Hwang Chang-gyu, the former president of Samsung’s semiconductor division, will be appointed a chair professor at Sungkyunkwan University, the school announced Thursday.

The school noted that Hwang would be able to teach as early as this September, but said it was still considering which department he would join.

Hwang served nearly 20 years at Samsung Electronics, during which time he worked as the chief technology officer and the president of semiconductor operations for the company. He also worked as head of the Ministry of Knowledge and Economy’s office of R&D planning.

He graduated from Seoul National University with a bachelor’s degree in electric engineering, and earned his doctoral degree in the same field at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Hwang most recently was named a professor of the department of social sciences at Seoul National University, but the school later rescinded its invitation after facing strong criticism from the student body.

By Oh Kyu-wook (596stroy@heraldcorp.com)