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Korea at a GlanceKorea at a Glance

SeoulSeoul

BusanBusan

PyongyangPyongyang

About 100 thousand sq kmsAbout 100 thousand sq kms

48 Million Peoples48 Million Peoples

7 Metropolitan cities & 9 Provinces7 Metropolitan cities & 9 Provinces

GNI : USD576.4 Bil.GNI : USD576.4 Bil.

(per capita GNI USD 12,020 as of FY03)(per capita GNI USD 12,020 as of FY03)

Unemployment : 3.5% in 2004Unemployment : 3.5% in 2004

(Youth unemployment 7.9%)(Youth unemployment 7.9%)

Brief history and cultureBrief history and culture

Brief historyBrief history 3 Knigdoms(BC 1C - AD 7C) ~ Shilla(7 - 10C) ~ Koryo(10 – 14C)

~ Chosun(1392 – 1910) : “Country of Morning Calm”“Country of Morning Calm” Japanese colonial rule(1910 – 1945) ~ Korean War(1950 – 1953)

Authoritarian Regime(until 1980s) ~ Democratization(1990s ~ )

Cultural featuresCultural features Homogeneous people and language : prevalence of egalitarianism

Tradition of Confucianism : high regard for learning & zeal for education

→ excessive demand for educatin

Education ideal : Broadly All Human Being

Tradition hierarchy of professions : scholar – farmers – engineers/scientist

– merchants ; preference for “generalist”

Economic developmentEconomic development

TypeType 19701970 19801980 19901990 20002000 20092009

PopulationPopulation(Millions)(Millions)

32 38 43 47 48

GNI per capitaGNI per capita(USD)(USD)

650 2,324 7,751 9,675 19,830

Unemployment Unemployment rate(%)rate(%)

4.4 5.2 2.4 4.1 2.7

Labor forceLabor force(Millions)(Millions)

10 14 19 2224.4

(2008)

Labor forceLabor forceParticipation Participation

rate(%)rate(%)47.6 59.0 60.0 60.7

60.8(2008)

Economy and educationEconomy and education

1960 ~ 19701960 ~ 1970 1970 ~ 19801970 ~ 1980 1980 ~ Present1980 ~ Present

EconomyEconomyTake off & export-driven in ’60s: export acceleration in early ’70s

Structural adjustment in late ’70s: from imitation to innovation in ’80s

National competitiveness in early ’90: Knowledge-based economy in mid-’90s

Major Major IndustryIndustry/Exports/Exports

• Light manufacturing goods(Clothing, textile, shoes,etc)

• Electronic goods(TV, radios)

• Heavy & chemical industry• Iron industry, shipyard, precision

manufacture

• Semiconductor, Information & communication technology

• Computer, Cellular phone, Memory chips, Flat panel TV and Automobile

General General EducationEducation

• Expansion of primary & lower secondary education

• School equalization policy

Expansion of upper secondary education

• Establish life-long learning infra-structure

• Promote deregulation & diversity

VET/HEVET/HE

• Emphasis in VET(late ’60s)• Separate VET track• Limited access to university

education

• Strenthening Junior College & Open University

• Expansion of HE(gradutaion enrollment quota)

• Curriculum integration & school diversification

• Employment insurance system• Cyber university, credit bank

system, etc.

Formal education systemFormal education system

Graduate schoolGraduate schoolGraduate schoolGraduate school

College/University College/University College/University College/University Junior CollegeJunior CollegeJunior CollegeJunior College

2322212019181716151413121110

9876

General high schoolGeneral high schoolGeneral high schoolGeneral high school Vocational high schoolVocational high schoolVocational high schoolVocational high school

Middle schoolMiddle schoolMiddle schoolMiddle school

Elementary schoolElementary schoolElementary schoolElementary school

KindergartenKindergartenKindergartenKindergarten

Age

Governance of educationGovernance of education

Ministry of Education, Science & TechnologyMinistry of Education, Science & Technology Responsible for policies related to human resources development including

school education, higher education, and lifelong learning

Headed by Minister: Ministry status, the national coordinating authority for

Science and Technology division.

National HRD Committee National HRD Committee Composed of 14 line ministries (sub-cabinet meeting)

Monitor and evaluate the implementation of HRD policies

Educational Policy Advisory CouncilsEducational Policy Advisory Councils Ministrerial Education Policy Council

Presidential Commission on Educational Innovation Council

Higher education sectorHigher education sector

UniversitiesUniversities 182 universities(1.8 million enrolments each year)

PolytechnicsPolytechnics 18 Industrial universities(200,000 enrolments each year)

1 technical college(196 enrolments)

Junior collegeJunior college 158 Junior colleges(900,000 enrolments each year)

Junior collegeJunior college 1 Air & corr. University(230,000 enrolments each year)

17 Cyber colleges & Universities(40,000 enrolments each year)

Qualification frameworkQualification framework

HE TypeHE Type Academic QualificationsAcademic Qualifications Vocational QualificationsVocational Qualifications

