The Joongdong Educational Foundation () is a private school corporation that operates Joongdong High School and Joongdong Middle School. Founded in 1906 as the Joongdong School (중동학교), the Joongdong Foundation was brought to its current form in 1948.
History
For 17 years (1994–2011), the Samsung Group funded the Joongdong Foundation for 17, bringing it up as a leading private school corporation in South Korea.
Currently, the foundation operates 2 schools and is led by a board of trustees that consists of 7 members. The chairman of the board is Kim Duck-soo.
Current Board of Trustees Title Name Occupation Term Trustee Chairman Kim Duck-soo Chairman, Gwanak Educational Foundation 2012 1/1 ~ 2016 1/9 Member Kim Sung-duk Official, Ministry of Education 2012 4/30 ~ 2016 4/30 Yoo Mu-sung Chairman, Samyoung Chemical Co., Ltd. 2012 4/30 ~ 2016 4/30 Shim Jae-gon President, Korea Environment & Resources Corporation 2012 4/30 ~ 2016 4/30 Kim Byung-taek Professor, Sungkyunkwan University 2010 4/6 ~ 2014 4/6 Chun Yong-uk Vice President, Usong University 2012 5/29 ~ 2016 5/29 Song Young-soo Professor, Hanyang University 2010 4/6 ~ 2014 4/6 Audit Audit Kim Ho-geun President, Korea Authorized Textbooks 2012 4/14 ~ 2016 4/14
References
네이버 백과사전 http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=821236, 경향신문 1994년 3월 27일, 동아일보 http://news.donga.com/3/all/20111020/41272405/1 학교법인 중동학원 www.joongdong.org 중동학원