INHA University
Published on 26 October 2026
▲ President CHOI, KEEYOUNG waves the university flag presented to him by Seong Yongrak, Chairman of the Board of the Jungseok-Inha School Foundation.
Inha University held the inauguration ceremony for its 17th president, CHOI, KEEYOUNG, on September 16 at Hana Hall on the second floor of the Main Building.
The ceremony was attended by Seong Yongrak, Chairman of the Board of the Jungseok-Inha School Foundation; Incheon Mayor Park Chandae; National Assembly Member Kim Juyeong; and Kim Jongwoo, President of the Inha University Alumni Association, along with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and guests from within and outside the university. Attendees congratulated President CHOI, KEEYOUNG on his inauguration and expressed their support for the university’s new beginning.
The ceremony proceeded with an introduction of the president’s career highlights, presentation of the letter of appointment and university flag, inaugural address, congratulatory remarks, presentation of bouquets by representatives of the university community, screening of congratulatory videos, a celebratory song, and the singing of the university anthem. Seong Yongrak, Chairman of the Board of the Jungseok-Inha School Foundation, presented President CHOI, KEEYOUNG with the letter of appointment and the flag symbolizing the university.
President CHOI, KEEYOUNG graduated from the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at Seoul National University in 1987, earned a master’s degree from the same university in 1989, and received a doctorate in aerospace engineering from Stanford University in the United States in 1994. Since joining Inha University’s Department of Aerospace Engineering as a professor in September 2000, he has dedicated himself to education and research.
Within the university, he gained administrative experience through key leadership positions, including Dean of International Affairs, Director of the Internationalization Project Group, Director of the IUT Project Group, Dean of Academic Affairs, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Dean of the Graduate School of Aerospace and Defense. Outside the university, he serves as Chair of the Policy Committee of the Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences and as a member of the Air Force’s Policy Development Advisory Committee. Since July this year, he has also served as Chairman of the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board.
During the ceremony, representatives of faculty, staff, and students presented bouquets to convey the university community’s congratulations. Video congratulatory remarks from external guests and messages from members of the Inha community were also shown, expressing their hopes and support for President CHOI, KEEYOUNG.
President CHOI, KEEYOUNG began his four-year term on September 1, and it will continue through August 31, 2030.
President CHOI, KEEYOUNG said, “By adding flexibility and agility to the strengths, traditions, stability, and trust that Inha University has built over many years, we will advance as a university that leads innovation in education and research. We will make student growth our highest priority and work with the university community to build an Inha University whose tomorrow holds even greater promise than today, shaping a proud century for Inha.”
▲ President CHOI, KEEYOUNG delivers his inaugural address at the inauguration ceremony for the university’s 17th president, held on September 16 at Hana Hall on the second floor of the Main Building.
▲ The inauguration ceremony for CHOI, KEEYOUNG, Inha University’s 17th president, was held on September 16 at Hana Hall on the second floor of the Main Building.
▲ Incheon Mayor Park Chandae delivers congratulatory remarks at the inauguration ceremony for the university’s 17th president, held on September 16 at Hana Hall on the second floor of the Main Building.
▲ Kim Jongwoo, President of the Inha University Alumni Association, delivers congratulatory remarks at the inauguration ceremony for the university’s 17th president, held on September 16 at Hana Hall on the second floor of the Main Building.
