Dr. Sun-Kyung Lee is a Professor of Science Education at Cheongju National University of Education in Korea. Her research interests lie in curriculum development, teaching-learning strategies, teacher education and the whole school approaches in SE, EE and ESD. She has been actively involved in Science Education(SE), Environmental Education(EE) and Education for Sustainable Development(ESD) domestically and internationally since her contribution of policy development of national strategy for UN Decade of ESD in Korea in 2005. Professor Lee served as the president of Korean Society of Environmental Education in 2018-2019, and she has served as a Chair of ESD Committee in Korea National Commission of UNESCO since 2018, and a Co-Chair of Environmental Education Committee in Ministry of Environment since 2020. She has also served as a member of Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth since 2021.  

Professor Lee well understands the demands of close international cooperation in EE and ESD, and has shown meaningful activities with TEEN (Tripartite Environmental Education Network among China, Japan and Korea), ENSI (Environment and School Initiatives) and UNESCO.