanding required in the industry.
Faculty
Young-In Kim (Ph.D., Cryogenic Engineering, Clean Engineering, UCLA, U.S.A.)
Jae-Young Lee (Ph.D., Micro Thermo-hydrodynamics, Nuclear Safety, Energy Engineering, KAIST, Korea)
Chong-Sun Lee (Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, U.S.A.)
Gun-Woong Bae (Ph.D., Robotics, Control Engineering, Texas A and M University, U.S.A.)
Yang-Gyu Jei (Ph.D., Internet-Based System Control, Rotor Dynamics and Vibration, KAIST, Korea)
Won-Sang Ra (Ph.D., Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea)
Jaehyo Kim (Ph.D., Computational Intelligence, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
 
Information Technology
The Department of Information Technology fosters professionals who will lead change in the twenty-first century information age.
Future leaders will be asked to acquire a comprehensive perspective of the rapidly changing field of information communication engineering, communication management and communication economics with cooperation-oriented, field-centered training and research to solve problems via innovative means. By fostering future leaders of such caliber, the Department of Information Technology seeks to achieve the vision of serving the nation and changing the world.
Faculty
Youngsup Kim (Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Alabama, U.S.A.)
Kun Lee (Ph.D., Electronic Engineering, Arizona State University, U.S.A.)
Jong-Won Lee (Ph.D., Electronic Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea)
In-Jung Kim (Ph.D., Computer Science, KAIST, Korea)
Youn-Sik Han (Ph.D., Electronic Engineering, North Carolina State University, U.S.A.)
Kang Yi (Ph.D., Computer Science, Seoul National University, Korea)
Yun-Seok Cho (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, KAIST, Korea)
Young-Sik Kim (Ph.D, Electrical Engineering, POSTECH, Korea)
Keum-Young Sung (Ph.D., Computer Science, Arizona State University, U.S.A.)
Young-Chun Park (Ph.D., Material and Electronic Engineering, Stanford University, U.S.A.)
Ho-Joon Kim (Ph.D., Arti!cial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition, KAIST, Korea)
Ki-Seok Kim (Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea)
Whan-ki Yong (Ph.D., Parallel Processing, Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.)
Joon-Yong Lee (Ph.D., Electronic Engineering, University of Southern California, U.S.A.)
 
Spatial Design and Engineering
The Department of Spatial Design and Engineering offers curricula in Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Urban Engineering. Graduate students are provided courses in both theory and practice on various subjects including global issues, environmental pollution, global warming, domestic problems, urban problems, as well as housing and community issues. This school utilizes the paradigm of sustainable development combined with the latest advanced technology of applied GIS, CAD and numerical modeling to research and make applications into environmentally friendly spatial development and resource-economizing environmental management. Coursework lectures are taught in English with the school objective set on fostering graduate-level professionals in theory and practice with a forte in understanding global issues as well as addressing local issues.
Faculty
Kyung-Mo Ahn (Ph.D., Coastal and Harbor Engineering, University of Florida, U.S.A.)
Cha-mun Koo (Ph.D., Urban Planning and Development, University of Southern California, U.S.A.)
Sang-Mo Jeong (Ph.D., Structural Engineering, University of Michigan, U.S.A.)
Cheo-Yung Lee (Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, MIT, U.S.A.)
Dae-Jun Lee (Ph.D., Architectural Engineering, Tokyo University, Japan)
Albert Doo-Soon Kim (M.Architecture, Architecture, Carnegie-Mellon University U.S.A.)
Ju-Il Kim (Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning, Seoul National University Univ., Korea)
 
Life Science
Fosters professionals capable of innovatively utilizing knowledge of the latest bio-science and technology to address issues of disease, public health, and the environment. Furthermore, the Department of Life Science develops research capacity in biosafety in the food industry, biomedical research for the treatment of diseases, and bioactive medicinal and food development. The Department of Life Science seeks to enhance national competitiveness in the field of basic medicine, health, and the environment to restore the creation order to love our neighbors through bio-science.
Faculty
Jong-Bae Kim (Ph.D., Biochemistry, King’s College Medical School, London University, UK.)
Heuyn-Kil Shin (Ph.D., Food Engineering, Hohenheim University, Germany)
Myoung-Sool Do (Ph.D., Cancer Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
 
Culture and Media Design
  • - Fosters designers capable of approaching designing from a holistic, cultural context to propose a new and well-rounded world culture.
  • - Fosters professionals in the individual sectors of the latest technology including Graphic Design, Vehicle Design, Interactive Systems founded upon basic cultural competencies.
  • - Establishes academic – industry connections and academic discipline, to answer the needs of the rapidly-changing media industry
  • - Proposes integrated and multi-faceted roles for the designer through comprehensive understanding of the on-off line media and digital media in this multi-disciplinary age.
  • - Fosters designers capable of comprehensive problem-solving through a trifecta of innovation, integrated thought process, and global thinking.
Faculty
Jin-Gu Lee (P.M.A., Graphic Design, Hongik University, Korea)
Eun-Jong Lee (M.S., Product Design, KAIST, Korea)
Seung-Hae Kim (M.A., Communication Arts, New York Institute of Technology, U.S.A.)
InWook Choi (M.F.A., Computer Graphics, Rochester Institute of Technology, U.S.A.)
Jae Sun Yi (M.S., Communication Design, Pratt Institute, U.S.A.)
 
Advanced Green Energy and Environment
Educational Goals
  • - Fosters students who have the fundamental knowledge of the latest green energy and environmental issues with the ability to apply that knowledge in the industry.
  • - Fosters leaders of a global caliber through active training and research exchanges at international education functions.
  • - Provides new green-growth initiatives through industrial cooperation with Korean businesses.
Stage 1: in 3 years or less, establish the School as an outstanding and desirable training resource within the green energy industry, establishing the necessary science and technological foundations
Stage 2: in 5 years or less, Handong Global University will become Korea’s leader in high-tech energy and environmental studies, including: green energy, alternative energy, green materials and the systems necessary for laser-fusion.
Stage 3: Develop into a world leading university and research center possessing the technology and capacity to train leaders who play key roles in overcoming crises in energy and the environment
Values
  • - Capable professionals in advanced green energy and environment technology
  • - Professionals following the steward-model with honest character and global capacity
Faculty
Kyung-Hee Hong (Ph.D., Physics, KAIST, Korea)
Bongju Lee (Ph.D., Plasma physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, U.S.A.)
Jai-Hyung Lee (Ph.D., Physics, University of Southern California, U.S.A.)
Jongmin Lee (Ph.D., Physics, Korea University, Korea)
Wilhelm H. Holzapfel (Ph.D., Lactobacillus, Technical University of Munich, Germany)
Jae-Young Lee (Ph.D., Micro Thermo-hydrodynamics, Nuclear Safety, Energy Engineering, KAIST, Korea)
Young-Chun Park (Ph.D., Material and Electronic Engineering, Stanford University, U.S.A.)
Kwan-Hee Lee (Ph.D., Medicinal Chemistry, University of California at Irvine, U.S.A.)
Seong-Kyu Song (Ph.D., AIDS Molecular Virology (HIV), University of Texas, Medical School, U.S.A.)
Jin-Hwan Kwak (Ph.D., Microbial Genetics, Seoul National University, Korea)
Won-Sang Ra (Ph.D., Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea)
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