| Joongdong Educational Foundation Korean: 學校法人中東學園 | |
| Type: | Private Foundation |
| Foundation: | 1948 |
| Location: | Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Key People: | Kim Duck-soo, Chairman of the Board |
| Industry: | Education |
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.
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.
| width=100 | Title | width=100 | Name | width=350 | Occupation | width=150 | 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 | ||||