Choo Myung-gun

Choo Myung-gun
Choo Myung-gun
Born	May 3, 1947
Education	Ph.D. in Business Economics, University of Massachusetts
Occupation	Chairman Emeritus of Sejong University

Choo Myung-gun (May 3, 1947 ~) is a Korean scholar and educator. After serving as an instructor at the Air Force Academy, a lecturer at Yonsei University, and a professor at Sejong University, he served as chairman of the board of trustees of Sejong University (1996~2005). He is Chairman Emeritus and a board member of Daeyang Foundation, the foundation backing Sejong University.^[1] In 1978, he led the transformation of the Soodo Women’s College of Education into the co-educational Sejong College, which later grew into Sejong University, thereby laying the foundation for its further development. He then established the College of Business, the College of Engineering, the College of Electronics and Information Engineering, the Graduate School of Business, the Graduate School of Tourism, and the Sejong Cyber University. ^[2]

This transformation was the result of a recognition of the need to cultivate new talent as times changed. In addition, he believed that the university’s fundamentals lay in research, and he emphasized the faculty’s research performance.

To this end, securing excellent faculty members has been given the utmost importance, with the slogan "the best faculty in the world nurtures the best talents." As a result of inviting excellent professors, the university was rated as the 6^th best in Korea in the teaching and research area in the JoongAng Ilbo’s (a local major newspaer) 2005 National University Evaluation.^[3] He has been interested in Korea's long-term development strategy and made significant proposals in the field of economy and politics, including the proposal for ‘Second National Pension Fund’^[4], ‘Gwanggaeto Project’^[5], ‘Seoul-Busan Canal Construction’ and ‘Inland Water Canals Construction, and ‘Unish (a universal language)’. He has also made proposals about various topics, including economic integration^[6], aerospace industry^[7], financial reform^[8]^[9], population decline problem^[10], food resource problem^[11], education reform, and North Korean nuclear problem^[12]^[13]. He is doing his best to promote the ‘UN City Project’, which he has been researching for the past 30 years since the proposal to develop the Port of Seoul for the nation to overcome its domestic and international crises.

Research achievements

He established the Sejong Institution and Water Economics Research Institute, through which he presented many national strategies. He has been studying Korea’s strategy to become a logistics-oriented country utilizing its geo-economic conditions. He proposed political, administrative reform, tourism, and global economic integration as a national survival strategy. He proposed a national land renovation strategy, such as constructing inland water canals, which was later reflected in the Korean government’s policies.^[14] In addition, he has proposed national strategies in various areas, such as the above-mentioned ‘Second National Pension Fund’, ‘Unish’, and ‘North Korean Nuclear Problem’. He has been particularly active in the study for ‘Korea’s VISION 2045 strategy’. In particular, he is promoting the ‘UN City Project’, which aims to build a megacity of more than 40 million people for the nation to overcome the US-China trade war, rising national and household debt, demographic cliff, and labor-management conflicts. This project is to construct a 250-kilometer seawall in Gyeonggi Bay, reclaiming about 3,967 km² and creating a second national pension fund using the revenue of 2,000 trillion won from the sale of reclaimed land, which will be done for the period of 60 years.

Education

1965 ~ 1969 B.S. in Economics, University of San Francisco, USA
1969 ~ 1970 M.A. in Economics, Syracuse University, USA
1975 ~ 1978 Ph.D. in Business Economics, University of Massachusetts, USA

