Sangho Kim Inaugurated as 9th President of Kumoh National Institute of Technology

Official Duties Begin on January 30, 2026
"We Will Advance as a Specialized Science and Technology University with Digital and AI Technology as Our Innovation DNA"

Sangho Kim (age 59), Professor in the Department of Industrial and Big Data Engineering, was inaugurated as the 9th President of Kumoh National Institute of Technology as of January 30, 2026. His term will run for four years, from January 30, 2026, to January 29, 2030.

President Sangho Kim was selected as the top candidate for the presidency based on the results of a direct delegated election held on July 23 of last year, in which students, staff, and faculty participated. His campaign pledges included: ▲ Establishing DX/AX immersive education innovation programs ▲ Building a national university system in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region linked to national strategies and campus specialization ▲ Creating a university-industry-academia cooperation system that generates open value ▲ Implementing democratic university governance centered on its members.

He was subsequently appointed on January 30, following a recommendation from the Ministry of Education, approval by the State Council (on January 27, 2026), and ratification by the President.

Sangho Kim, the 9th President of Kumoh National Institute of Technology / Photo by Ihwan Kim

President Sangho Kim was born in Seoul and graduated from Seorabeol High School and the Department of Industrial Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University.

He then earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in industrial engineering from Pohang University of Science and Technology, joining Kumoh National Institute of Technology in 1996.

Since then, he has served as Director of the Career Support Center, Director of the BK21+ Project Group, and Chair of the University Council (Faculty Association President) at the university. He has also engaged in external activities as an advisory professor at LG Electronics Display Research Center (May 2000 to April 2006), Executive President of the National Council of National and Public University Faculty Associations (March 2022 to February 2023), and President of the Ergonomics Society of Korea (January 2024 to December 2025).

President Sangho Kim stated, "Through leadership based on communication, empathy, and integration, I will bring together the university’s collective intelligence and innovative capabilities to discover new growth DNA. I will strive to establish Kumoh National Institute of Technology as a public anchor educational institution that leads regional growth as the core of the integrated national university system in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region."

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