JBNU Jimmy Carter School of International Studies has appointed Professor Moon Kyung-yeon (Division of International Humanities and Social Sciences) as its new dean. The two-year term begins on March 1.

Dean Moon served as vice dean of the Jimmy Carter School of International Studies for two years from 2020, and since 2023 has been serving as Director of the Institute for International Development Cooperation and Head of its Center for Sustainable Development.

He currently serves as a civilian member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Consultative Committee on Grant Aid-related Agencies, an Expert Member of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), a civilian member of the Ministry of Environment's Committee on International Development Cooperation, Chair of the General Affairs Committee of the Korean Association for United Nations Studies (KAUNS), and President of the Honam Political Science Association. He has also held posts including International Chair, Editorial Chair, and Research Chair of the Korean Association of International Development Cooperation; Chair of the North Korea Development Cooperation Division of the Association for North Korean Studies; Chair of the International Development Cooperation Division of the Korean Association of International Politics; and civilian member of the Ministry of Unification's Consultative Council for Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation. He has actively participated in government and academic activities in the fields of international development cooperation and North Korea development cooperation.

Dean Moon said, "Given the Jimmy Carter School of International Studies' distinctive characteristics and development potential, there are boundless possibilities to contribute to the successful implementation of JBNU's Glocal University 30 Project. I will do my utmost to ensure that the Jimmy Carter School of International Studies and the Glocal University 30 Project can coexist and mutually benefit."

Meanwhile, the Jimmy Carter School of International Studies is a new model of an international college established at JBNU—the first national university initiative—aimed at fostering convergent, creative talent for the global era. It launched in 2018 as the 'Global Frontier College,' centered on the Division of International Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of International Engineering and Sciences. Last year, it incorporated the Divsion of Public Science and the Division of Convergence (IAB Convergence Major, New Energy Industry Major, Arts Convergence and Creative Major, Metaverse Entertainment Major, Semiconductor Major, Semiconductor Materials, Parts and Equipment Major) and was renamed the Jimmy Carter School of International Studies, where it continues to grow.