Books

Sea Power and Korea's Survival Strategies (Sejong Institution, 2016)
Global Food Resources and Korea's Survival Strategies (Sejong Institution, 2016)
Aerospace and Defense Industry and Korea's Survival Strategy (Sejong Institution, 2015)
The War That Decided the Fate of the Korean Peninsula (Sejong Institution, 2015)
Let’ Create an Asian Hub: Korea's Survival Strategy III (Sejong Institution, 2014)
Gyeonggi Bay (New Seoul) Project: The 2nd National Pension Fund Creation and Job Creation Plan (Sejong Institution, 2012)
A Smart National Strategy for Pioneering National Fortune: SMART Deal (Sejong Books, 2007)
History of Economics: A Structural Analysis of the Economic Revolution (PAKYOUNGSA, 2007)
Principles of Economics (PAKYOUNGSA, 1986,1990,1993,1996,1998,2000)
The New Asia in Global Perspective (Palgrave Macmillan ,2000)
The SMART System for the Development of National Fortune: Economic Cooperation for North-South Co-Prosperity (Sejong Institution, 2000)
The New Asia in Global Perspective (Palgrave Macmillan,2000)
The SMART System for the Development of National Fortune: Economic Cooperation for North-South Co-Prosperity (Sejong Institution, 2000)
SMART System for National Fortune Development: Delta-type Land Renovation Strategy (Sejong Institution, 1999)
Market vs. State (Translation, Sejong Institution, 1999)
Recession Economics (Translation, Sejong Books, 1999)
Global Economy and New Asia (Sejong Institution, 1999)
SMART System for Overcoming National Crisis: Water Resource Development and Land Renovation Strategy (Sejong Institution, 1998)
History of Economics: A Structural Analysis of the Economic Revolution (PAKYOUNGSA, 1998, 1991)
The Logistics and Land Price Revolution and the Construction of the Port of Seoul (Sejong Institution, 1997)
Boeing 777 (Sejong Institution, 1997)
The Generation of Vulgarity and New Challenges (Translation, Sejong Institution, 1997) Northeast Asia Logistics Center, Port of Seoul (Sejong Institution, 1997)
Gyeongbu and Gyeongan Canal and the Logistics Revolution (Sejong Institution, 1997)
National Strategy for 100 Years of Independence: Vision 2045 (Co-author, Sejong Institution, 1997)
Let Us Open the Canal: The Logistics Revolution and the Land Renovation Strategy (Sejong Institution, 1996)
The Revival of Economics (Translation, Sejong Books, 1996)
Free Trade and International Economic Strategy (Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 1990)
Aviation Economics (Sejong University Press, 1989)
Economic Thought and Education (Sejong University Press, 1989)
Economic Ethics (co-author, PAKYOUNGSA, 1987)
U.S. Economic History (PAKYOUNGSA. PAKYOUNGSA, 1987, 1983)
Theory of the World Economy (PAKYOUNGSA, 1986)
History of Economic Thought (PAKYOUNGSA, 1984)
New Principles of Economics (PAKYOUNGSA, 1983)
Economic Philosophy (Translation, JUNGEUMSA, 1974)

