Globalization in Korean Higher Education and Korean Government’s Strategies of
Internationl Education
Jun Hyun Hong President of KAFSA & VP Int’l Affairs of Chung-Ang Univ.
June 5, 2014
Presentation at 2014 FICHET Executive Conference, Tainan, Taiwan
Korean Higher Education At a glance
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No. of Institutions by Type
4-yr Univ. Public
4-yr Univ. Private
2-yr College
Grad. Univ.
Korean Higher Education At a glance
Korean Higher Education At a glance
49%
15%10%
25%
No. of Students by Major in 4-yr Univ.
Liberal Arts & SocialScienceNatural Science
Arts
Engineering
Globalization Trend in Korean Higher Education
Background of Study Korea 2020 Project
Korea : 200,000 by 2020 (90,000 in 2011) Japan : 300,000 by 2020 (124,000 in 2011) China : 500,000 by 2020 (293,000 in 2011) Singapore : 150,000 by 2015 (80,000 in 2011)
War for Talent in Asia
Internal & External Environments Policy
• Extension of Study Korea Project (’05-’12)
• Launching next strategic target in int’l education in Korea - 200,000 by 2020 from 2.4% to 5.4% cf. OECD avg. 8.7%
External Environments
• Expansion of higher
education service worldwide
• Increasing needs to recruit highly-qualified int’l students and more competition to attract int’l students
Internal Environments
• Competence of higher education institutes in international education
• Need for inflow of outstanding int’l students to cope with declining high school graduates
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Number of Int'l Students in Higher Education Institutes
Outflow
Inflow
Internal & External Environments
Internal & External Environments Type of Int’l Students in Korea
Number of Int’l Students in Korea by Country
Main Accomplishments & Challenges Accomplish-
ments
• Training globally talented students through the WCU, Campus Asia Project
• Creation of the GKS brand by expanding the International Scholarship
Program
• Introduction of outstanding university certification system to
recruit/manage int'l students, and expansion of TOPIK
Successful expansion of foreign student population through globalization and recruitment/management policies by government
Challenges
• Most int'l students are from China in the area of Humanities & Social
Sciences
• Side-effects due to insufficient support system
• Constant outflow of Korean students
Lack of customized strategy and supporting system and constant outflow of domestic students
Why do int’l students come to Korea?
Country of Origin
• Alternative policies of developing countries to educate human resources
• Low competition of education in home country
Structural Mechanisms for Study Abroad
Country of Destination
• Planning social and economic advancement by recruiting globally talented students
• Increasing job opportunities for int’l students
• Improving int’l students management system
Changes of Market
• Demands from multi-national business sectors for university graduates with abundant int’l experiences
Increasing Int’l Students to 90,000 in 2011 vs 200,000 students in 2020
Decreasing outbound Korean students: 260,000 in 2011
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What is the policy aim?
Strategies and Action Plans Recruiting More Int’l Students
Improving Customized Int’l Student Recruitment
Strategy
• Listing up countries which have the potential number of the students wishing to study in Korea for Masters and (or) Ph.D.
• Government’s supports for developing specialized program & for promoting academic & research interchanges
• Government’s permit for relaxing entrance requirements of junior colleges
• Recruiting int’l students from beneficiary countries of Korean Government’s sponsored scholarship programs
Supporting Int’l
Students’ adaptation in Korea
• Reinforcing transition/recruitment of outstanding students thru support for job placement of int’l students
• Expanding links for job placement in Korean companies & providing int’l students with more information
• Expanding internship opportunities for int’l students and hosting more job fairs
• Improving communication and integration between Korean & int’l students
• Improving transition conditions and providing communication channels by more meetings & consulting for int’l students
Customized Int’l Student Recruitment
Graduate School for Research
Universities
Undergrad. Program
for Teaching
Universities
•About 21% (19,012 students) •49% from China •61% majoring in Liberal Arts •20% majoring in Engineering
•About 47% (42,127 students) •83% from China •47% majoring in Liberal Arts •26% in Korean Language Studies •8% in Engineering •43% in Seoul Metropolitan area
•Expansion of recruiting efforts for Engineering graduate school •Recruitment of int’l students from
‘strategic countries’ ex. India, Vietnam, Mongolia, etc.
• Focus on int'l students’ nationality diversification •Preparing strategies to recruit
Engineering students • Increase number of int'l students from
renowned universities •Promoting job links and recruiting
int'l students from regional universities linked with language courses
C t i d I t’l St d t R it t
Strategies and Action Plans
Increasing Int’l Student Recruitment
Expansion of Global
Scholarship Program
• Expanding Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) Program up to US $100 million annually by 2015
Promotion of Studying in Korea and
Systematizing/ Seeking Efficiency
• Construction & vitalization of online promotion system
• Expansion of hosting and joining study abroad educational fair
• Strengthening promotion by applying foreign base institutes such as establishing foreign offices
Improving Universities’ Capacity to Manage int'l
students
• Operating a consulting bodies between universities and Government
• Expanding Int'l students Recruitment & Management Capacity Certifying System by Government
• Producing & distributing guidelines for recruitment of int'l students and holding regular briefing sessions
I i I t’l Stud t R uit t
Strategies and Action Plans
Ministry of Education
(MoE)
National Institute for International
Education (NIIED)
Korean Association of Foreign
Student Administrator
s(KAFSA)
Office of International
Affairs of
Universities
Study Korea 2020 IEQAS
GKS
Korean Pavilion - NAFSA, EAIE, APAIE - Annual Conference
Actors in Int’l Education in Korea
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