Former Miss Korea winner becomes 'Korea University professor'! 'Princess Aurora' returns after 13 years as 'Department of Statistics Kim Yeon-ju (Prof.)' [Official]

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Kim Yeon-ju has become a professor at Korea University. She is an actress who was active as the Grand Prize winner (Jin) of the 43rd Miss Korea pageant in 1999.

Kim Yeon-ju is listed on the full-time faculty introduction roster on the official website of Korea University's College of Social Sciences and Public Policy. According to Korea University, Kim was appointed as a full-time professor in the Department of Statistics at the Seoul Campus in March.

Professor Kim is responsible for research in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) and is currently teaching the course "Statistical Computing Software" to undergraduate students.

Previously, Kim was appointed after applying for Korea University's "2026 First-Term Recruitment of Research-Focused Professors." Eligibility requirements included holding a "doctoral degree" and being "capable of teaching in English." The position follows a "non-tenure track" system, where a one-year contract is followed by a two-year reappointment after evaluation; those reappointed three or more times receive priority consideration for tenure-track recruitment.

Kim Yeon-ju has a history of working as an entertainer after being selected as the Grand Prize winner of Miss Korea in 1999. She began her acting career in 2000 with the MBC drama "Mom, My Sister," followed by appearances in numerous works including MBC's "Sad Love Song," KBS 2TV's "The Reincarnated Hero," and tvN's "Crazy Love." Her final filmography credit was a special appearance in the MBC drama "Princess Aurora," written by Lim Seong-han (P.B.), in 2013.

Kim Yeon-ju graduated from Dankook University's Department of Theater and Film in 2003, obtained a master's degree from the same university's graduate school in 2013, and earned her doctorate from Dankook University's Department of Communication in 2019.

Subsequently, from 2022 to 2025, she served as a senior researcher at the Institute of Media and Information at Seoul National University, conducting research activities. She is known to have published papers on topics such as AI fact-checking and consumer responses to metaverse advertising.

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