Hwa Lee is the Director of the Student Competency Innovation Division at the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. With 38 years of experience in education - including six years as an elementary school principal, and service as Principal of the Korean School in Malaysia - she has also contributed to national policy during her assignment to the Ministry of Education. Dr Lee, who holds a PhD in Educational Administration and Lifelong Education, leads initiatives to advance SMOE’s (Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education) vision of “Collaborative Education Opening the Future”.