Internationalization of Korean Higher Education Jun Young Kim, Ph.D. Vice-Chairman, Korean Council for University Education (KCUE) President, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) KCUE HRK Forum, Bonn, Germany July 4, 2013 1
CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Internationalization of Korean Higher Education German-Korean Exchanges KCUE-HRK Collaboration History Overview of Internationalization Institutions for Internationalization Korea s Internationalization Vision Key Korean Government Policies Future Prospects for Internationalization 2
PART 1 German-Korean Exchanges 130 years of diplomatic relations (since 1883) German participation in post-korean War rebuilding Korean nurses and miners on guest worker program DAAD scholarships Nam June Paik, Video Artist Korean-German trade: 27bn, Korea s 8 th largest trade partner Korea s unique celebration of German reunification Korea is divided and eager for a historical breakthrough Germany s gift of classical music to the world, including to Korea 3
PART 2 KCUE-HRK Collaboration History MoU signed in Seoul on 1 November 2006 KCUE-HRK First Higher Education Policy Forum in Seoul on 2 October 2007 Framework Agreement signed in Seoul on 5 October 2007 Exchanges of students and faculty Joint-hosting of academic seminars Exchanges of university-relevant information (including for degree verification) MoU renewed in January 2013 in Bonn Today: KCUE-HRK Second Higher Education Policy Forum, Bonn 4
PART 3 Overview of Internationalization a b c d Student Mobility Faculty Mobility Internationally Recognized Research University Reputation 5
OVERVIEW Student Mobility 10% Percentage, relative to total Korean student population 8% 6% 8.01% (239,213) Korean students abroad 4% 2% 2.91% (86,878) Foreign students 0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 in Korea 6
OVERVIEW 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Korean Students Overseas 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 30.7% (73,438) 26.3% (62,913) US China UK 5.3% (12,678) 2.1% (5,023) Germany 7
OVERVIEW Faculty Mobility 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% Percentage International Faculty at Korean Universities 4,91% 4,93% 4,90% 4,12% 3,46% 3,12% 2,82% 2,40% 1,97% 1,63% 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 8
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 OVERVIEW Internationally Recognized Research 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% Korean Share of SCI Publications (currently ranked 10 th in the world) 3,55% 3,84% 3,22% 3,37% 2,83% 2,89% 3,04% 2,65% 2,78% 2,41% 1,99% 2,14% 1,73% 1,57% 1,41% 9
Universities OVERVIEW University Reputation Korean Universities in QS World University Ranking (2012) 7 3 3 1 100 200 500 1-100 100-200 200-500 Ranking 10
PART 4 Institutions of Internationalization Embassies KOICA Max Planck Goethe Inst. Universities DAAD Korea Foundation NIIED HRK FAU Busan Merck Fraunhofer BASF KCUE Humboldt Foundation Ministry of Education 11
PART 5 Korea s Internationalization Vision Experiences: students experiencing and sharing diverse culture and languages in a learning community Collaboration: working as a human family to solve global issues in climate change, energy, social justice, etc. Participation: reaching out and supporting through ODA and people-to-people initiatives 12
PART 6 Key Korean Government Policies Brain Korea 21 (BK21) total investment of 2.3 billion, starting from 1999 vehicle for internationalization to support mobility of students and faculty SCI publications rise from 3,765 per year (18 th worldwide) to 53,591 per year (10 th worldwide) Campus Asia Asia s Erasmus Program between China, Korea and Japan 300 students exchanged per year through 10 consortia Global Ph.D. Fellowship (GPF) 20,000 annual scholarship for Ph.D. students 295 top students selected annually 13
PART 6 Key Korean Government Policies Global Fellowship Program (GFP) 290 students from emerging countries Sharing Korea s development experience Supported by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) ASEM DUO Germany-Korea Since 2000 Asia-Europe Summit II in Seoul 50 students and faculty exchanged each year (10% to Germany) EU ICI ECP Germany-Korea Structured exchanges of student and faculty 3-5 projects funded annually, 40 students exchanged during 4 years 14
PART 7 DIVERSITY CUSTOMIZATION OPENNESS SERVICES Future Prospects for Internationalization Diversity in education, research and academiccorporate collaboration High quality vocational and technical training Programs that complement the unique strengths and philosophy of each other s institutions Openness to international students and faculty Only 42% of German universities have ties with Korea Only 38% of Korean universities have ties with Germany Enhancing the quality of services for international faculty and students 15
Jun Young Kim, Ph.D. President, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) Danke Sehr! 감사합니다 Thank You! 16