Byong Man Ahn
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Dr Byong Man Ahn is an South Korean academic, and the former President of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Seoul National University
(South Korea
) in 1964, and 1967. In addition, he received his Doctorate from the University of Florida
(USA) in 1973. In 1975 he joined the faculty of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, Korea. While at this institution he served as the Dean of Student Affairs, Dean of the Graduate School, and in 1994 he was named President. He served in this capacity until 2004.
Byong Man Ahn was a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at the University of Delaware
(USA) and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the University of Delaware in 2004. He was also a visiting professor at the university.
Byong Man Ahn received a University of Florida Distinguished Alumnus Award in May 2005.
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is one of the leading universities in the Republic of Korea.HUFS has been consistently ranked as one of the most prestigious higher education institutes in Korea, especially being ranked as a top in the field of Foreign Language...
. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Seoul National University
Seoul National University
Seoul National University , colloquially known in Korean as Seoul-dae , is a national research university in Seoul, Korea, ranked 24th in the world in publications in an analysis of data from the Science Citation Index, 7th in Asia and 42nd in the world by the 2011 QS World University Rankings...
(South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
) in 1964, and 1967. In addition, he received his Doctorate from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
(USA) in 1973. In 1975 he joined the faculty of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, Korea. While at this institution he served as the Dean of Student Affairs, Dean of the Graduate School, and in 1994 he was named President. He served in this capacity until 2004.
Byong Man Ahn was a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
(USA) and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the University of Delaware in 2004. He was also a visiting professor at the university.
Byong Man Ahn received a University of Florida Distinguished Alumnus Award in May 2005.