Yeon Cheon Oh (born 1951) is a South Korean academic. He served as the president of Seoul National University from 2010 to 2014, and as president of

University of Ulsan The University of Ulsan () (UOU) was founded on February 19, 1969 as the ''Ulsan Institute of Technology''. The University was promoted to a full-fledged University on March 1, 1985. The university is located in Mugeo-dong, Ulsan, South Korea. ...

since 2015.

Early life

Oh received his B.A. degree in political science from Seoul National University in 1984. In 1982, he received his Ph.D. degree in

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from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...

in the United States.

Career

From 1983 to 2010, he was a professor at school of public policy, Seoul National University. From 2000 to 2004, he was dean of the graduate school of public administration at the same university. From 2010-2014, he was the president of Seoul National University. From 2014 to 2015, he was the Koret Fellow at Stanford University Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. In 2015, he became the president of

. In 2016, he established a cooperation agreement between the

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in Croatia and the University of Ulsan.

Awards

In 2005, Oh was awarded the Order of Service Merit for the development of information technology in South Korea.

References

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