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Koh Chang-sup is the 22nd President of Chungbuk National University. Inaugurated on April 17, 2023, serving a 4-year term.

Aiming for a creative knowledge community based on autonomy and communication.

Main research areas as an electrical engineer include optimal design of electrical devices, numerical analysis of electromagnetic fields, and non-destructive testing.

Born in Jeju-do Seogwipo in 1964.

Graduated from Jeju Ohyun High School and Seoul National University with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Obtained master's and doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering from Seoul National University Graduate School.

Worked as a senior researcher at the Production Technology Research Institute, Seoul National University Engineering Research Institute, and Samsung Electro-Mechanics.

Appointed as a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Chungbuk National University in 1996.

Managed government-university projects and industry-academic cooperation as the head of the National University Promotion Project Team, the Director of the Academic-Industrial Joint Technology Research Institute, and the Director of the BK21 Chungbuk Information Technology Project Team.

A senior member of the IEEE and an editor of the journal 'Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology.'

Strives for balanced development of basic disciplines, diversity, and convergence-oriented education to maintain the identity of a national university.

Achieved entry into the 'Glocal University 30,' a large-scale support project of the Ministry of Education based on the integration with Korea National University of Transportation in 2023.

Subsequently, in the medical school expansion under the Yoon Suk-yeol government in 2024, the highest number of additional allocations were made among all universities.