Dong Ju Choi has been with Sookmyung for the last 18 years, teaching international relations, political economy, and development models of less developed countries. His education includes an MA in international affairs from the American University and a PhD in political economy from the University of London. Before he joined Sookmyung, he had worked for POSCO (Pohang Steel Company) as a senior researcher and for Seoul National University as a visiting professor. In the academic field, he was the Vice President of the Korean Association of African Studies and a Board Member of the Korean Association of Multicultural Studies. He was also the Editor of the International Journal, APWIN(Asia-Pacific Women's Information Network) during his mission as Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific Women's Information Network Center. He has taken part in government consultations in many policy areas as a member of policy advisory committees in Korea. The ministries include foreign affairs, education, defense acquisition, and the Presidential Committee for Nation Branding. Since 2016, he has been leading the Institute of Global Governance, a government-funded research institute for the globalization of Korean education.