Life Summary
Lee Yoon-sun is the president of Seoul Women’s University. She took office on March 1, 2025.

She aims to build a university that strengthens the foundation of education and research while fulfilling its social responsibilities.

Born in 1969, she graduated from the Department of Educational Psychology at Seoul Women’s University. She earned a master’s degree in education from the graduate school of Seoul Women’s University and a doctorate in education from the University of Washington in the United States.

In 2008, she was appointed as a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at her alma mater, Seoul Women’s University.

She served in various key positions including Director of International Cooperation, Director of the Barom Character Education Research Center, Dean of Student Affairs, Secretary General, Director of Planning, and Head of the Data Innovation Office, before taking office as president of Seoul Women’s University in March 2025.

Having held a wide range of major administrative roles, she has a deep understanding of university operations. Notably, just before becoming president, she led the Data Innovation Office directly under the president, where she established a data-based decision-making and management analysis system.

Before joining Seoul Women’s University, she worked as an assessment director at the Washington State Department of Education in the United States and later served as a consultant for the ETS Achievement Test after becoming a professor.

She served as Chair of the Education Services Committee and as Editor-in-Chief of the Korean Society for Business Education.

She has proposed the key principles of university management as “a right university,” “an open university,” and “a strong university.”

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