Should Go to a College?(5)

How successfully students of 6 Special High Schools and Meister High Schools get a job

'Bubsung High School(School Enterprise)', 'Seoul Girls' Commercial High School(Personality Education)', 'Suwon High School for Agricultural Science(Customized Education)' and 'Induk Technical High School(Internationalization)' are special high schools where the Korean public should exemplify. 

Expectation on the first graduates of two meister high schools in February of 2013, 'Suwon Hi-tech High School(Industrial-educational collaboration)' and 'Wonju Medical Instruments High School(Differentiation)' is high.

Should Go to a College?(4)

How successfully students of 6 Special High Schools and Meister High Schools get a job

My book was born based upon these backgrounds. Since Bubsung High School, I have pondered over how to engage myself in other cases of exemplary special high schools and meister high schools. 5 other high schools were finally selected and introduced to this e-book along with Bubsung High School. Foundation principles and goals of these schools are all different. 

In addition, these 6 schools aren't yet to be called best vocational schools in Korea. However, there’s no doubt these schools have enhanced unique education programs to bring up young talented resources. 'Bubsung High School(School Enterprise)', 'Seoul Girls' Commercial High School(Personality Education)', 'Suwon High School for Agricultural Science(Customized Education)' and 'Induk Technical High School(Internationalization)' are special high schools where the Korean public should exemplify. 

How Korean colleges can internationalise their campuses to survive(3)

How Korean universities can internationalise their campuses to survive

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

How Korean colleges can internationalise their campuses to survive(2)

How Korean universities can internationalise their campuses to survive

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.

Hiroshima University's spirit encourages internationalization pursuit(2)

Hiroshima University's peace-seeking spirit has driven the school's internationalization pursuit

Since then, International Center has been accelerating the school's initiatives of making various intellectual contributions to the international community. Activities for international cooperation are striking examples. 

The center addresses global issues by conducting projects such as the 'African-Asia University Dialogue for Educational Development Project', a UNESCO's UNITWIN (University Education Twining and Network Scheme) program and the 'Practical Research on Sustainable Development in Central American and Caribbean Countries'. 

International Center also encourages global collaboration based upon cooperative agreements with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Needless to say, the center provides abundant administrative support for these activities.

Hiroshima University's spirit encourages internationalization pursuit(1)

Hiroshima University's peace-seeking spirit has driven the school's internationalization pursuit

As a school located in Hiroshima where the world's first atomic bombing occurred back in 1945, Hiroshima University has been fully committed to peace. Relying on its peace-seeking spirit from the history, Hiroshima University is striving to become a center for education and research that contributes to the global community. 

In doing so, the school truly hopes the message of 'peace', an unforgettable lesson from the past, can be delivered to the world. Hiroshima University's International Center is the firm proof of the school's ceaseless devotion to the peace of the world. Hiroshima University established the International Center last year to promote university-wide international exchange activities.

College Education, a Must?(4)

How successfully students of 6 Special High Schools and Meister High Schools get a job

My book was born based upon these backgrounds. Since Bubsung High School, I have pondered over how to engage myself in other cases of exemplary special high schools and meister high schools. 5 other high schools were finally selected and introduced to this e-book along with Bubsung High School. 

Foundation principles and goals of these schools are all different. In addition, these 6 schools aren't yet to be called best vocational schools in Korea. However, there's no doubt these schools have enhanced unique education programs to bring up young talented resources.

'Bubsung High School(School Enterprise)', 'Seoul Girls' Commercial High School(Personality Education)', 'Suwon High School for Agricultural Science(Customized Education)' and 'Induk Technical High School(Internationalization)' are special high schools where the Korean public should exemplify.

Knowledge Network is Power(12)

'Global Mando', Knowledge Network is Power

- Combination: It is combination that differentiates Mando's knowledge management from competitors. Global knowledge network, product life management program enabled the company to analyze, disseminate and edit explicit knowledge. As a result, Mando's knowledge management was widely claimed a unique system.

- Internalization: Mando didn't stop at the combination stage. Rather, it stepped forward to reach internalization, which means completion of the SECI model. For example, community of practice activities played crucial roles in embodying explicit knowledge throughout the entire organization.

Tacit knowledge such as craft and know-how, explicit knowledge such as manuals and management system, exchanged with each other harmoniously and thus created a virtuous circle of ever–advancing knowledge management system.

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.

Hiroshima University's spirit drives internationalization pursuit

Hiroshima University's peace-seeking spirit has driven the school's internationalization pursuit

As a school located in Hiroshima where the world's first atomic bombing occurred back in 1945, Hiroshima University has been fully committed to peace. Relying on its peace-seeking spirit from the history, Hiroshima University is striving to become a center for education and research that contributes to the global community. In doing so, the school truly hopes the message of 'peace', an unforgettable lesson from the past, can be delivered to the world.

Hiroshima University's International Center is the firm proof of the school's ceaseless devotion to the peace of the world. Hiroshima University established the International Center last year to promote university-wide international exchange activities. Since then, International Center has been accelerating the school's initiatives of making various intellectual contributions to the international community. Activities for international cooperation are striking examples. 

The center addresses global issues by conducting projects such as the 'African-Asia University Dialogue for Educational Development Project', a UNESCO's UNITWIN (University Education Twining and Network Scheme) program and the 'Practical Research on Sustainable Development in Central American and Caribbean Countries'. International Center also encourages global collaboration based upon cooperative agreements with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Needless to say, the center provides abundant administrative support for these activities.

Should go to a college?(2)

How successfully students of 6 Special High Schools and Meister High Schools get a job

Generally speaking, Asian countries have shown highest college entrance rate in the world. 3 major economies in Northeast Asia, South Korea, Japan and China have been in the front line of this 'college fever'. It is South Korea which boasts of the record-breaking entrance rate in the region. Believe it or not, more than 80% of high school graduates in South Korea was reported to directly advance to colleges back in 2005-2010.

Against this background, over the next 2 postings, I'd like to touch upon the intention why I decided to have my first book published. Titled 'Should go to a college?', this e-book has been acclaimed one of the early works on the issue in the South Korean society. 

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My book was born based upon these backgrounds. Since Bubsung High School, I have pondered over how to engage myself in other cases of exemplary special high schools and meister high schools. 5 other high schools were finally selected and introduced to this e-book along with Bubsung High School. Foundation principles and goals of these schools are all different. In addition, these 6 schools aren’t yet to be called best vocational schools in South Korea. However, there’s no doubt these schools have enhanced unique education programs to bring up young talented resources. 

‘Bubsung High School(School Enterprise)’, ‘Seoul Girls’ Commercial High School(Personality Education)’, ‘Suwon High School for Agricultural Science(Customized Education)’ and ‘Induk Technical High School(Internationalization)’ are special high schools where the South Korean public should exemplify. Expectation on the first graduates of two meister high schools in February of 2013, ‘Suwon Hi-tech High School(Industrial-Educational Collaboration)’ and ‘Wonju Medical Instruments High School(Differentiation)’ is high. These schools would be especially important to those parents whose kids soon advance to high schools.

It is a still long way to go. But from the bottom of my heart, I sincerely hope stories of these schools will surely spread to all over the country. In doing so, this book can serve a timely opportunity to have the society slept on the significance of all-pervading academic cliquism-inflation and desirable models of vocational education in South Korea.