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Bae-Yong Lee
President of Ewha Womans University / Chairperson of the Korean Council for University Education
Dr. Bae‐Yong Lee is currently the president of the world’s largest women’s university, Ewha Womans University, established in 1886 in Seoul, Korea. Since taking office in August, 2006, as Ewha's 13th president, President Lee has launched "Initiative Ewha," a new vision for the university, and is boldly pushing ahead with the "Global Ewha 2010 Project" to raise Ewha to the level of a prestigious world-class university equipped for the best in research and education. Among the agendas of this project, the establishment of a global campus network has had a major impact on Korea's academia with its goal of expanding Ewha's network of higher knowledge across the world through active exchange with prestigious universities in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
As a result of these endeavors, in February, 2010, President Lee received the President’s Global Leadership Award from the University of South Florida, given to those who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in international cooperation. Lee was recognized for her efforts to promote global understanding and world peace through women's education in Korea and plans for the new campus in Paju, which will include the Global Peace Center.
President Bae‐Yong Lee is a renowned scholar in the field of Korean History and has held various positions including the President of the Association for the Study of Korean History of Thoughts (2003 ‐ 2004), and the President of the Korea Women’s Historical Studies Association (2004–2006). President Lee has broadened the horizon of research on Korea's modernization with publications such as A Study on the Mining Industry in Korea During the Japanese Occupation (Ilchokak, 1989), and History of Korean Social Thought (Jisik Sanup Publications, 1996, joint authorship). Through her writings such as How Did Korean Women Live? (Chungnyunsa, 1999, joint authorship), and Women in Korean History (Eojini, 2005), President Lee is recognized for having exposed the history and stories of Korean women to the public research arena at a time when the topics were hidden and shunned within the Korean society. An English translation of "Women in Korean History” was published in 2008, making it the first scholarly book on the history of Korean women available in English. As a leading scholar in the field of Korean studies, Dr. Lee lectures widely at universities around the world.
In addition to her endeavors as Ewha's president and an academic, Dr. Lee is also actively involved in various other administrative roles and public service. Most recently, she was appointed the Chairperson of the Korean Council for University Education (KCUE), a role that puts her at the forefront of policy-making in Korea's higher education as liaison between the government and the schools. She is currently a member of the Presidential Committee on Social Cohesion, the Cultural Heritage Administration's Historic Sites Division Committee, the Advisory Committee of The Constitutional Court, the Committee for the Establishment of the Museum of the Republic of Korea and the Unification Advisory Council, and serves as Chairperson of the Management Advisory Committee for the National Museum of Korea.
As a result of these endeavors, in February, 2010, President Lee received the President’s Global Leadership Award from the University of South Florida, given to those who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in international cooperation. Lee was recognized for her efforts to promote global understanding and world peace through women's education in Korea and plans for the new campus in Paju, which will include the Global Peace Center.
President Bae‐Yong Lee is a renowned scholar in the field of Korean History and has held various positions including the President of the Association for the Study of Korean History of Thoughts (2003 ‐ 2004), and the President of the Korea Women’s Historical Studies Association (2004–2006). President Lee has broadened the horizon of research on Korea's modernization with publications such as A Study on the Mining Industry in Korea During the Japanese Occupation (Ilchokak, 1989), and History of Korean Social Thought (Jisik Sanup Publications, 1996, joint authorship). Through her writings such as How Did Korean Women Live? (Chungnyunsa, 1999, joint authorship), and Women in Korean History (Eojini, 2005), President Lee is recognized for having exposed the history and stories of Korean women to the public research arena at a time when the topics were hidden and shunned within the Korean society. An English translation of "Women in Korean History” was published in 2008, making it the first scholarly book on the history of Korean women available in English. As a leading scholar in the field of Korean studies, Dr. Lee lectures widely at universities around the world.
In addition to her endeavors as Ewha's president and an academic, Dr. Lee is also actively involved in various other administrative roles and public service. Most recently, she was appointed the Chairperson of the Korean Council for University Education (KCUE), a role that puts her at the forefront of policy-making in Korea's higher education as liaison between the government and the schools. She is currently a member of the Presidential Committee on Social Cohesion, the Cultural Heritage Administration's Historic Sites Division Committee, the Advisory Committee of The Constitutional Court, the Committee for the Establishment of the Museum of the Republic of Korea and the Unification Advisory Council, and serves as Chairperson of the Management Advisory Committee for the National Museum of Korea.
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