Youngsup Kim, president of the Korea OCW Consortium presents on curriculum openness as a means of improving the quality of teaching at 11 Korean universities at the OCWC Global 2011 Meeting

2. -U.S. Government Policy
-South Korean Government Policy
- Shifting the Emphasis
- The Korea OCW Consortium(KOCWC)

3. U.S. Government Policy toward
Higher Educational Institutions

4. U.S. Policy toward HE Institutions
White House Policy Forum
“Refocusing on teaching and learning”
U.S. The Industrial Research Institute
“The top priority of universities should be
to educate their students”

5. U.S. Policy toward HE Institutions
“South Korean children are outpacing
our kids in math and science. They’re
scrambling to figure out how they put
more money into education.”
President Obama cites the Korean example while
calling for investments in higher education
(2011.04.14)

6. South Korean Government Policy toward
Higher Educational Institutions

7. South Korean Policy toward HE Institutions
Top-Down Approach to Education Reform in South Korea
First plan • Establish research centers within universities
(1979 ~ 1983) • Set specializations for each research center
• Earmark additional funds for future large scale research
• Select outstanding research centers
Second plan
• Evaluate the quality of research
(1984 ~ 1988)
• Require each research center to publish their research findings
Third plan • Analyze research done by various centers in order to prevent overlap of
(1989 ~ 1993) research and increase the quality of research.
Fourth plan • Encourage specialization of research
(1994 ~ 1998) • Promote research of significant international value

8. South Korean Policy toward HE Institutions
Heavy Emphasis on Research in the Past
No. of Average grant per
No. of projects Grant amount
Year organizations project
funded (million won)
funded (million won)
First 5 years
68 396 2,900 7.38
(‘79~’83)
Second 5 years
111 485 5,400 11.13
(‘84~’88)
Third 5 years
160 673 14,200 22.00
(‘89~’93)
Fourth 5 years
108 788 53,300 67.64
(‘94~’98)

9. South Korean Policy toward HE Institutions
No. of participants or
Categories Amount (Million won)
projects
1. Research Infrastructure 3,696 41,104
- Grant program 1,823 17,616
- Regional university development 737 6,300
- New faculty research 654 5,050
- University research org. 482 12.138
2. In-depth Research 430 8,439
- Interdiscplinary research 133 2500
- Research abroad 93 1897
- Local development 75 826
- Humanities/social sciences 129 3215
3. International Cooperation 51 844
- International joint projects 51 844
Total 4,177 50,388

10. Shifting the Emphasis toward
Teaching and Learning

11. Shifting the Emphasis toward Teaching
Korean Students in HE Institutions
Graduate
10%
Undergrad
90%

12. Shifting the Emphasis toward Teaching
Post-Graduation Paths for Undergraduate
Students
Seeking
Higher
Education
10%
Seeking
Employment
90%

13. Shifting the Emphasis toward Teaching
A New Direction Under President Lee
We are renovating Korean universities by
encouraging schools to promote
transparency in the classrooms, share
resources, and contribute to the type of
lifelong learning that the 21st century
society truly requires.
President Lee, Myung-bak

14. Shifting the Emphasis toward Teaching
Students Professors
Regain the Love of Learning Regain the Love of Teaching
• Assist Universities To Have Systems for T & L
• Support Professors To Teach Better
• Help Students To Learn Better

15. Shifting the Emphasis toward Teaching
Korean Government Funding for Teaching-Oriented Universities
• 2008: 50 Billion KRW (~45 Million USD)
• 2009: 247 Billion KRW (~240 Million USD)
• 2010: 290 Billion KRW (~275 Million USD)
• 2011: 302 Billion KRW (~280 Million USD)
60 Billion KRW for the ACE Initiative
(~55 Million USD)

16. Shifting the Emphasis toward Teaching
Advancement for College Education (ACE) Initiative
• Encourage universities to proactively seek ways to improve
their undergraduate education
• Encourage selected universities to share ways that Korean
universities can improve their method of undergraduate
instruction
• Encourage schools to prepare students for the 21st century
by pursing interdisciplinary studies
• Introduce a new sort of quality control (or CQI) and ways
to assist colleges and professors

17. Shifting the Emphasis toward Teaching
ACE Universities
Stage Year / No. of ACE Universities
1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year
1st Stage 2010 2011 2012 2013
(excavation) 11 9 0 0
2nd Stage 2014 2015 2016 2017
(spread) 10 10 5 5
3rd Stage 2018 2019 2020 2021
(continue) 10 10 5 5
1st Stage has been initiated and secured.
2nd & 3rd Stages are yet to be determined.

18. Shifting the Emphasis toward Teaching
Undergraduate
Secondary Graduate
Education
Education Education
NOW Improve quality of
education through the NOW
ACE Initiative
NOW

19. The Korea OCW Consortium(KOCWC)
in Collaboration with Universities in Korea
and beyond

20. Working with universities in Korea and beyond
Step 1 : Building a Consensus for OCW in Korea
 The KOCWC and KACTL (Korean Association of Centers
for Teaching and Learning) collaborate each other to
create an open culture for OCW.
 The KOCWC effectively stresses the need for an open
culture in post secondary educational institutions among
member universities.
 So far, 20 universities have been formerly reinstated as
KOCWC members this year and additional 9 ACE
universities to be joined next month.

21. Working with universities in Korea and beyond
Step2: Working with ACE Universities
An Example: Handong Global University:
Global L.I.F.E: Global Life-forming Innovative Fusion Education
• Create specializations within academic disciplines
• Give students several opportunities to take part in academic
research or join a research association
• Increase its support for its well-established global volunteer
outreach programs
• Home of the Korea OCW Consortium
•The UNESCO-UNITWIN Hosting University
• Global Hub for UNAI Principle 5:Capacity-building in HE systems

22. Background of UN Academic Impact
* UN declared 8 Goals under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in
2000 with the purpose of halving the world extreme poverty and insuring
environmental sustainability, etc. by year 2015.
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
* UN Secretary-General, Ban, Ki-moon initiated
the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) on 10 Sept. 2008,
and launched it on 18-19 Nov. 2010.

23. UNAI’s Ten Universally Accepted Principles-
1. Commitment to the United Nations Charter Vision
2. Human rights
3. Educational opportunity for all
4. Higher education opportunity Human
for every interested individual Education
Rights
5. Capacity-building in higher education systems
6. Global citizenship
7. Peace and conflict resolution
8. Addressing poverty
Development Peace
9. Sustainability
10. Inter-cultural dialogue

24. Working with universities in Korea and beyond
Step 3 : Building UNESCO Support for OCW beyond
Korea to the Developing World
 The goals of UN Academic Impact are in line with
KOCWC’s attempt to involve the developing
world.
 As the UNESCO-UNITWIN hosting university,
Handong is now branching beyond Korea to open
OCW in developing countries.
 The KOCW Consortium at Handong plans to
support professors in Kenya, East Africa region
and China to start uploading lectures through
OCW, with the help of UNESCO.

25. Working with universities in Korea and beyond
Step 3: Promoting OCW for East Africa in Kenya
 KOCWC will work together with Handong Global University
who will hold a conference on OCW for the developing world
as a part of the 10 day long “Global Entrepreneurship
Training” Program in East Africa during July 2011.

26. Working with universities in Korea and beyond
UNESCO-UNITWIN &
UN Academic Impact
Korean Korea
Government: OCW
ACE Initiative Consortium

27. Thank You
Youngsup Kim, PhD.
idebtor@handong.edu
President of KOCWC