Junior collegeJunior college Associate Degree Industrial Engineer

UniversityUniversity Bachelor’s DegreeEngineer

Master Craftsman

Graduate schoolGraduate schoolMaster’s DegreeDoctoral Degree

Professional Engineer

Financial invested in HEFinancial invested in HE

KoreaKorea OECDOECD

GDP per Capita(’04)GDP per Capita(’04) USD15,916 USD26,685

Expenditure per student(’04)Expenditure per student(’04) USD6,618 USD12,319

Public expenditure on HE as a Public expenditure on HE as a percentage of GDPpercentage of GDP

0.5 1.3

Ratio of students to teaching staffRatio of students to teaching staff - 15.4

Survival rates in Survival rates in tertiary educationtertiary education

Type AType A 79 70

Type BType B 74 73

Type A : University, Graduate schoolType B : Junior college, Technical college

Introduction WCU projectsIntroduction WCU projects

The WCU(World Class University) project is a higher education subsidy program

of the Korean government, which invites international scholars who possess

advances research capacities to collaborate with Korean faculty members and

establish new academic programs in key growth-generating fields.

With a vision to enhance the competence of Korean universities and nurture high-

quality human resources,

the WCU project seeks to achieve the two following goals :

- Enhance national, higher educational and industrial

competitiveness in inter-disciplinary fields- Transform Korean universities into world-class research

institutions

ComponentsComponents

StrategyStrategy

• Establishment world class

faculty• Secure excellent student &

professor• Best educational

environment• Gradualistic program of

enhancement

EducationEducation ResearchResearch ManagementManagement Etc.Etc.

• Secure star professor• Creative research in basic

& adaptation• Joint research study with

advance research institute• Expansion ratio of

graduate student• Joint research network

• Financing plan• Raining contribution• Strategic roadmap• Student & professor hiring

by advanced system• Public relation

• Increase foreign student• Joint research with foreign

expert• Lecture by English

language• Journal & thesis

Basis composition of WCU Basis composition of WCU on the worldwide research oriented universitieson the worldwide research oriented universities

Propulsion systemPropulsion system

Ministry of Education, Science and TechnologyMinistry of Education, Science and TechnologyBasic PlanningBasic Planning

National Research FoundationNational Research FoundationEvaluationEvaluation

WCU admission committeeWCU admission committeeBudget controlBudget control

Head of WCU admissionHead of WCU admission

Planning & Planning & ManagementManagement

TeamTeam

PerformancePerformanceManagementManagement

TeamTeam

Dept. of Dept. of WCU AssessmentWCU Assessment

Depute a executionDepute a execution

ContingencyContingencyagendaagenda

Deliberation &Deliberation &DecisionDecision

Which fields?Which fields?

New growth-engine fieldsNew growth-engine fields Interdisciplinary studiesInterdisciplinary studies

• NBIC(Nano Bio Info Cogno) technology

• Disruptive technology

• Breakthrough technology

• Energy science

• Bio-pharmaceutics

• Embedded software

• Cognitive/brain science

• Financial mathematics

• Financial engineering

• Digital storytelling

• Human resource and organizational

development

• Space national defense science

• Business management

(personnel/organizational management)

+ Industrial workforce/adult studies

• Design/arts + Engineering

• Mathematics + Computing + Business

management

• Biology/physics + Philosophy

• Humanities + Natural science

• Social science + Natural science

Actual outputsActual outputs

Total Expense : USD 4,115MillionTotal Expense : USD 4,115Million

Total Projects : 78,882Total Projects : 78,882

Increasing rate : 16.5%(2008)Increasing rate : 16.5%(2008)

Expense per professor : USD60,000Expense per professor : USD60,000

Total rate of national investment : 23.1%Total rate of national investment : 23.1%


Research expense(USD, million) Research project

Research expense Research project

University research projects and expense-scale trend

2,375 2,512

3,2853,534

4,117

5,000

4,500

4,000

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500


Research expense

The scale of research projects and expense by discipline(2009)

Humanities SocialScience

NaturalScience

Engineering MedicalScience

AgricultureFisheries

Oceanography

Art,Physical

MultiScience

Research project

Research project

2,000

1,800

1,600

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

Research expense(USD, million)

143304

792

1,895

660

214

73 32

Strengthening Educational Competencies for UndergraduateStrengthening Educational Competencies for Undergraduate

Objectives

To enhance total quality of Korean university education through:

Facilitating free competition among universities -Performance based financial support

To establish advanced undergraduate education model through:

Developing diverse and competitive curriculum

- Advancing educational support system including academic organization, faculty

achievement evaluation process, quality management system-Continuing governmental support based on selection and concentration principle

Changing times and social demands excellent human resource

VISION

Improve the quility of university education competencies- Reorganization of Curriculm- Improve the teaching competency and learning ability- Expand educational Infrastructure etc.

