Alumni News

Inhoe Ku Appointed the Chair of the Department of Social Welfare at Seoul National University

Inhoe Ku (PhD '00) has recently been appointed the Chair of the Department of Social Welfare at Seoul National University, which is considered a top research institution in Korea. Professor Ku’s research focuses on poverty, income inequality, and social welfare policy in particular the effect of welfare on children’s educational achievement.

The Seoul National University Department of Social Welfare has long fostered a research-oriented focus, and is now one of the most competitive graduate programs in our country. They contribute a large share of Korean leaders in a broad array of social welfare settings, such as academic circles, research institutions, the press, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and social work institutions. The Department strives to cultivate professional human resources required for social welfare and to carry out research for a more advanced welfare system suitable for Korean society.