Awardees

#Spreading awareness of creativity, talent development,
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2023 Education Prize Winner

2023
Education Prize Choe Jae-Chun
2006~present Ewha Womans University Eco Science Major Endowed Professor
2013~present Chairperson of the Biodiversity Foundation
2014~2016 UN Chair of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
1994~2006 Seoul National University Professor of Department of Life Sciences.
1990~1992
  • Harvard University Lecturer
  • Harvard University Biology Master/Ph.D.
  • Pennsylvania State University Ecology Master's degree
  • Bachelor of Science in Animal Science at Seoul National University.
Achievement
Leading in promoting the popularization and citizen education of future-oriented environmental ecology.

Professor Choe Jae-Chun is a leading ecologist and evolutionary biologist in Korea. He founded the first 'Eco-Science Department' at Ewha Womans University in 2007, which established a foundation for international standards in integrated education and research in the life sciences field.

He also advocated for interdisciplinary communication through his writing activities, promoting the topic of "integration". In particular, he has been a leading figure in promoting the popularization and citizen education of future-oriented environmental ecology, through the establishment of the Biodiversity Foundation in 2013, YouTube channels, and public lectures on climate change.

Speech