GOAL

Vision, goals, and strategy


Vision, goals, and strategy

Select and Concentrate on Excellent Universities & Expand Leading Model

Strategy

Educational Competency Enhancement Leading Model Establishment

Expand Leading Model

Establish Advancing Foundation

Support for Competency 1. Improvement of educational environment

and facilitation of competition2. Diverse and creative improvement

of educational competency

Support for Leading University1. Development and expansion of

leading undergraduate education model2. Total advancement of undergraduate

education


Process

2008 • Expand $ 1 billion Budget expansion for higher education • Introduce to formula funding method for financial support• Establish of basic plan for educational competency enhancement • select the leading universities (64 universities, $ 50 million)

• Confirm and announce basic plan • Select the leading universities (88 universities, $200 million)

• Confirm and announce revised basic plan (undergraduate education

advancement plan included)• Select the leading university (99 universities, $260 million)

2009

2010

2011 • Select the leading university (89 universities, $280 million)


ProcedureDept. of MESTDept. of MEST

NRFNRF

University University presidentpresident

management committee

KCUEInformation

posting center

Management/ review/

consultation

Formula and indicator

Confirm and announce working plan

Organization and management of management committee

University selection and budget confirmation

Work management and performance evaluation

Working committee organization/management

Work implementation and management, evalouation

consulting

Selection& evaluation committee

Evaluation report Report

consultation

Trust

Business plan/ achievement

report

Budget execution/management

Result report


Strengthening undergraduate educational competencies

Supporting leading universities for advancing undergraduate education

subject Korean regular 4-year Universities (National, Public, and Private) except for distance universities, and postgraduate universities)

±80 Universities ±9 Universities

budget $ 230 million per 1 year (capital $ 65 million, provincial $ 165 million

$ 50 million per 1 year (capital $ 15 million, provincial $ 35 million)

duration multiyear, if qualified 2011~2015 (2year + 2year, if qualified)

Plan for 2011


Introduction of KOSAFIntroduction of KOSAFwww.kosaf.go.kr/eng/index.jsp

• The “Advances of the National Scholarship Project” has been designated as one of the government

issues in the wake of the establishment of the KOSAF.

We are determined to prevent anyone in Korea From Giving up on learning due to financial

hardship(quoted from the President’s 2009 New Year’s speech)• Greater need to increase the student loans it offers to low-income families, and to lower the interest

rates of such loans, to help the students and their parents overcome their financial crisis.

• We efficiently operate the national scholarship funds by building a customized student scholarship

system so that all the Koreans would gain access to higher education regardless of their financial

situation, which will ultimately empower them to contribute much to the development of their

country.• We specialize in offering student loans for college education.

• Basic principles of the customized national scholarship system(08.5)• The Korea Student Aid Foundation Establishment Act(09.2)

Backgrounds

Objectives

Grounds

Brief historyBrief history

2008 Feb

May

Dec

The customized national scholarship system was selected as administrative Strategy

The Basic Principles of the Customized national scholarship system were established

The Korea student Aid Foundation Establishment Act draft was finalized.

2009 Jan

Feb

Jun

Jul

Nov

The Korea Student Aid Foundation Establishment Act was passed by the National

Assembly.

The Act was enacted, and the KOSAF Preparations Committee was organized.

Korea Student Aid Foundation’bond received the credit rating of AAA(Korea ratings)

Direct loan plan for student loans

Announced the implementation of the Income Contingent Loan Scheme

2010 Jan

Feb

Designated as the semi-government institute for consignment execution.

Began executing the Income Contingent Loan Scheme

The National Assembly passed the Income Contingent Loan Scheme Special Act

and the amendments on the Korea Student Aid Foundation Act.

President Lee Myung-Bak paid a visit to KOSAF to offer encouragement.

Vision & MissionVision & Mission

Loan operation guidelineLoan operation guidelineType Income Contingent Loan-Scheme Student Loan with Amortization

RepaymentAmortize the principals only when the income which gratifies a certain standard accrues after graduation

Amortize the principals according to the prescribed grace / amortization period

Credit Standard NoneUndergraduate (graduate) students with minimum credit levels

Tuition FeeSupport Ceiling

Entire amount of the actual tuition fees Up to KRW40, 60, and 80 million by school system

Requirements

• Undergraduate students at the age of 35 and younger in the 1st to 7th household income quartile

• Academic scores should be higher than 80 for the previous semester and over 12 credits should be completed.

• Undergraduate students at the age of 55 and younger in the 8th to 10th household income quartile

• Academic scores should be higher than 80 for the previous semester and over 12 credits should be completed. (The student loan with amortization is available for the entrants before the 1st semester of 2010 even if their household income falls in the 1st to 7th quartile.)

• Also available to graduate students

Waiver of Obligation

In case there is no other income than the national pension given for those at the age of 65 and older, or the income recognition amount is lower than what is designated by president

None

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