Industry-school collaboration model of TAFE's vocational education in Australia and its implication to Korea(6)

Industry-school collaboration model of TAFE's vocational education in Australia and its implication to Korea 

As a consequence, vocational training at the high school or higher education level hasn't been properly developed. Rather, vocational education schools have been regarded as places for less smart students and thus haven't provided timely and practical training to meet industries' ever-changing need. 

However, time is shifting rapidly. The corporate sector as a whole is strongly asking industry-oriented vocational education.

Industry-school collaboration model of TAFE's vocational education in Australia and its implication to Korea(5)

Industry-school collaboration model of TAFE's vocational education in Australia and its implication to Korea

In Korea, as many as 70~80% high school graduates advance to colleges or universities for their higher education. Many of them just sticks to colleges regardless of their dreams or aptitude. It is mainly because they have not been welcomed and respected by others without a bachelor's degree. 

Partly originated from the Confucian culture, a college degree has guaranteed job security and decent income in the Korean society. That's why most parents push their kids to go to a college even though their sons and daughters aren't interested in an academic career.

Industry-school collaboration model of TAFE's vocational education in Australia and its implication to Korea(3)

Industry-school collaboration model of TAFE's vocational education in Australia and its implication to Korea

Vocational training at the secondary and higher education level in Korea has stayed less estimated for a long time. It has a long way to go in both hardware and software aspects. If my research contributes to awaken the Korean society of the significance of up-to-date vocational education and come up with actual changes, I'll be happily taking any troubles to complete this project. 

By introducing the sophisticated vocational education model of TAFE, public awareness of Australia in Korea will be expected to be higher.

TAFE's vocational education in Australia and its implication to Korea(6)

Industry-school collaboration model of TAFE's vocational education in Australia and its implication to Korea

As a consequence, vocational training at the high school or higher education level hasn't been properly developed. Rather, vocational education schools have been regarded as places for less smart students and thus haven't provided timely and practical training to meet industries' ever-changing need. 

However, time is shifting rapidly. The corporate sector as a whole is strongly asking industry-oriented vocational education.

TAFE's vocational education in Australia and its implication to Korea(5)

Industry-school collaboration model of TAFE's vocational education in Australia and its implication to Korea

In Korea, as many as 70-80% high school graduates advance to colleges or universities for their higher education. Many of them just sticks to colleges regardless of their dreams or aptitude. It is mainly because they have not been welcomed and respected by others without a bachelor's degree. 

Partly originated from the Confucian culture, a college degree has guaranteed job security and decent income in the Korean society. That's why most parents push their kids to go to a college even though their sons and daughters aren't interested in an academic career.

TAFE's vocational education in Australia and its implication to Korea(3)

Industry-school collaboration model of TAFE's vocational education in Australia and its implication to Korea

Vocational training at the secondary and higher education level in Korea has stayed less estimated for a long time. It has a long way to go in both hardware and software aspects. 

If my research contributes to awaken the Korean society of the significance of up-to-date vocational education and come up with actual changes, I'll be happily taking any troubles to complete this project. 

How Korean colleges can internationalise their campuses to survive(1)

How Korean universities can internationalise their campuses to survive

Korean higher education institutions are facing serious challenges, such as difficulty in filling government's annual freshman quotas. There is also the great imbalance between the number of foreign students coming to study in Korea and the number of Korean students going overseas. 

With the opening of the Korean education market, they now need to internationalise their campuses for future survival, according to Mr Insoo Cho, Director of Administration & Strategic Planning at Yonsei University. 

Doshisha University introduced degree programs for international students(1)

Doshisha University newly launched two degree programs for international students as part of its globalization pursuit

Doshisha University in Kyoto has been gathering pace for its ongoing journey to globalization. Upholding 'Internationalism' as its educational principle throughout the 136-year-long history, the school has been credited to play an important role in promoting the globalization of higher education in Japan. 

As a result, Doshisha University was chosen one of the 13 core universities for Japanese government's 'Global 30 International Education and Research Initiative' in 2009. Professor Nobuhiro Tabata, Vice President of Doshisha University disclosed: 

"Today in nearly every aspect of society we face issues that are global in scale. As citizens of the world, Doshisha University is committed to providing as high a standard of education as possible relevant to the challenges of future generations and prepares citizens to act with greater awareness and understanding of these challenges."

How I became interested in Southeast Asia(4)

Brief story of how I became interested in Southeast Asia including Indonesia

This role gave me an opportunity to be hired by QS Asia, an Asia-Pacific branch of QS. As a marketing and PR director for the Korean and Japanese market, I went back and forth between Singapore and Seoul in 2011~2012. 

In doing so, I could observe the situation of the contemporary higher education industry in Asia. Actually, this is when I was seriously linked to Southeast Asia first. The reason is that I stayed and worked in Singapore, the most-advanced country in the region.

It was Indonesia in which country I was involved after Singapore. Around the summer of 2013, I made up my mind to apply for a position at a newly-established company by my Indonesian friend and Korean friend in Bandung, Indonesia. 

Thoughts on Vocational Education(5)

Vocational Education in South Korea and Australia

In Korea, as many as 70~80% high school graduates advance to colleges or universities for their higher education. Many of them just sticks to colleges regardless of their dreams or aptitude. 

It is mainly because they have not been welcomed and respected by others without a bachelor's degree. Partly originated from the Confucian culture, a college degree has guaranteed job security and decent income in the Korean society. 

That's why most parents push their kids to go to a college even though their sons and daughters aren't interested in an academic career. As a consequence, vocational training at the high school or higher education level hasn't been properly developed.

Thoughts on Vocational Education(3)

Vocational Education in South Korea and Australia

Vocational training at the secondary and higher education level in Korea has stayed less estimated for a long time. It has a long way to go in both hardware and software aspects. 

If my research contributes to awaken the Korean society of the significance of up-to-date vocational education and come up with actual changes, I'll be happily taking any troubles to complete this project. 

Thoughts on Vocational Education(1)

Vocational Education in South Korea and Australia

Australia has been acclaimed as one of the best providers of high quality vocational training at the secondary and higher education level. 

TAFE(Technical and Further Education) has been at the center of such advanced vocational education system in Australia. What distinguishes TAFEs most is that TAFEs have established solid cooperative relationship with industries over decades. 

Through this project, I sincerely hope to see the systematic vocational training on the spot and learn lessons from the industry-school collaboration model.

How Korean universities can internationalise their campuses to survive

How Korean universities can internationalise their campuses to survive

Korean higher education institutions are facing serious challenges, such as difficulty in filling government’s annual freshman quotas. There is also the great imbalance between the number of foreign students coming to study in Korea and the number of Korean students going overseas.

With the opening of the Korean education market, they now need to internationalise their campuses for future survival, according to Mr Insoo Cho, Director of Administration & Strategic Planning at Yonsei University.

In his book "Internationalisation of the Campus: The case of two major Korean private universities", he noted that internationalisation was a complex and comprehensive procedure involving many different stakeholders and offices, and huge financial resources. 

"Such complex characteristics can cause uncertainty and disintegration within an institution. Successful results require a wellwoven strategic plan, which can save time, capital and energy. It can also lead the institution's internationalisation efforts in the right direction," he added.

From his research on Yonsei and Korea Universities, he found that internationalisation at these two institutions was overly programme-focused and lacked proper organisational strategies. He also noted that programme-oriented internationalisation involved mainly students, with very limited participation by departments. "It is therefore important to include all constituencies and departments through a comprehensive institution-wide process," Mr Cho commented in his book.