Articles

Attracting Overseas Companies, Turning Korea into 'Singapore in Northeast Asia' (JoongAng Ilbo, February 20, 2017)
Korea's Survival Strategy in the Trump Era (JoongAng Ilbo, February 19, 2017)
Building the World’s Peace Capital in Gyeonggi Bay: Korea's Survival Strategy <Monthly Chosun, December 2016>
It is the time to lower income and corporate tax rate to revive the economy (JoongAng Ilbo, 2016.11.3.)
Should Pressure North Korea through ‘Conditional Nuclear Development’: Korea's Five Survival Strategies <Shin Dong-a, October 2016>
The way for Korea to become a food exporter: Let's develop aquaculture technology and foster the insect industry! <Monthly Chosun, January, 2016>
Gwanggaeto Project: National Renovation Strategy for Building the World's Largest City-State <Diplomacy, October 30, 2015>
What is Korea's proper survival strategy for the demographic cliff? (JoongAng Ilbo, June 29, 2015.)
If Korea, a latecomer for the AIIB, wants to take the initiative (JoongAng Ilbo, April 7, 2015.)
The way for Korea to become a maritime power: Let's grow the shipbuilding and shipping industries and create logistics hub ports! <Monthly Chosun, March 2015>
The World's Survival Strategy for Overcoming the Financial Crisis <Diplomacy, January 31, 2015>
Suggestions for 'Korea's Jump to an Advanced Nation': Becoming a Logistics, FTA, and Financial Hub by Deregulation and Wider Market Opening <Shin Dong-a, July 2014>
The collapsed Bretton Woods system and its reform measures (Monthly Chosun, April 2014>
Korea's Survival Strategy: Three Crises and Six Overcoming Measures <Monthly Chosun, January 2014>
Korea's Survival Strategy Proposed by an Economist Who Proposed the ‘Four Great Rivers Project’: Let's Reclaim the Gyeonggi Bay! <Monthly Chosun, June 2013>
Korea's Survival Strategy: Let’s Focus on the Aerospace Industry <Monthly Chosun, April 2013>
An economist's suggestion of political reform: Let's open the agricultural market, thereby securing 20 trillion welfare funds! <Monthly Chosun, March 2013>
Korea's Survival Strategy: Let’s Focus on the Aerospace Industry: Canada's Bombardier Acquisition Makes It Possible for Korea to Become an Aviation Leader <Monthly Chosun, April 2013>
Survival Strategy for Korea in the 21st Century - "Gwanggaeto Project": Gyeonggi Bay Land Reclamation to Create a Hub in Northeast Asia <Shin Dong-a, October 2012>
Let's create the second national pension by developing Gyeonggi Bay <JoongAng Ilbo, November 12, 2012>
Korea has opportunities in the aerospace industry <Maeil Business News Paper, November 13, 2012>
Let’s legalize the underground economy to secure welfare funds<Dong-A Ilbo.2012.7.13>
Let's create a second national pension by developing Gyeonggi Bay <Dong-A Ilbo, January 20, 2012>
Let's create the second national pension fund<Dong-A Ilbo, November 18, 2010>
Let’s Attract the G20 Permanent Headquarters to Seoul<Dong-A Ilbo, September 9, 2010>
Measures for water sources should begin with measures for highland farmlands <Mail Business News, August 19, 2010>
Structural reform of agriculture and livestock industry is urgently needed <JoongAng Ilbo, July 6, 2010>
Gyeonggi Bay should be reclaimed and used as a breakthrough in national fortune <Chosun Ilbo, May 26, 2010>
Canal construction is like Columbus egg <Shin Dong-a 2009.3>
New York was smaller than Boston in the first place <Korea Economic Daily, March 27, 2008>
Dredging rivers can prevent flooding < Dong-A Ilbo, September 18, 2008>
Asia's Logistics Base and Gyeonggi Bay Reclamation <Maeil Business News, March 6, 2008>
It's time to move the water source further upstream <JoongAng Ilbo, November 26, 2007>
Promote the construction of the Inland Canal <JoongAng Ilbo, July 14, 2003>
Let's build the Port of Seoul<Chosun Ilbo, June 16, 2003>
Conditions for a First-Class Nation <Chosun Ilbo, November 13, 2002>
Construction of the Gyeongan Canal is more economical than the Gyeongin Canal <JoongAng Ilbo, February 23, 2002>
Korea's New Deal to Overcome Economic Difficulties <Maeil Business News, April 20, 2001>
North-South Joint Dam: Benefits are greater than losses <Maeil Business News, February 2, 2001>
Construction of the Gyeongan Canal is more economical than the construction of the Gyeongin Canal <JoongAng Ilbo, December 12, 2000>
Energy Policy to Overcome National Crisis <Maeil Business News, January 26, 1999>
Construction of the Port of Seoul and cooperation between Korea and China <JoongAng Ilbo, November 6, 1998>
Unification Strategy through Joint Development of Water Resources <JoongAng Economist, October 1998>
Better Way than Drinking Water Dams <JoongAng Ilbo, September 28, 1998>
Overcoming the National Economy with the SMART System <JoongAng Ilbo, September 10, 1998>
Korea's Economy Rebounds: Construction of the Port of Seoul <Maeil Business News, January 9, 1998>
Ways to Overcome the Financial Crisis <JoongAng Ilbo, December 23, 1997>
Competitiveness of the Advanced Aviation Industry <Korea Economic Daily, November 24, 1997>
Supplementing the system to prevent national chaos <JoongAng Ilbo, November 8, 1997>
Land Policy Needs to Change <JoongAng Ilbo, Nov. 4, 1997>
National Strategy for Eliminating Tourism Balance of Payment Deficit <JoongAng Ilbo, October 14, 1997>
North-South Economic Cooperation and National Strategy for Reunification <JoongAng Ilbo, September 23, 1997>
National Strategy for One Hundred Anniversary of Liberation <JoongAng Ilbo, August 26, 1997>
The Financial Crisis and the Government's Perception Change <Korea Economic Daily, August 11, 1997>
Logistics Revolution and Land Renovation <JoongAng Ilbo, August 5, 1997>
Electoral Reform and National Competitiveness <JoongAng Ilbo, July 15, 1997>
Let's build the Port of Seoul <Monthly Chosun, June 1997>
Let's open up the national fortune by building the Port of Seoul <Korea Economic Daily, April 5, 1997>
Why should the Port of Seoul be built: It is urgent to improve the logistics system in the metropolitan area that has reached its limit and restore its competitiveness<JoongAng Economist, April 15, 1997>
Water Resource Development and Land Renovation Strategy <Hankyung Business, September 3, 1996>
Develop Asan Bay as an International Port <Sisa Journal, August 1, 1996>
Let's turn the crisis of Lake Shihwa into an opportunity to take a leap forward <Maeil Business Newspaper, July 9, 1996>
North-South Cooperation Plan through Water Resources Development <JoongAng Ilbo, July 7, 1996>
Bold Investments Make Great Nations <Chosun Ilbo, June 7, 1996>
Let’s Make Korea a Logistics Base in East Asia <Sisa Journal, January 25, 1996>
Let's solve the serious logistical problem with "inland water transport" <Shin Dong-a, July 1995>
Necessity and Feasibility of Inland Water Transport System <The Korea Economic Daily, April 22, 1995>
Let’s Build a Canal Connecting the Han River and the Nakdong River <Sisa Journal, April 20, 1995>
Conditions for Korea's Second Leap Forward: Let’s Speed Up Port Infrastructure Construction <JoongAng Ilbo, November 30, 1994>
Proposal for Agricultural Policy <JoongAng Ilbo, August 29, 1994>
Let’s enhance competitiveness by attracting international trade exhibition <JoongAng Ilbo, March 15, 1994>
Significance of the Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement (PARFTA) <Chosun Ilbo, March 4, 1992>
Trend of Free Competition leads to a Second Leap <Maeil Business Weekly, December. 1984>

