Choi Ki-joo, President of Ajou University, Appointed as Head of Advisory Committee for '2025 Suwon ITS Asia-Pacific General Assembly Organizing Committee'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-sung] Choi Ki-joo, President of Ajou University, has been appointed as Head of the Advisory Committee for the '2025 Suwon ITS Asia-Pacific General Assembly Organizing Committee.' President Choi is a prominent figure who has led developments in South Korea's transportation sector, having served as the first chair of the Metropolitan Area Broad Transportation Committee.

The Suwon ITS Asia-Pacific General Assembly Organizing Committee visited President Choi at the Ajou University President's Office on the 31st and delivered the appointment letter as Head of the Advisory Committee.

President Choi will serve as Head of the Advisory Committee for the 2025 Suwon ITS Asia-Pacific General Assembly Organizing Committee, supporting the decision-making of the committee chairman as well as coordinating opinions among advisory committee members and enhancing Suwon City's international standing.

President Choi Ki-joo, a transportation planning expert, obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. in Transportation Planning from the University of Illinois in the United States. He has served as a senior urban transportation researcher at the Seoul Institute, chairman of the Korean Society of Transportation, and inaugural chair of the Metropolitan Area Broad Transportation Committee.

Meanwhile, the 2025 Suwon ITS Asia-Pacific General Assembly, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Suwon City, will be held from May 28 to 30, 2025, at the Suwon Convention Center and throughout Suwon under the theme 'Hyper-Connected Cities by ITS.'

The 2025 Suwon ITS Asia-Pacific General Assembly Organizing Committee, which was launched on June 20, is led by Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun and Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Park Sang-woo as co-chairs. Han Jin-kyu, President of Korea Expressway Corporation, serves as committee chairman, and approximately 50 members from industry, academia, research institutes, and government agencies, including Hyundai Motor and SK Telecom, serve as advisory committee members.