Internationalization of higher education in Korea: policy trends toward the pursuit of the SDGs

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the policy trends for the internationalization of higher education in Korea, and suggest a future direction toward the pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Design/methodology/approachThis paper presents a case study of Korea focusing on its i...

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Published inInternational journal of comparative education and development Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 120 - 135
Main Authors Jae-Eun, Jon, Sung-Sang, Yoo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley Emerald Group Publishing Limited 13.05.2021
Subjects
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Educational Development
Educational Quality
Foreign students
Globalization
Higher education
Human resources
International
International cooperation
International Education
Pandemics
Quality control
Study abroad
Sustainable development
Trade deficit
Trends
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Summary:PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the policy trends for the internationalization of higher education in Korea, and suggest a future direction toward the pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Design/methodology/approachThis paper presents a case study of Korea focusing on its internationalization in higher education. In order to analyze the government policy trends and institutional strategies for internationalization, the relevant literature and documents were analyzed.FindingsThe government policy for the internationalization of higher education in Korea has consisted of three stages: first, controlled outbound mobility; second, a major shift and focus on inbound mobility, recently along with intraregional cooperation for both directions of mobility in Asia and third, the beginning of efforts toward the pursuit of the SDGs, which needs to be expanded and systematized further.Originality/valueThis paper shows presents the comprehensive review of internationalization policies in Korean higher education, including the recent programs and changes at both the governmental and institutional levels. There has been a notable lack of discussion on the SDGs in relation to the internationalization of Korean higher education, which is addressed in this paper.
ISSN:2396-7404
2309-4907
DOI:10.1108/IJCED-10-2020-0073