Footnotes

^ "세종대학교". www.sejong.ac.kr. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
^ "세종대학교". www.sejong.ac.kr. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
^ "[2005 National University Evaluation] Teaching Research / Reputation and Social Advancement". 중앙일보 (in Korean). 2005-10-04. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
^ ""Let's reclaim only the economy and create a second national pension with the money from the sale". Dong-A Ilbo. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2018". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ""Survival Strategies for Korea in the 21st Century -'Gwanggaeto Project'". 《Shin Dong-a》. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2018". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ""Deregulating, opening up the market wide and logistics· FTA should be a financial hub". 《Shin Dong-a》. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2018. [broken link (find past content)]". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ""Korea has opportunities in the aerospace industry". 《Daily Economy》. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ""Korea's Membership in the AIIB Leads to Leadership". JoongAng Ilbo. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-20". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ""The Collapsed Bretton Woods System and Its Reform Measures". 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ""What is Korea's Survival Strategy for the Humanitarian Wall?". JoongAng Ilbo. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 2017-12-21". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ""Develop aquaculture technology and foster insect industry". 《Wolgan Joseon》. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2017". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ""Considering the Underground Construction of Urban Facilities in Preparation for a Sudden Nuclear Attack by the North". Dong-A Ilbo. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-20". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ""The United States and China Should Pressure North Korea on 'Conditional Nuclear Development'". 《Shin Dong-a》. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ""채취한 골재만 팔아도 대운하 공사비 절반이상 충당"". 매일경제 (in Korean). 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2023-08-16.

[1] "세종대학교". www.sejong.ac.kr. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

[2] "세종대학교". www.sejong.ac.kr. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

[3] "[2005 National University Evaluation] Teaching Research / Reputation and Social Advancement". 중앙일보 (in Korean). 2005-10-04. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

[4] ""Let's reclaim only the economy and create a second national pension with the money from the sale". Dong-A Ilbo. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2018". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[5] ""Survival Strategies for Korea in the 21st Century -'Gwanggaeto Project'". 《Shin Dong-a》. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2018". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[6] ""Deregulating, opening up the market wide and logistics· FTA should be a financial hub". 《Shin Dong-a》. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2018. [broken link (find past content)]". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[7] ""Korea has opportunities in the aerospace industry". 《Daily Economy》. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[8] ""Korea's Membership in the AIIB Leads to Leadership". JoongAng Ilbo. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-20". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[9] ""The Collapsed Bretton Woods System and Its Reform Measures". 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[10] ""What is Korea's Survival Strategy for the Humanitarian Wall?". JoongAng Ilbo. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 2017-12-21". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[11] ""Develop aquaculture technology and foster insect industry". 《Wolgan Joseon》. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2017". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[12] ""Considering the Underground Construction of Urban Facilities in Preparation for a Sudden Nuclear Attack by the North". Dong-A Ilbo. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-20". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[13] ""The United States and China Should Pressure North Korea on 'Conditional Nuclear Development'". 《Shin Dong-a》. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[14] ""채취한 골재만 팔아도 대운하 공사비 절반이상 충당"". 매일경제 (in Korean). 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2023-08-16.

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