KAIST's board plans to push ahead with a reopened search for the university's next president.
KAIST on Thursday posted a notice seeking applicants for its next president. The application period runs through April 10. Earlier, the KAIST board held a meeting last month to select the 18th president and conducted a vote, but the appointment was rejected because no candidate met the requirement of winning a majority of votes from attending directors.
President Kwang Hyung Lee (이광형) offered to resign to the board immediately after the rejection, but has since continued to carry out his duties until the next president is appointed, citing the need to maintain stability in university operations and minimise confusion at education and research sites.
After this recruitment process, KAIST will appoint a president following candidate screening and board deliberation and approval. The selected president will be finalised after consent from the education minister and approval from the science and ICT minister.
Jin-ho Lee
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