June 2013

Ⅰ. Korean Council for University Education (KCUE) 1. Who we are 2. Our Missions 3. What we do 4. Organization Ⅱ. Mission & Strategic Objectives Ⅱ. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

Ⅰ. Korean Council for University Education (KCUE) Who we are  Non-profit, non-governmental association of 4-year universities  201 members of 4-year university (2013)  Founded in 1982 Our Missions We provide a service to support a development of Higher Education system in Korea by  Promoting a mutual understanding between universities in Korea  Supporting education policies to increase autonomy, initiative, accountability, and quality of universities

 Conduct research on Higher education  Address common issues to policy makers and educators  Maintain quality assurance of institutions  Coordinate university admissions system  Provide training to university faculty/staffs  Provide an university information  Support HE internationalization and globalization What we do Ⅰ. Korean Council for University Education (KCUE)

General AssemblyBoard of TrusteesChairman Office of Management & Planning Management & Planning Team ···················· External Cooperation & Public Relation Team Office of University Admissions Support Admission Management Team ···················· Admission Support Team ···················· Admissions Counseling Service Institute of University Education Information Higher Education Transparency Service ···················· Information Standardization Team Research Institute of Higher Education Policy Research Team ···················· Research Analyze Team ···················· Research Support Team Korean University Accreditation Institute Accreditation Planning Team ···················· Assessment & Management Team Higher Education Training Service Korea National Institute for General Education Secretary-General Ⅰ. Korean Council for University Education (KCUE) Organization

Management & Planning Team External Cooperation & Public Relation Team  Major Work Project planning & budgeting Assessment of project results Coordination of General Assembly, Board of Trustees, and Chair meetings National Assembly-related affairs (extraordinary/regular sessions, parliamentary inspection) Building of member university networks, information sharing External cooperation & public relations Management of website, information sharing Ⅰ. Korean Council for University Education (KCUE)

 Major Work University Admissions Management and Planning - Coordinate a framework for university admissions and its selection Support for Admission Management System - Provide information of university admission criteria - Enhance the reliability and accountability in admission process - Ensure equal opportunities Support for Admission Officers System - Provide standard criteria of student selection - Specialize a role of Admission Officers KCUE University Fair - Held twice each year to provide information of universities in Korea Admissions Counseling Service - Provide an individual counseling for prospective students and their parents Ⅰ. Korean Council for University Education (KCUE) Admission Management TeamAdmission Support Team Admissions Counseling Service

Higher Education Transparency Service Information Standardization Team  Major Work University information disclosures - Provide an information of all universities to students, parents, employers, and government organizations via Alrimi in Korea website at - Provide an opportunity for collaboration between university and other business corporations and research foundations Ⅰ. Korean Council for University Education (KCUE)

 Major Work Research and Publication - Research on higher education system and its curriculum - Publish issue papers Institutional Review Board - Presidential Special Committees’ General Meeting - Post-Secondary Education Committees Policy Forum and Seminar - Address critical issues in Korean Education and suggest solutions Global Internship Program for University Students - Provide an opportunity to experience international internships - Help to develop career choice and plan Higher Education Information - Maintain educational resources and Provide information of higher education Higher Education Analysis - Research on domestic and international higher education trends - Analyze current trends and statistics Policy Research TeamResearch Analyze Team Research Support Team Ⅰ. Korean Council for University Education (KCUE)

Accreditation & Planning TeamAssessment & Management Team  Major Work University Accreditation - Promote a quality and accountability of higher education system in Korea Higher Education Capacity Development -Develop significant liberal arts curriculum and expertise Advanced College Education (ACE) - Promote educational capacities and practices in core curriculum Industrial Perspective University Evaluation - Provide an opportunity for collaboration between university and business corporation Ⅰ. Korean Council for University Education (KCUE)

 Major Work Faculty/staff training - Provide a job description & qualification to understand all aspects of performance of job Ⅰ. Korean Council for University Education (KCUE)  Major Work Development of Liberal Arts Education - Provide a standardized liberal arts education Promote an importance of liberal arts requirements

MISSION We are university association that contributes to universities’ international competitiveness by promoting autonomy, professionalism, information- sharing, and internationalism. Strategic Objectives Support public education & admission systems Promote trust in public education Build advanced admissions system Build trust on admissions between high schools and universities Build advanced service platform using integrated information system Construct advanced system and manage HE transparency service Improve efficiency of university admissions system Research policy issues and support higher education internationalization Increase policy proposals Expand international networks Train future global leaders Provide education and training programs for faculty and staff Restructure training programs Provide trainee- centered program Accredit universities for securing quality assurance Improve institutional accreditation Conduct national project for strengthening educational capacity Improve evaluation system from industry perspective Member university- centered management & improved public relations Reflect members opinions Support overall organizational mission Improve public relations Ⅱ. Mission & Strategic Objectives

DateTitleCounterpart Mar.06, 2013 MoU on Korea-Scotland Higher Education on Mutual Cooperation Universities Scotland Dec. 10, 2010 MoU on Korea- China-Japan Higher Education Quality Assurance HEEC, NIAD-UE Oct. 22, 2010 MoU on Korea-China Higher Education Quality Assurance Enhancement and Cooperation HEEC (Higher Education Evaluation Center of the Ministry of Education: Higher Education Evaluation Center of the Ministry of Education of People’s Republic of China) Aug. 19, 2010 MoU on Korea-Japan Higher Education Quality Assurance Enhancement and Cooperation NIAD-UE (National Institute for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation in Japan) Jul. 01, 2009MoU on Mutual Cooperation ACE (American Council on Education) Ⅲ. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

DateTitleCounterpart Mar. 24, 2009MoU on Mutual Cooperation WASC (Western Association of Schools & Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges & Universities) Feb. 19, 2008MoU for Enhancing Mutual Cooperation ANiEi (Asociacion Nacional de Instituciones de Educacion en Tecnologias de Information A.C.) Feb. 15, 2008MoU for Enhancing Cooperation CONEAU (Consejo Nacional Evaluacion, Acreditacion y Certificacion de la Calidad de la Educacion Universitaria, Peru) Oct. 05, 2007Korea-German Academic Links Agreement German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) Nov. 01, 2006MoU on Mutual Cooperation German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) Ⅲ. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)