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11 unusual facts about Seoul National University


Chung Dong-young

He has a bachelor's degree in Korean History from Seoul National University (1979) and master's from the University of Wales, and before entering politics, he was a journalist and anchor at the Politics Section of the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.

Harry Bidwell Ansted

Harry Bidwell Ansted (1893-1955) was a United States soldier and educator, and the first president of Seoul National University.

Jeong-Dong Lee

Jeong-Dong Lee is an Engineering Economist, who is a Director and Dean in the Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP) at Seoul National University and Associate Professor at the Seoul National University.

Prof. Lee received his B.S. degree, his M.S. degree, and his Ph.D. in Engineering from the Seoul National University in the Republic of Korea.

Jun-Seok Hwang

Jun-Seok Hwang is a US-trained Engineer and currently serving as a Director and Dean of the Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP) and of the International Information Technology Policy Scholarship Program (ITPP) at the Seoul National University and Associate Professor at the Seoul National University.

Kim Jeong-hoon

He previously attended Seoul National University (College of Dentistry) until he dropped out to focus on his acting career and became a student in Chung-Ang University, where he majors was acting.

Lee Sang-hee

General Lee graduated from the Republic of Korea Military Academy in 1970 and the College of Liberal Arts & Science, Seoul National University in 1974.

Ludger Kühnhardt

He was speechwriter for Germany’s Federal President Richard von Weizsäcker (1987–1989) and a visiting professor at prestigious universities around the world, including the University of Cape Town (1991), College of Europe (1995), Dartmouth College (2000), Stanford University (2004), Seoul National University (2004–2005) and St Antony's College, Oxford (2005–2006).

Park Seung

A 1961 graduate of Seoul National University, he earned a Master's Degree and PhD in economics from the University at Albany.

Prosecutor sex scandal

He passed the patent bar only at the age of 20, the youngest person to do so in that year and graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Electrical engineering.

Samuel Sangshik Han

Samuel Sangshik Han received the B.A(Economics) from Seoul National University.


Endre Granat

A former Fulbright scholar, he has taught at the Royal Academy of Music in Gothenburg, Seoul National University, the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Thornton School of Music.

Kim Jin-hi

She continued her studies with National Living Treasures from The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts in Seoul, as well as with Korea's leading ethnomusicologists, eventually earning a B.A. degree in Korean traditional music from Seoul National University in 1980.

The DO-IT Center

South Korea, through the leadership of Seoul National University and Korea Nazarene University, also hosts a similar summer study program in collaboration with the DO-IT Center.

Yoo Jin-ryong

In 1979, he graduated from Seoul National University with a bachelor's degree in Commerce and Trade, followed by a Master's degree in Public Administration from Hanyang University a few years later.