The Hurdles to Being World Class: Narrative Analysis of the World-Class University Project in Korea

Jang, Deok-Ho; Ryu, Kiung; Yi, Pilnam; Craig, Daniel A.

doi:10.1057/hep.2015.23

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“…An annual performance review, relevant measurement was the number of SCI journal article publications for both. Whereas in the case of WCU the beneficiary was the participating department and funding was open for graduate students, in the case of BK 21 grants were provided to graduate students, post-doctoral staff as well as junior faculty (Jang et al, 2016). WCU and BK 21 were merged into BK 21 PLUS due the efforts to lessen redundancies in incentive plans.…”

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“…Undoubtedly, BK 21, WCU and the subsequent projects gave students a chance to receive scholarships, and supported regional universities to attract competitive and talented scholars (Han et al, 2018), but the lack of communication between stakeholders hindered collaboration between universities and industries. Additionally, strong intervention from the government seems to limit the autonomy of universities, and since only selected institutions of universities were funded, this has generated tension between participating and nonparticipating faculties (Jang et al, 2016).…”

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Singapore and Korea Towards Creative Economy in 21st Century: Comparative Analysis of Higher Education in Singapore and South Korea

Csizmazia¹

2019

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This paper analyzes the most recent policies and trends in South Korean and Singaporean higher education. The main objective of this comparative analysis is to show similarities between South Korean and Singaporean strategies for their higher education structures, despite striking differences between the emergence levels of the two higher education systems. The comparison is designed to identify their most recent past, current efforts to progress in decentralization of tertiary education towards creative economy; to develop policies in order to increase competitiveness of domestic "world-class" universities; to attract a high number of international students, particularly full-tuition paying students; to attract and retain foreign talents. Certain programs, such as the provision of bonded scholarship for international students in Singapore and WCU in Korea, may appear controversial. Accordingly, the fine-tuning of referring policies and drivers is of vital importance.

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Section: Major Policies Geared Towards Global Higher Education Marketmentioning

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Singapore and Korea Towards Creative Economy in 21st Century: Comparative Analysis of Higher Education in Singapore and South Korea

Csizmazia¹

2019

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“…They now have opportunities to publish articles in national and international journals, attend international conferences and participate in overseas exchange programmes, internships and research fellowships at research institutions. Several studies have shown that these projects significantly improved the research capacity of graduate students (Jang et al , 2016; Kim et al , 2005).…”

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Domestic and overseas doctorates and their academic entry-level jobs in South Korea

Jung

2018

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the development and challenges of doctoral education in Korea. In particular, it focusses on the differences between overseas and domestic doctorates in terms of training, supply and demand in the academic workforce, their academic entry-level jobs and employment status. Design/methodology/approach This study applied document analysis to mainly secondary data sources. The data were drawn from the Statistical Yearbooks of Education, Annual Science and Technology Statistics, the Database for Overseas Doctorates Registration and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Findings The findings indicate that the doctoral education system in Korea, in terms of both size and quality, has demonstrated significant development for last four decades. However, the results also show that overseas doctorates have relative advantages for their academic job entry over domestic doctorates, and the major research universities are more likely to hire those with overseas doctorates than domestic doctorates. Originality/value This study presents the evolution of the doctoral education system in Korea, which has not yet been considered in the international research.

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Doctoral Education Policies in South Korea

Jung

2022

Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

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The Hurdles to Being World Class: Narrative Analysis of the World-Class University Project in Korea

Cited by 14 publications

References 19 publications

Singapore and Korea Towards Creative Economy in 21st Century: Comparative Analysis of Higher Education in Singapore and South Korea

Singapore and Korea Towards Creative Economy in 21st Century: Comparative Analysis of Higher Education in Singapore and South Korea

Domestic and overseas doctorates and their academic entry-level jobs in South Korea

Doctoral Education Policies in South Korea

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