June 14, 2016 New Challenge, New Power

Global Education in Korea

Prof. Jaedong Lee, President Korean Association of Foreign Student Administrators (KAFSA) Associate VP of DANKOK UNIVERSITY KAFSA Korean Association of Foreign Student Administrators

Established in 1999 for the individual, institutional and national development of the President globalization in higher education Dr. Jaedong Lee

KAFSA’s roles include:

- Organizing the Korean pavilion at the three main • Professor of Software Science, College of Engineering international education conferences: APAIE, NAFSA and Dankook University (1997~Present) EAIE • Associate Vice President of International Affairs Dankook University (2011~Present) - Hosting workshops and KAFSA conferences to share • Appraisal committee member of up-to-date information among member institutions International Education Quality Assurance System Ministry of Education (2016~Present) - Promoting Korean higher education in cooperation with • Member of Educational informatization Committee international higher educational organizations in other (2014~Present) countries such as NAFSA, EAIE, JAFSA and CAFSA • Editorial Staff of University Newspaper, Korean Council for University Education (2016~Present) - Supporting government agencies as well as private • Director of Dankook Samsung Mobile Institute educational institutions in making globalization strategies (2009~Present) Contents

1. Development of Higher Education in Korea

2. Internationalization of Higher Education in Korea

3. New Challenges and the Future

4. Dankook University’s Internationalization Strategies Development 1 of Higher Education in Korea Over the past half-century, Korea has transformed itself from an impoverished, largely ruined nation to a prosperous, democratic industrial society. "Miracle on the Han River" Korea has emerged as the world’s 13th largest economy

 Korea joined the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee in 2009  Became the 7th country of the 20-50 club in 2012  Recorded $500 billion in cumulative exports in 2011(8th in the world) Education a key driving force behind the development

Korea’s astounding prosperity is attributed to the nation’s unwavering commitment to providing high-quality education to its citizens under any circumstances. Quantitative Growth of Korea Education

Enrollment Rates Three components of Korean education model

1. Government’s strong leadership

The Proportion of Education Budget to GDP Three components of Korean education model

2. Zeal for education

Korean Parents’ Educational Expectations on Their Children (2014) Three components of Korean education model

3. Investment in R&D

The Proportion of R&D Expenditure to GDP State of Korean Higher Education

433 Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in 2015

201 Four (4) Year Universities :189 Universities : 10 Universities of Education : 2 Industrial Universities 138 Two (2) Year Colleges 47 Graduate Universities 47 Others National Universities : 18% / Private Universities : 82% 70.8% of high school graduates go on to university (2105) st 1 among OECD Countries for 7 years State of Korean Higher Education

Number of Registered Students in HEI consistently decreasing Number of Registered Students in HEI (2015) : 3,608,071 (4 Year Universities : 2,113,293 / 2 Year Colleges : 720,466)

Number of students in HEI expected to decrease rapidly : Low Birth Rate (1.25 in 2015) and decrease of high school graduates : Government’s agenda and pressure on universities 1.4 in Japan (2014) (No. of Freshmen 560,000 > 400,000 within 10 years)

From quantitative expansion to qualitative enhancement Internationalization 2 of Higher Education in Korea Importance of Internationalization Student Mobility : Incoming International students studying in Korea Student Mobility : Outgoing International prosperity Korean Government’s Efforts to Recruit International Students

Study abroad fairs Study in Korea 2023 Project

Goal To Increase the number of international students

Target 85,000(2014)  200,000 (2023)

I. Management II. Recruitment for III. Support Local

1. Customized 1. CK Program 1. Working Visa Curriculum 2. Degree- 2. GKS Program 2. Overseas Policy Seeking 3. ASEAN Korean School 3. Job & Alumni Support Students 3. Promotion 4. Korean

Language 4. Infrastructure 4. Globalization of Program HEI

Increase in Quantity & Diversify Strategy Improve reputation Quality nationality Government policies to support internationalization

1. Various types of scholarships available for international students - 2,000 government scholarship recipients every year - available for both degree-seeking and exchange students

2. Establishment of the International Education Quality Assurance System (IEQAS) - designed to enhance the capacity of Korean higher education institutions by providing exclusive benefits to certified institutions only.

3. Organization of study abroad fairs - in cooperation with universities and educational institutions. 1.Government scholarships GKS: Global Korea Scholarship

Korean government scholarship awarded to 6,556 students from 148 countries since 1967 2.Introduction of IEQAS

DEFINITION CANDIDATES  International Education Quality  Higher educational institutions in Assurance System Korea - Korean Ministry of Education

PURPOSE BENEFIT  To promote sound standards of higher education qualifications  Exclusive priority given to certified  To encourage continuous universities improvement in the international . Visa Incentive education management of quality . Promotion on official website higher education . *GKS Project  To certify universities with . Government Subsidies excellence in international *GKS project: Korean government Scholarship education program for international students. 3. Organization of study abroad fairs Study in Korea Fair (116 fairs in 83 countries since 2001) New Challenges 3 and the Future 1.Aging society

2010 ~ 2060 School-age Estimated Population 2.Creative Economy 3.The gap between the incoming and outgoing Challenges for Internationalization SWOT analysis on the internationalization of Korean Higher Education

Strength Threats Aging population -Affordable tuition - -High-end technology - Job opportunities for -Government scholarship international students T S O Opportunity Weakness -Increasing popularity of a -English-conducted lectures ll things Korean driven by -Demand is weighted W towards Asian countries the Korean Wave -Industry-academia coope ration

1. Specialization

Government annually invests 2 billion USD for entrepreneurship education in colleges 2. Academia-industry cooperation

- Enactment of “Regional University Promotion Act” - University for Creative Korea Project : Funding 79 regional universities & 28 universities in metropolitan area ($231 million in 2015) 3. Supporting ICT education and K-MOOC Dankook University’s Global Education Strategies Dankook University at a glance

FACTS

Established 1947 Type Private / Comprehensive Founding Sprit Self-reliance, Independence, National salvation Guiding Principle Truth, Service Mascot Brown Bear Academics Bachelor, Master, Doctoral, Korean Language Campuses & Location Jukjeon Campus: Yongin, Gyeonggi Province Cheonan Campus: Cheonan, Chungnam Province Academic Year Spring Semester : March~June (15 weeks) Fall Semester : September~December (15 weeks) Dankook University at a glance

FIGURES Dankook University Campus Consolidation

One University, Two Campuses Dankook University’s Global Education Strategies

1. Improving academic excellence for global education

Increased the number of courses taught in English : Now, 25-30 percent of the entire university courses are conducted in English

Established the College of International Studies : where all courses are in English

Expanded international partnerships with universities all over the world : Exchange programs and joint degree programs run in conjunction with partner universities

Developed a variety of short-term programs: International Summer School - 6-weeks-long intensive academic program combined with culture and language learning Dankook University’s Global Education Strategies

2. Expanding the infrastructure for global education

Built new dormitories for international students only : The university’s on-campus dormitories are capable of accommodating more than 2,500 students

Selected as an IEQAS certified university

: Eligible for hosting various government scholarship programs

Established strong industry-academia partnerships

: Providing international students with job and internship opportunities Built a joint campus in Italy in association with a partner university Dankook University’s Global Education Strategies

3. University-wide support among the faculty members, administrative staffs and local students

• Changes in perception of the university members and students

• Mentoring system and language training/exchange program

• Adopted ‘absolute grading system’ for international students

• Assigning international student assistants to all major department Dankook’s Global Education for the past 5 years Thank you !