Doctor Honoris Causa Award Ceremony: Ambassador Soongu Yoon

The Vrije Universiteit Brussel was honoured to present a VUB honorary doctorate to Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Soongu Yoon. The award ceremony took place on Thursday 26 October. The short ceremony was followed by a lecture on ‘South Korea-European Union Strategic Partnership and the Way Forward’ by the brand new doctor honoris causa. Ambassador Soongu Yoon is Honorary Professor of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy and Visiting Fellow at the Graduate School of International Studies of Seoul National University. As former ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Belgium, the European Union and NATO, he has strengthened ties in areas such as climate, green energy transition, digitalisation, health, and – not least importantly – peace and security.