Professor

Su Jung Choi

Su Jung Choi, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Workforce Development and Vocational Education
Seoul National University

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Professional Appointments

  • Professor, Seoul National University (2024–present)
  • Associate Professor, Seoul National University (2018–2024)
  • Assistant Professor, Seoul National University (2015–2018)
  • Associate Research Fellow, Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET) (2010–2015)

Research and Teaching

My research focuses on workforce development, vocational and technical education and training (TVET), labor market transitions, occupational change, and policy effectiveness in national and international contexts.

Selected Courses

Undergraduate

  • Principles of Workforce Development and Vocational Education
  • Statistics for Workforce Development and Vocational Education
  • World of Work and Labor Market
  • Global Development Cooperation in Vocational Education and Workforce Development

Graduate

  • Vocational Education Statistics
  • Labor Market Analysis in Vocational Education and Workforce Development
  • Global Cooperation in Vocational Education
  • Occupational Research in Vocational Education and Workforce Development

Government and Policy Engagement

  • Member, Taskforce Team for Reform of the Korean Apprenticeship Scheme, Ministry of Employment and Labor (2024–2025)
  • Member, Committee of Workforce Development, Korea Racing Authority (2023–present)
  • Chairman, Committee for Evaluation of TVET Schools, Ministry of Education (2021–2022)
  • Taskforce Team Leader, Korean Apprenticeship Scheme Project, Ministry of Employment and Labor (2011–2014)
  • Member, Centre for Meister High Schools, Ministry of Education (2010–2014)

International Development and ODA Projects

  • Principal External Consultant, Lao PDR Priority Skills for Growth Project, World Bank (2023–present)
  • Principal Researcher, Strengthening Agricultural Higher Education at VNUHCM (Vietnam), KOICA (2021–2027)
  • External Expert, Cambodia Agricultural Education and Extension Project, KOICA (2024)
  • External Expert, Agri-business Incubator Project, FAO (2023)
  • Project Manager, KOICA University ODA Understanding Project (2016–2017)

Academic Service and Leadership

  • Executive Director, The Korean Society for Agricultural Education and Human Resource Development (2015–2025)
  • Editor-in-Chief, Korean Journal of Vocational Education (2025-2026)
  • Director, Korean Educational Research Association (2023–present)
  • Director, The Korean Society for the Study of Vocational Education (2016–present)
  • Director, The Korean Association of Human Resource Development (2023–present)
  • Director, Korea Association of International Development and Cooperation (2024–present)

Institutional Leadership

  • Chair, Department of Workforce Development and Vocational Education, Seoul National University (2024–present)
  • Chair, Center for Education and Training in Agricultural Education, Seoul National University (2024–present)
  • Vice Chair, SNU Social Responsibility (2023–present)
  • Director, SNU Faculty Council (2019–present)
  • Director, Extension College, Seoul National University (2022–present)