The Policy for

Attracting International

Students and the

Developmental

Direction for Regional

Universities of KoreaMokwon UniversityMokwon University

President Kim Wuen-baePresident Kim Wuen-bae

Summary1

The History and Tide of the Study Abroad2

ContentsContents

The Policy for Attracting Foreign Students and the Reality of Korea

33

The Strategy for Attracting of Mokwon University44

Conclusion35

Presentation SummaryPresentation Summary• The World War II made ethnic conflict even worse by

ignorance and prejudice• Seeking for a harmonious relationship by establishing

the UN, and founding the subordinate body of the UNESCO

The Change of Paradigm

The Change of Paradigm

• The active progress of regional exchanges for improving mutual understanding of same regions by founding communities in each region

• Encountering the pressure for each country to open education market of developed countries by appearance of the WTO regime, including education in the Uruguay Round

• The more seriousness of regional universities’ financial problems caused by the shrinking population and the centralization for big cities of Korean education market

• Looking over the development process of the policy for studying abroad in the world, Asia and Korea, and seeking for the developmental direction of the local universities

The History and Tide of the Study The History and Tide of the Study AbroadAbroad

• The founding to aim at 「 Contributing to peace and safety by promoting among the nations through the universal respect for human rights and essential freedom without distinction 」

• The bill on the exchange student program by J.W. Fulbright

- 「 Humanization of International Relations 」

• Understanding and respecting each other, the war and fight won’t break out

After World War II

The History and Tide of the Study The History and Tide of the Study AbroadAbroad

• The enactment of a bill such as the mutual exchange law of education & culture 」 in 1961, 「 The international education law 」 in U.S.A. 1966

Encouraging to attract foreign students actively

• The education of the Soviet Union to attract the qualified talents from developing countries like U.S.A.

• Training leaders of developing countries in the future, that is to stick to political leverage and to develop the economic exchange favorably

Ideologies

• By Thatcher government in England in 1979• The policy that purchase the products for the study

abroad not the supporting policy for it• Developing ERASMUS Program of a short-term of

exchange the study abroad system among the universities by scholarship of EC members

Presenting Socrates Plan in 1996• Expanding exchange up primary school teachers

and the East-European bloc and reinforcing European research and cooperation

The History and Tide of the Study The History and Tide of the Study AbroadAbroad

Rural Integration Pattern

• Founding the organization promoting trade and investment liberalization, economic and technical cooperation in APEC, Asia

• Agreement of founding AFTA(ASEAN Free Trade Agreement) in 1992

• The China’s recommendation of FTA with the Association of Southeast Asia Nations in 2000, and the progress of consultation on FTA with Japan, including Korea

• Founding UMAP(University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific) in 1933 with the movement of regional economic integration

• The similarity with exchange the study abroad system by a unit of exchange of higher education ERASMUS Program in

Europe

The History and Tide of the Study The History and Tide of the Study AbroadAbroad

Asia

The policy & reality for attracting The policy & reality for attracting Foreign Students of KoreaForeign Students of Korea

• 10 billion dollars exports of Korea in middle of 1970s, and

466 billion dollars exports in 2010 – emerging as one of 7 powerful trade countries

• Recording serious loss of the study and training abroad in traveling balance

• Encountering the education market-opening pressure for each country in the world by establishing WTO system

• Realizing the importance the policy attracting foreign students to globalize the university and improve the system

• The importance of mutual understanding and cooperation to develop among the countries by FTA

The deficit by the Study and Training abroad

한국의 연도별 수출액

Reference: Trade Association Data

After 10 billion dollars exports of Korea in middle of 1970s, 466 billion dollars exports in 2010 – emerging as one of 7 powerful trade countries since the volume trade was rapidly increased

The Status of Korean Students abroad

& Foreign Students

Unit : $ a million

Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Korean

Studen

t

for the

Study

abroad

　

　

Primary

School

2,107 3,464 4,052 6,276 8,148 13,814 12,341 12,531 8,369

Middle

School

3,171 3,301 3,674 5,568 6,670 9,246 9,201 8,888 5,723

High

School

2,666 3,367 2,772 4,602 5,582 6,451 6,126 5,930 4,026

University 149,933 - 159,903 187,683 192,254 190,364 217,959 216,867 243,224

(Degree

Course)

109,151 - 98,331 105,893 100,716 113,735 123,965 127,000 144,580

Foreig

n

Studen

t

University 11,646 - 12,314 16,832 22,526 32,557 49,270 63,952 75,850

(Degree

Course)

