Science and Engineering Education in Korea
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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All Science and Engineering General Engineering, Engineering Science International Engineering Education Technology and Society |
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Reference - Educational Research Paper |
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Sooyoung Chang |
| Description: | Abstract: The status of Science and Engineering Education in Korea is presented. Due to the rapid growth in manufacturing industries, the need for more engineers has been increased in the seventies through nineties. About 24% of all bachelors degrees awarded in Korea are engineering degrees. The number of bachelor degrees in science awarded in Korea is slightly less than Japan. But the number of graduate degrees in science and engineering is much less than Japan, Germany and the United States. The most important issue, however, is not in the quantity but in quality of the graduates. To insure quality of engineering education, the Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (ABEEK) was chartered in 1999. The Korea Council for University Education (KCUE) has also conducted University and Departmental evaluations since early nineties. Top ten universities in Korea take most of the research fund awarded by the Government and industries. The most difficult problem facing science and engineering education in Korea is lack of funds compared to the advanced countries. Education expenses for Korean science and engineering education are far less than the G7 countries. Citation: Chang, S., “Science and Engineering Education in Korea,” Educating the Engineer for the 21st Century, 2004, Part III, 91-96, DOI: 10.1007/0-306-48394-7_11. |
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| Keywords: | international engineering education Korea ABET ABEEK |
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Hopes in the Future: The Ministry of Education is funding $166 million annually for graduate education in science and engineering particulary in information Technology, Biotechnology and other areas (Mechanical, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics and Chemistry) in the next seven years. This is the first such large funding for graduate education in science and engineering for Korea. The program for science research center and engineering research center began 1991 which has contributed much for advancement of science and engineering in Korea. Industrial research contracts usually requires immediately applicable results rather than long-term goals. It is important that industries should be persuaded to sponsor future-oriented projects as well as the short-term projects. The Korea Council for University Education (KCUE) has conducted University and Departmental evaluations since early nineties. Due to KCUE evaluations, University education and engineering education in particular have improved significantly. To insure quality of engineering education, the Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (ABEEK) was chartered in 1999. In spite of general lack of funding, the quality of engineering education in Korea is expected to be improved greatly due to the recent special program initiated by the Ministry of Education and ABEEK accreditation activities. |
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| Publication Date: | August 2004 |
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| Download URL: | http://www.springerlink.com/content/u3075h2748138q41/fulltext.pdf |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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