Online and Offline Education
Toward the purpose of promoting Korean Studies and Korean language education in the world, the Foundation has carried out a number of assistance programs over the past 20 years, supporting the establishment of Korean Studies professorships at leading universities overseas, dispatch of visiting professors, sponsoring academic activities, and providing scholarship aid to students. Recently, demand for various Korea-related courses has increased, but qualified educators are far too inadequate in the overall discipline of Korean Studies. Therefore, “KF Global e-School” has been devised as an innovative alternative to address this situation.
Seven universities in Korea have joined hands with 15 universities in eight other countries to kick off the cyber school. The Korean institutions include Seoul National University, Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University, Ewha Womans University, Sookmyung Women’s University, Chung-Ang University, and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. The foreign partner institutions are Waseda University of Japan; Nanjing University and Beijing Foreign Studies University of China; National Chengchi University and Chinese Culture University of Taiwan; Hanoi National University College of Foreign Languages and the University of Da Nang of Vietnam; Chulalongkorn University of Thailand; University of Hong Kong; University of Gadjah Mada and Padjadjaran University of Indonesia; and the State University Higher School of Economics of Russia.
Along with online lectures, the e-school offers academic exchange activities, such as special class lectures and intensive workshops to overcome the limitations of video lectures and to enhance the quality of learning experience. During the 2011 spring semester, seven video lectures were conducted with the participation of a total of about 200 students in China, Japan, Vietnam, and Hong Kong. Based on the result of these demonstration classes, the current fall semester is offering full-fledged courses.
Intensive Instruction in Various Disciplines
The KF e-school program is available for students both in and outside of Korea, but certain courses offered by professors in Korea are particularly intended for overseas students only, taking into account each specific country’s academic schedule and time zone.
The lectures concern an array of fields including economy, culture, society, politics, and foreign relations. Korean Studies courses have so far been typically limited to the humanities subjects such as Korean language, history, and literature, due to a critical shortage of qualified professors in other areas. However, with the launch of KF Global e-School, Korea-related lecture courses are expected to be remarkably diversified and expanded comprise the social sciences, including politics, economy, and international relations, as well as culture and the arts.
[ 2011 KF Global e-School Lecture Schedule ]
School |
Lecture Title |
Language |
Period |
Overseas Partner Institutions |
Offline Programs |
Country |
University |
Seoul National University |
Changing World Order and Korea |
English |
Jan-Feb |
Thailand |
Chulalongkorn University |
Offline lecture in Thailand (1 week) |
Cultural and Social Transformation of Contemporary Korea |
English |
April-July |
Japan |
Waseda University |
Changes in East Asia |
English |
Aug-Sept |
Thailand |
Chulalongkorn University |
Cultural and Social Transformation of Contemporary Korea |
English |
Sept-Dec |
Japan |
Waseda University |
History of Korean Culture |
English |
Sept-Dec |
Russia |
Higher School of Economics |
Contemporary Korean Politics and Economy |
English |
Sept-Dec |
Russia |
Higher School of Economics |
Hankkook University of Foreign Studies |
Korean Culture & Society |
Korean |
March-June |
China |
Beijing Foreign Studies University |
Korean Studies Workshop in Seoul (Jan-Feb 2012) |
Korean Wave & Global Pop Culture |
Korean |
Sept-Dec |
Taiwan |
National Chengchi University |
Beijing Foreign Studies University |
Korean History & East Asia |
Korean |
Sept-Dec |
National Chengchi University |
Chinese Culture University |
Chung-Ang University |
Law and Politics in Korea |
Korean |
March-June |
Vietnam |
Hanoi Unversity of Foreign Studies |
Offline lectures in Vietnam (1 week) |
Koean Model of Political Economy |
Korean |
Hanoi Unversity of Foreign Studies |
Introduction to Korean Society |
Korean |
Sept-Dec |
Vietnam |
Hanoi Unversity of Foreign Studies |
|
Vietnam |
Da Nang University |
Korean Culture and Civilization |
Korean |
Sept-Dec |
Mongolia |
Hanoi University of Foreign Studies |
Vietnam |
Da Nang University |
Mongolia |
University of Humanities |
Introduction to Korean Economy |
English |
Sept-Dec |
Vietnam |
Da Nang University |
Foreign Relations of Korea |
English |
Sept-Dec |
Mongolia |
University of Humanities |
Korea University |
Contemporary Korean Society |
English |
Sept-Dec |
China |
Nanjing University |
Offline lectures in China in late 2012 |
Korean Economics Policies |
English |
Sept-Dec |
Nanjing University |
Korean Business and Management in the Asian Context |
English |
Sept-Dec |
Nanjing University |
Ewha Womans University |
Globalization and South Korean Chaebol |
English |
July |
Thailand |
Chulalongkorn University |
|
Korean Traditional Music |
English |
July |
Hong Kong |
University of Hong Kong, Harvard University |
|
Korean Studies Workshop in Thailand |
English |
August |
Thailand |
Chulalongkorn University |
|
Internaltional Development Cooperation |
English |
Sept-Dec |
Hong Kong |
The University of Hong Kong |
|
Understanding World Heritage in Korea |
English |
Sept-Dec |
Hong Kong |
The University of Hong Kong |
|
Thailand |
Chulalongkorn University |
|
Sungkyun- kwan University |
Management Science and Statistical Methods |
English |
Sept-Dec |
Indonesia |
Gadjah Mada University |
|
Information Policy and Strategy |
English |
Sept-Dec |
Gadjah Mada University |
Offline Workshop in Indonesia (during vacation) |
Human Resources Management |
English |
Sept-Dec |
Padjadjaran University |
Seminar on Korean Govemance |
English |
Sept-Dec |
Padjadjaran University |
Sookmyung Women's University |
Korean Language for Foreigners |
English |
Sept-Dec |
kuwait |
University of kuwait |
Offline lectures in Japan |
Korean Politics and Foreign Policy |
English |
Sept-Dec |
Japan |
Ritsmeikan University |
Korean Language for Foreigners |
Korean |
Sept-Dec |
Ritsmeikan University |
Kim Min-jung Korean Studies Department