4,336 - 7,981 11,121 15,577 22,624 32,056 40,585 55,762

The

Study

&

Trainin

g

Balanc

e

Internal

Earnings

10.8 16.9 14.8 15.9 12.6 28 44.9 54.4 54.9

Overseas

Spending

1,070 1,426 1,854 2,493 3,380 4,515 5,025 4,484 3,998

Source : Korean The Statistical 2010 Year Book of Educational Development Institute, The Education Ministry Research The Economic Statistics Systems of the Bank of Korea 한국은행경제통계시스템

The Policy for Attracting Foreign Students and the Reality of Korea

• Being expected to shrink to 7.6% of a half level of 2005 in 2050 by Korea’s low birthrate

• Being expected to shrink from 48.4% in 2005 to 33.3% of the population from 25 years old to 54 years old

• Being expected to increase to 34.7% in 2050 of the aging population over 65years old

Demographic Change

Demographic Change of Korea

Source : National Statistical Office , Estimated Future Population

15-24 year-old

25-54 year-old

55-64 year-old

Over 64 year-old

The Policy for Attracting Foreign Students and the Reality of Korea

• Establishing 「 The Master Plan for Attracting and Expanding Foreign Students 」 in 2001

• The need for the plan on Education Export Strategy for getting the latent overseas consumers for studying in Korea

• The improvement of the university system, and the qualitative improvement in the educational research, promoting internationalization

The importance of opening the education market • The announcement of the detailed plans

for 『 Study Korea Project 』 to attract and manage foreign students systematically in 2005

Study Korea ProjectThe leap as a nation focused in Northern

Asia

The positive development & application of overseas human resources

◆ Foreign Students:16,832 persons(2004) ⇒ 50,000 persons(2010)◆ University Foreign students Raito : 0.3%(2004) ⇒ 1%(2010)

The number and proportion of foreign students in South Korea (2010)

nation Asia Africa Oceania North

America

North

AmericaEurop

e

Total

Foreign

student

s

70,133 584 221 2,594 395 1,923 75,850

ratio 92.5% 0.8% 0.3% 3.4% 0.5% 2.5% 　Source : National Statistical Office data in 2010• Over 90% for foreign students from Asia• The most of Chinese students – the need to focus

on attracting the qualified talents• The enhanced image of Korea by from its rapid

growth and Olympic host, and the attracting strategy of each university and the Korean wave

• South Korea's tuition and living expenses being cheaper than developed countries

• School population reduction pressing more severe financial press in the local University

• Local university applying the policy for attracting foreign students promote locating financial resources

• Appearing for 17 universities attracting more than 500 foreign students by 2008

• There being many foreign students near the capital area in Seoul and Gyeonggi, especially, the top-ranked of Chungcheong-do and Daejeon area of the lower transit expenses and prices

The Policy for Attracting Foreign Students and the Reality of Daejeon

City

China Other Asia Europe Japan U.S.A.

223

(3.99%)

No.3

84(1.5%)No.5

168

(3.0%)

No.4

523

(9.36%)

No.2

4,443

(79.5%)

No.1

The Nationality and Dispersion of Foreign Students in Universities in Daejeon City

29(0.5%)No.6

Vietnam

(unit: person, (%))

Other Asia=except China, Japan, Vietnam

The PolicyThe Policy for Foreign for Foreign Students in Daejeon CityStudents in Daejeon City

• Establishing the education support center, attracting foreign students, operating the internship for foreign students

• Establishing Daejeon International Exchange Center under that, taking Korean language and traditional cooking lessons, and observing a celebration to promote Daejeon city and Korea through 「 New Comer Day 」

• Establishing and supporting the dormitory 「 Nuri Hall 」 for foreign students which can accommodate 500 students in the Expo Science Park through the corporate investment of the Daejeon Government and 8 universities

Mokwon University's Mokwon University's Attracting Strategy for Attracting Strategy for

Foreign StudentsForeign Students• Founded by Dr. Charles D. Stokes(Do Ik-seo in

Korean name) in 1954• The founding ideals of Truth and Love and Serve• Cultivating talented personnel possessing the

Christian values to contribute the nation and human society

• Taking a tradition and pride having contributed to national development

• The slogan called 「 The University Taking All of the World 」

• Having arranged partnerships with 19 universities in U.S.A., 10 in Europe, 1 in Africa, 20 in China, 5 in Japan, 25 in others of total 80 in 20 countries

Exchange with Foreign University

The Study Abroad Policy of The Study Abroad Policy of Mokwon UniversityMokwon University

• Being concentrated in particular foreign students

The improvement to interchange with various

countries

• As the Methodist Foundation, having worked in the country and all over the world systematically by turning out many religious workers

• The importance of cooperation with overseas missionaries - the strengths of Mokwon University

• Having prepared for attracting foreign students by being in cooperative relationship to Mission Coaching Institute in November 8. in 2010

Establishing Korean Language Education Inst.Establishing Korean Language Education Inst.

