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Cho Won-young is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Dongduk Women’s University and has been serving in this role since 2015. He previously served as the university’s third and fourth president.

He is the grandson of Cho Dong-sik, one of the university’s co-founders.

Cho aims to transform Dongduk Women’s University into a leading institution focused on cultural and knowledge-based convergence, emphasizing practical values.

He was born on October 17, 1949, in Seoul. He graduated from Kyungbock High School and studied business administration at Yonsei University. He later earned graduate degrees from New York University and Kyungnam University.

Cho began his career as a lecturer at Dongduk Women’s University in 1980 and was later promoted to a full-time faculty position. The following year, he became the university's Director of Planning. In 1996, he was appointed as the third president of the university and reappointed in 2000.

He has also served as an advisor to the National Unification Advisory Council and chaired both the Chun-Kang Scholarship Foundation and the Chun-Kang Memorial Association. Additionally, he held the position of Secretary-General of the Association of University Presidents.

After stepping down as president due to embezzlement and other misconduct allegations, Cho returned to the university as a corporate board member after 12 years. Just seven months later, he was appointed Chairman of the Board.

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