• Chairman of Dankook University Foundation
    Chang Ho-sung

    Putting All Efforts into Fostering Convergence Talents in Advanced Science and Humanities, Reappointed as Chairman for a New Term

    Last Updated on Jun 28, 2024

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Life Summary
Chang Ho-sung is the Chairman of the Dankook University Foundation. He assumed the role in 2020.

On April 26, 2024, the board of directors approved his reappointment. His new term will begin in September 2024.

He served as the President of Dankook University for 11 years starting in 2008.

Chang Ho-sung was born on March 28, 1955, in Seoul. His father is Chang Choong-sik, the former Chairman of Dankook University, and his grandfather is Beomjeong Chang Hyung, the independence activist and founder of the university.

He graduated from Kyunggi High School and majored in Electronic Engineering at Sogang University. He earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in Electronic Engineering from Oregon State University in the United States.

Chang Ho-sung was a professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Hanyang University before moving to Dankook University.

He served as the Vice President for Planning and Vice President of Cheonan Campus before being appointed as President. He voluntarily resigned from the presidency in 2019, six months before the end of his term.

He has a strong interest in sports. He has served multiple times as the head and deputy head of the Korean team at the Universiade and has been active as the President of the Korean University Sports Federation.

As of 2024, he serves as the Chairman of the Korea University Sports Council and a member of the Executive Committee of the International University Sports Federation.

He also served as the Chairman of the Korean Council for University Education, a consultative body of presidents of four-year universities nationwide.

He completed the relocation of the Hannam-dong campus in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, to the Jukjeon campus in Yongin, stabilizing the university.

At a time when strong accountability in university management is required, the decision by the board of directors to reappoint him in 2024 presents a four-year challenge to ensure the sustainability of Dankook University in the era of convergence.


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