Hyuk-Sang Sohn President Korea International Cooperation Agency 825 Daewnagpangyo-ro, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13449, Korea
Education
2002 – 2006
Ph.D. in Political Science Kyung Hee University (KHU), Seoul, Republic of Korea
1988 – 2001
ABD in Political Science University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
1985 – 1987
MA in Political Science University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
1981 – 1985
BA in Political Science Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Experiences
2020. 12 –
President Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
2020. 07 – 2020. 11
Committee Member Committee for International Development Cooperation (CIDC), Prime Minister’s Office, Republic of Korea
2020. 02 – 2020. 11
Vice President for External Affairs Kyung Hee University (KHU)
2018. 03 – 2020. 11
Committee Member Korean National Commission for UNESCO
2016. 08 – 2018. 07
Committee Member Committee for International Development Cooperation (CIDC), Prime Minister’s Office, Republic of Korea
2016. 02 – 2019. 08
Dean Graduate School of Public Policy and Civic Engagement, Kyung Hee University (KHU)
2016. 01 – 2017. 03
Non-Executive Director Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
2015. 01 – 2016. 12
President Korea Association of International Development Cooperation (KAIDEC)
2012. 07 – 2013. 07
Policy Advisor Ministry of Unification, Republic of Korea
2011. 09 – 2020. 11
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor Graduate School of Public Policy and Civic Engagement, Kyung Hee University (KHU)
2010. 12 – 2020. 11
Executive Director Center for International Development Cooperation, Kyung Hee University (KHU)
2009. 08 – 2018. 07
Policy Advisor (Development Cooperation) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
2008. 09 – 2011. 08
Assistant Professor Graduate School of NGO Studies, Kyung Hee University (KHU)
2007. 01 – 2020. 11
Policy Advisor Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
2001. 04 – 2006. 08
Senior Research Fello NGO International Research Institute, Kyung Hee University (KHU)
Awards
2018
Award for Outstanding Academic Books, National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
2017
Award for Academic Achievement, “The Academic Paper of the Year 2017 in Political Science,” Korean Political Science Association
2016-20
Award for the Excellent Researcher, Kyung Hee University
2016-17
Award for the Excellence in Academic Activity Achievement, Kyung Hee University
2012
Award Certificate for Contribution to the Successful Hosting of the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea