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Yoo Byung-jin is the president of Myongji University and also serves as a director of Myongji Educational Foundation.

He is actively positioning Myongji's Seoul and Yongin campuses as specialized universities in software and semiconductors.

He is dedicating efforts to establish educational and research infrastructure through the integration of Myongji University and Myongji College.

He was born on January 16, 1952, in Seoul as the second son among four sons and one daughter of Myongji University founder Yoo Sang-geun.

He graduated from Seoul Jungang High School, Myongji University's Department of Trade, and obtained a master's degree in business administration from Myongji University Graduate School.

He completed an MBA program at Long Island University in the United States and received a Ph.D. in economics from Kyoto University Graduate School in Japan.

He served as a professor in the Department of Business Administration at Kangdong University under the Myongji Educational Foundation and became the president of Kangdong University in 2001.

Since 2008, he has been the president of Myongji University.

Following the confirmation of the conclusion of the reorganization process by the court for the Myongji Educational Foundation, which was in a crisis of bankruptcy, efforts are underway to normalize operations.