{
  "id": 17169145,
  "title": "Sungkyunkwan University President Yoo reappointed for second term",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/sungkyunkwan-university-president-yoo-reappointed-for-second-term-17169145",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T03:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20261030/sungkyunkwan-university-president-yoo-reappointed-for-second-term"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sungkyunkwan University President Yoo Ji-beom has been reappointed for a second four-year term, effective from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2030. The university's board of trustees approved the reappointment, praising Yoo for enhancing the institution's research capabilities and global competitiveness, particularly through improvements in international university rankings. The university's global standing improved significantly, rising 19 places to 68th among 2,297 institutions worldwide in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and ranking first among private universities in Korea.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}