Successful AttractingSuccessful Attracting

Cooperation with Missionary groupsCooperation with Missionary groups

Effective PartnershipEffective Partnership

Global NetworkGlobal Network

Attracting Direction of Foreign Students

Education Growth Dispatch

1.1. Cooperation with Missionary Groups & Cooperation with Missionary Groups & Scholarship ExpansionScholarship Expansion

Relationship to Mission Coaching Inst.

Recommendation for on-

site excellent students

Education in Mokwon

Univ.

Returning home of the

students

Growth as on-site leaders

Continuous dispatch by

the graduates

Scholarships Details

Hunminjeongeum

Scholarship A

￭ The maximum 20 persons of U.S.A., Europe, Africa, Central & South America, Destitute Countries

- Exemption of the admission fee, tuition fee, boarding expenses

Hunminjeongeum

Scholarship B

￭ The study abroad from the universities arranged partnerships with Mokwon Univ. - Exemption of the admission fee & Scholarship of 50% of tuition fee

Hunminjeongeum

Scholarship C

￭ 40% Exemption of the tuition fee for new entrance

￭ Grade Point Average while at the university - over 3.0 ∼ : 60% exemption of the tuition fee

- over 2.0 ∼ under 3.0 : 50% exemption of the tuition fee

- over 1.5 ∼ under 2.0 : 40% exemption of the tuition fee

- under 1.5 : No Scholarship

Hunminjeongeum

Scholarship D

￭ 30% Exemption of the tuition fee for new entrance

￭ Grade Point Average while at the university - over 3.0 ∼ : 50% exemption of the tuition fee

- over 2.0 ∼ under 3.0 : 40% exemption of the tuition fee

- over 1.5 ~ under 2.0 : 30% exemption of the tuition fee

- under 1.5 : No Scholarship*But, exemption of the admission fee when the students who completed Korean Language Training Courses in our International Education Center, enter

Arranging the partnership with the universities in 30 countries within 4 years

Digging the overseas prospective universities through the cooperation with missionaries

Giving lectures, promoting and attracting in on-site partnership universities after putting missionaries and experts from Mokwon Univ. on specific professors

The professor sabbatical year of the partnership Univ. and the special invitationMaking the close and friendly relationship through giving lectures in Mokwon Univ.

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2. Arranging the Partnership with 2. Arranging the Partnership with Overseas Overseas UniversitiesUniversities

The homogeneity of fellowship with the Methodist Univ. of the world Making the practical & developmental network

The vigorous exchange of students professors Improving the status of Mokwon Univ. in the world

Interchange of degree and credits Improving identity of Methodist Church in the world

3. Making the Network with the 3. Making the Network with the Methodist Methodist Universities of the WorldUniversities of the World

Mainly establishing in countries with the strong Korean wave

KoreanLanguage Inst.

KoreanLanguage Inst.

Promoting &attractingconcentratingon-site Koreanlanguage education Inst.

Promoting&Attracting

Promoting&Attracting

Dispatchingthe one who completed K.L.T.C in our I.E.C

On-sitedispatchOn-sitedispatch

4. Establishing Korea Language 4. Establishing Korea Language Institution AbroadInstitution Abroad

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ConclusionConclusion

• International exchange is to learn the system and culture of foreign countries and bring them to their own country.

• Having the relationships and teacher-pupil relations to people who have got along in the on-site countries, the study abroad, in the long term, will contribute to stability and prosperity of the on-site community by leading to a result mitigating conflicts and prejudices among nations and races.

• The success or failure of Korean study abroad policy is greatly influenced not only bilateral business, academic and cultural exchanges in the future, also Korean security, industrial revitalization, the source of labor, the academic development of universities, the financial stabilization and the internationalized consciousness inspiration of Korean students.

• When we make them of warm admirers of Korea as we manage excellent foreign students in Korea well, after returning their own countries and then becoming the leaders of their society, they can help their policy decision toward Korea to be able to apply to our advantage.

• On the other hand, when we don’t manage foreign students well in Korean universities, they can become hostile toward Korea and constrict our position in the world

• Now, I think we need to establish a long-term policy not attracting foreign students to just improve management and be full capacity in local universities

• We should attract foreign students from Southeast Asia to cultivate talented personnel in preparation for FTA and regional

• It is more important to create the future value than to make a short-sighted

Take All over the World!