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Kim Gun-hee is the president of Duksung Women's University, having taken office on January 20, 2022, with a four-year term.

She is the first president of the university to be an alumna and the second to be elected through a direct election system.

Her goal is to build a prepared university that pursues future values.

Born on February 5, 1958, in Seoul, Kim graduated from Jinmyeong Girls' High School and earned her bachelor's degree in Food and Nutrition from Duksung Women's University.

She later received a master's degree in Food and Nutrition from the same university and a Ph.D. in Food Engineering from the University of New South Wales in Australia.

In 1993, she joined her alma mater, Duksung Women's University, as a professor in the Department of Food and Nutrition.

She has worked as a visiting researcher at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the University of Hawaii, the University of Newcastle, and the University of New South Wales.

Kim has served as a food consultant for eight ASEAN countries and held leadership positions such as Vice President of the Korean Society of Food and Nutrition, President of the Korean Society of Food Hygiene and Safety, and Director of the Korea Nutrition Education and Evaluation Institute.

Within the university, she has held roles such as Dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Dean of the College of Science and Technology, before being appointed president of Duksung Women's University in 2022.

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