(Picture 1) Dosoung P. Choi, The 7th President of Handong Global University

The inauguration ceremony of Dosoung P. Choi, the new president of Handong Global University, was held at 2pm on the 8th at Hyoam Chapel at Handong Global University.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by officials from domestic and foreign academic accounts, including Jaehoon Lee, chairman of Handong Global University, and Pohang Mayor Kang-deok Lee, faculty, students, and parents.

"Handong Global University should soar with the wind of challenge," Dosoung P. Choi, the new president, said in his inauguration speech. "We need to reset Handong Global University through bold revival such as revival in spirituality and education."

President Choi added, "We will differentiate Handong into a Christian university where God becomes the master, a global university that fosters global citizens, and a university that prioritizes the success of students who will serve the world with honesty and sincerity."

President Choi also said, "This is the only university that is familiar with studying to give others, and that has students who change themselves with bone-cutting efforts to change the world," adding, "We should not benchmark the world, but be benchmarked in the world."

(Picture 2) President Choi receives the school flag

President Choi received a doctorate in business administration from Pennsylvania State University and was a professor at New York State University and Seoul National University, Vice President of Internationalization at Handong Global University, and Vice President of Gachon University.

In addition, he served as a member of the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Board, the Director of the Korea Securities Research Institute, the President of the Korea Securities Association, and the President of the Korea Financial Association.

Meanwhile, the term of office of the President Choi is four years from February 1, 2022, to January 31, 2026.

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