Building a Creative Korean Economy: The Role of Higher Education

Details: Wednesday, March 13 , 2013 | 12:00 PM

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Event Link: <img src="images/icons/2013/2013_03_13__yonsei_president.png" width="100" height="131" alt="2013 03 13 yonsei president" /> <div align="center" style="text-align: justify;"> <table border="" cellspacing="" cellpadding="" style="width: 483px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table border="" cellspacing="" cellpadding="" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> Kap-Young Jeong (President, Yonsei University) </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>   </td> </tr> <tr> <td> BACKGROUND INFORMATION </td> </tr> <tr> <td>  Date of Birth : August 22, 1951   Marital Status : Married   Citizenship : Republic of Korea </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr> <td> FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION AND RESEARCH INTEREST </td> </tr> <tr> <td>  Industrial Organization and Public Policy   Applied Microeconomic Theory   East Asian Economies </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr> <td> EDUCATION </td> </tr> <tr> <td>  Cornell University, M. A. & Ph. D. (Economics) 1985   Dissertation: "Market Structure and Performance in an Open Developing     Economy"   Advisors: Robert T. Masson, Jan Svejnar, David Easley   Yonsei University, B. A. (Economics) 1975 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr> <td> AWARDS </td> </tr> <tr> <td>  Dasan Economics Award (2011) Hankyung Economic Daily   2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century (2011),     International Biographical Centre   Market Economy Awards Excellence in Publication (2007),     Federation of Korean Industries   Excellence in Faculty Research Achievement (2005, 2006), Yonsei University   National Economic Publication Award (1997), Federation of Korean Industries   The Economist of the Year (1993), Maeil-Economic Daily   Yonsei Faculty Academic Award (1992), Yonsei University   Government Scholarship for Graduate Study (1980-1985),     Korean Ministry of Education </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr> <td>  University </td> </tr> <tr> <td>  Professor, Economics Department, Yonsei University, March 1986 to present.   Visiting Professor, Cornell University, Summer 1992, 1993, 1998   Senior Vice President (Wonju Campus), Yonsei University, 2006-2008   Vice Presidnet, Faculty and Academic Affairs, Yonsei University, 2004-2006   Dean, Graduate School of Information, 2004-2006   Director, Yonsei Economic Research Institute, 1999-2001   Chair of Area Studies Program, Yonsei Graduate School of International Studies,     1997-1998   Teaching Assistant, Economics Department, Cornell University,     August 1983-December 1984. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr> <td>  Academic Associations </td> </tr> <tr> <td>  Distinguished Research Fellow, Samsung Economic Research Institute, 2008-2009  President, Korea Association for Comparative Economics, 2004-2008   President, Korea Academic Society of Industrial Organization, 2002-2003   President / Vice President, Northeast Asia Economic Association of Korea,     2001-2005   Administrative Director, Academic Associations for International Economics,     2000-2001   Administrative Director and Auditor, Korean Association for Telecommunications     Policies, 1996-1998   Secretary General, Academic Associations for International Economics, 1995 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr> <td>  Selected Professional Experience </td> </tr> <tr> <td>  Editor, Global Economic Review, (SSCI Journal, Routlegde, UK), 1996-Present   Advisory Member, National Assembly Budget Office, 2004-2008   Commissioner, Korea Communication Commission, 2001-2007   Advisory Member, The Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea, 2004-2006   Director, Institute of East and West Studies, Yonsei University, 2000-2004   Member, Advisory Council for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1998-2004   Member, Presidential Commission for Government Administrative Reform     Council, 1998-2000   Member, Advisory Council for the Ministry of Information and Communication,     Korea, 1997-1999   Member, Advisory Council for the Ministry of Unification, Korea, 1994-1999 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>
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The Korea Society welcomes Yonsei University President Jeong Kap-young for a luncheon discussion on Building a Creative Korean Economy: The Role of Higher Education on March 13th at noon. A specialist in industrial organization, public policy and economics, President Jeong propelled Yonsei to the top of the Joongang rankings in 2012. A professor of economics and former dean and director at Yonsei, President Jeong is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Dasan Economics Award and Market Economy Award for Excellence in Publication. He has served on the Presidential Commission for Government Administrative Reform and key advisory commissions in Korea, and holds a Masters and Doctorate in Economics from Cornell University.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
11:30 AM | Registration
12:00 PM | Discussion

with

Jeong Kap-young, President. Yonsei University

Moderated by Dr. Stephen Noerper, Senior Vice President, The Korea Society