Kim Hong-bae, Hanyang University Professor, Appointed as Director of LH Land and Housing Institute

Kim Hong-bae, President of the Land and Housing Institute

Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) announced on the 3rd that Professor Kim Hong-bae of Hanyang University has been appointed as the 5th President of the Land and Housing Institute.

President Kim majored in urban development at Hanyang University and earned a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from Ohio State University. He has served as the Dean of the Graduate School of Urban Studies and the Graduate School of Real Estate Convergence at Hanyang University, President of the Korean Association of Land and Urban Planning, and President of the Korean Urban Planners Association. His term as president is two years.

An LH official stated, "President Kim, who emphasizes people-centered, region-customized urban planning, is expected to lead future research on urban housing supply, residential area maintenance, and balanced regional development for mutual growth."