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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