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Cho Myeong-woo is the president of Inha University.

He was born on May 23, 1960.

He graduated from the Department of Mechanical Design Engineering at Seoul National University, earned a master's degree in Mechanical Design Engineering from the graduate school of Seoul National University, and obtained a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Illinois.

After serving as a specialist at the Korea Productivity Center and as the head of the Systems Business Division at Daewoo Electronics, he was appointed as a professor at the College of Engineering at Inha University in 1997.

He has held various positions including Vice Dean of the College of Engineering, Deputy Director of the Industry-Academic Cooperation Group, Dean of Academic Affairs, and Vice President of Academic Affairs, and he was appointed as the president in 2018.

He is active as the chairman of the Association of Presidents of Universities in the Gyeongin Area, chairman of the Incheon President Forum, and chairman of the Korea University Sports Association.

He is interested in establishing an educational system that responds flexibly to changes in industrial structure, continuously improving research capabilities, fostering practical talents, and promoting collaborative industry-academia cooperation to diversify university financial income.

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