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Dr. Shin-Bok Kim

Dr. Shin-Bok Kim. Executive Vice President Seoul National University. Contents. Rationale for Internationalization. Challenges We Face in Internationalization. Efforts Korean Universities and the Government Are Making for Internationalization. SNU’s Goals for Internationalization.

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Dr. Shin-Bok Kim

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  1. Dr. Shin-Bok Kim Executive Vice President Seoul National University

  2. Contents Rationale for Internationalization Challenges We Face in Internationalization Efforts Korean Universities and the Government Are Making for Internationalization SNU’s Goals for Internationalization SNU’s Efforts for Further Improvement in Internationalization Conclusion

  3. Rationale for Internationalization To maintain competitiveness To conduct research on crucial national and international issues To enhance and to professionalize educational services and programs To reflect and to appreciate the racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious diversity of any given nation

  4. Challenges We Face in Internationalization (1) • University faculty and staff members feeling • unprepared and ill equipped for • internationalization Transcending the boundaries of academic disciplines and campuses, states, and nations Fully integrating international perspectives into the curriculum and all units within a university

  5. Challenges We Face in Internationalization (2) • Perception gap between students and staff • members about how we can best meet the • needs of diverse student groups • Increasing pressure to provide professional • development opportunities

  6. Efforts Korean Universities and the Government Are Making for Internationalization • Recognizing secondary school curricula in several • Asian nations Recognizing a greater amount of course credits earned at foreign universities Easing rules on domestic universities establishing branch schools abroad Encouraging domestic universities to hire more foreign professors

  7. SNU’s Goals for Internationalization (1) • To increase opportunities for SNU students to • have meaningful contact with other cultures To develop University policies and procedures that promote world-class international education

  8. SNU’s Goals for Internationalization (2) • To increase opportunities for SNU faculty and • staff members to integrate international • dimensions into their pedagogical, research, and • professional development To strengthen SNU’s ties with international alumni around the world

  9. SNU’s Efforts for Further Improvement in Internationalization (1) • Signed over 590 academic exchange • agreements and 235 student exchange • agreements with universities and colleges • in 43 different countries Over 1,500 international students studying and 73 foreign faculty members working at SNU at present 716 courses taught in English (138 liberal arts courses, 269 undergraduate core courses, and 309 graduate courses)

  10. SNU’s Efforts for Further Improvement in Internationalization (2)- Worldwide University Ranking - • Placed 50th • in the Times Higher Education ranking Placed 24th in the number of SCI papers published

  11. SNU’s Efforts for Further Improvement in Internationalization (3) • To increase study abroad opportunities for SNU students By 2010 To increase the number of international students and full-time foreign faculty members To increase the number of courses conducted in English To establish international branches for administrative services To raise funds for international students from developing nations

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