Ilhi Synn
Ilhi Synn | |
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| President of Keimyung University | |
| In office 2008–Present | |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Princeton University (Ph.D.) |
Dr. Ilhi Synn is a South Korean academic, and the President of Keimyung University from 1988–2004 and 2008–present. As president, he transformed the school from a small college to a major university with over 24,000 students.[1] In 2007, Dr. Synn received the . In 2011, Dr. Synn was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his commitment to enhance Korea-German relations.[2]
Early life[]
Synn initially studied in the United States at Kent School in Kent, Connecticut, graduating in 1958. He received his bachelor's degree from Trinity College in 1962 and was a fellow at University of Heidelberg in 1965. He received a Ph.D. in Germanic languages and literature from Princeton University in 1966 after completing a doctoral dissertation titled "The ironic Rebel in the early dramatic works of Ernst Barlach."[3]
References[]
- ^ "Sill Society Recognizes Four New Inductees in 2010", Kent Quarterly, vol. XXXVI.3, Summer 2010, p. 41.
- ^ Woo-young, Lee. "Keimyung University head wins German Commander's Cross", The Korea Herald, July 21, 2011, Retrieved on September 14, 2011.
- ^ Synn, Ilhi (1966). The ironic Rebel in the early dramatic works of Ernst Barlach.
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