Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) said on the 5th that President Park Seon-gyu was elected as the new chair of the Council of Presidents of Government-Funded Science and Technology Institutes.
The council held the "2025 4th regular meeting" on the 4th at KICT's headquarters in Goyang, Gyeonggi, and elected President Park Seon-gyu as the new chair. Park's term as the new chair will run for two years starting in Jan. 2026.
The council is a consultative body of heads of institutions established to promote consultations and mutual cooperation on common interests of government-funded institutions in the field of science and technology. Since its launch in 1994, it has pursued activities such as operating the funded institutions and identifying policy alternatives. Including KICT, which hosted this regular meeting, 52 government-funded institutions nationwide, including those in Daejeon, Seoul, Gwangju, and Sejong, are participating.
Park Seon-gyu, the new chair, said, "At the government level, nurturing science and technology talent is currently being cited as the top priority," and added, "To secure global science and technology competitiveness, the entire council, including our institute, will spare no continuous effort."