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President of Sookmyung Women's University
Moon Si-yeun
French Culture Expert Strengthens Global Competitiveness Through Hallyu-Focused International Exchanges
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Last Updated on Oct 27, 2026
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President of Sookmyung Women's University
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Moon Si-yeun is president of Sookmyung Women's University.
She was born in Seoul on September 11, 1965.
She graduated from Eunkwang Girls' High School in Seoul and Sookmyung Women's University with a degree in French language and literature.
She earned a master's degree in theater studies and a doctoral degree in literature from Paris III University in France.
She was appointed professor in the Department of French Language and Culture at Sookmyung Women's University.
After serving as director of the Institute of Korean Culture Exchange and director of the Central Library, she was elected president of the university in 2024.
She served as president of the Korean Society of French Cultural and Artistic Studies and the World Association for Hallyu Studies. She currently serves as president of the Korea-France Association.
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She was born in Seoul on September 11, 1965.
She graduated from Eunkwang Girls' High School in Seoul and Sookmyung Women's University with a degree in French language and literature.
She earned a master's degree in theater studies and a doctoral degree in literature from Paris III University in France.
She was appointed professor in the Department of French Language and Culture at Sookmyung Women's University.
After serving as director of the Institute of Korean Culture Exchange and director of the Central Library, she was elected president of the university in 2024.
She served as president of the Korean Society of French Cultural and Artistic Studies and the World Association for Hallyu Studies. She currently serves as president of the Korea-France Association.
#MoonSiYeun #SookmyungWomensUniversity #UniversityPresident #FrenchCulture #FrenchLiterature #HallyuStudies #InternationalEducation #KoreaFranceRelations #HigherEducation #AcademicLeadership
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- · Expands Global Hallyu Cooperation During First Two Years
- · Wins Government Awards for Intellectual Property Creation
- · Expands Research Capacity Through Government-Funded Projects
- · Presents Research Vision at UKC 2026
- · Earns Top Education Innovation Rating for Third Consecutive Year
- · Emphasizes Humanistic AI Education at 120th Anniversary
- · Selected as Korea-France Alumni Visages Representative
- · Wins Education Management and Gender Equality Awards
- · Launches Korea's First HR and Labor Doctoral Program
- · Launches World's First College Specializing in Hallyu
- · Appointed New President of Korea-France Association
- · Named One of Korea's Most Influential CEOs in 2025
- · Establishes Korea's First Climate Communication Master's Program
- · Opens Spatiotemporal Omics Center for Women's Health
- · Takes Office as 21st University President
- · Becomes Second President Directly Elected by University Members
- · Leads National Association of Women Professors
- · Leads World Association for Hallyu Studies as Third President
- · Loses University's First Direct Presidential Election
- · Becomes Korea's First Full Member of Francophone University Network
- · Expert in French Language, Literature and Culture
- · Falls Below University Averages in Education, Finances and Accountability
- · History of Sookmyung Women's University
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