Engineering Education and Accreditation in Korea

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Engineering Education and Accreditation in Korea
June 16, 2009
Oh-Yang Kwon, Vice-president Accreditation Board
for Engineering Education of Korea (ABEEK)
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CONTENTS
1. ABEEK Vision and Missions 2. Engineering
Education in Korea 3. ABEEK at a Glance 4.
International Activities
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ABEEK Vision
ABEEK Vision 2020
ABEEK will contribute towards public good by
fostering the quality improvement and innovation
of educational programs in engineering and
related disciplines, and by enhancing the
professional competence of entry level
professionals in the fields.
Quality Improvement and Innovation in
Engineering Education
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ABEEK Missions

• Develop accreditation criteria to meet diverse
  needs of the engineering, computing, and
  engineering technology programs in Korea

• Provide effective and timely accreditation
  services

• Enhance quality of education and foster
  innovation in educational methods

• Promote public awareness and foster activities
  that will benefit the accredited programs and
  their graduates

• Ensure independence and consistency of the
  accreditation activity

• Contribute towards advancement of engineering
  education in the global context

ABEEK
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1. ABEEK Vision and Missions 2. Engineering
Education in Korea 3. ABEEK at a Glance 4.
International Activities
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Educational Ladder System
ABEEK
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Vital Statistics on Engineering Education of Korea
Universities
Technical Colleges
Institutions
174
132
Programs
2,347
1,053
Students
513,188
152,391
Graduates
67,535/year
64,550/year
Employment Rate
61
79
Number of Professors
10,784
4,194
Source kedi.re.kr, 2008
Including undergraduates and graduates
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Advancement within Engineering Profession
Professional Engineer
KPEA
7-year field experience
4 year
Engineer
HRDK
4-year university graduates
Licensing Bodies
2-year field experience
1 year
Technical Engineer
Junior college graduates
KPEA Korean Professional Engineers
Association HRDK Human Resourced Development
Service of Korea
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1. ABEEK Vision and Missions 2. Engineering
Education in Korea 3. ABEEK at a Glance 4.
International Activities
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ABEEK Organization
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ABEEK and the Engineering Community
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Accreditation Activity (1/2)
Accredited Programs
Accreditation Visits
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Accreditation Activity (2/2)
600
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Trained Evaluators
Growth Projection
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ABEEK Budget for 2008
3.5 Million USD
3.5 Million USD
Revenue
Expenditure
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Accreditation Procedure
ABEEK
Apply
Select Announce
Selection of program evaluators
Self-study report
Evaluation team
Review of self-study report
Institution/ Programs
On-site review
Visit report
Response within 14 days
Preliminary statement
Response within 30 days
Consistency committee
Notify accreditation decision
Accreditation council
Appeal
Board of directors (Appeal committee)
Notify the decision (final)
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Benefits to Accredited Programs and Graduates
Public Sector
1. Exemption from government-conducted program
evaluation by disciplines
2. Automatic fulfillment of certain requirements
for educational funding programs
(e.g., NEXT by the Ministry of Information and
Communication)
Industries
Company
Samsung Group (17 Companies) LG-Nortel
10 bonus points at the recruiting interview
Ahn Laboratory
Preference during evaluation
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1. ABEEK Vision and Missions 2. Engineering
Education in Korea 3. ABEEK at a Glance 4.
International Activities
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International Activities

• Washington Accord
• Seoul Accord
• NABEEA
• Sydney Dublin Accords

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Washington Accord (1/2)

• Participating the monitoring visits to ABET, RAEE
  in 2008
• Being actively involved in IEA Workshops such as
  Managing Changing Standards, Computing,
  Informatics and Information Technology
• Sharing our activities with other jurisdictions

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Washington Accord (2/2)
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Seoul Accord (1/2)

• A multi-lateral agreement of tertiary education
  in computing and IT-related disciplines
• Six founding signatories have agreed to launch
  the Seoul Accord on December 6, 2008.
• - ABEEK (Korea), ABET (USA), ACS (Australia),
• BCS (UK), CIPS (Canada), JABEE(Japan)
• ABEEK has served as the role of secretariat.

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Seoul Accord (2/2)
2008 Launch Meeting _at_ Seoul
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NABEEA (1/2)

• The Goal of NABEEA
• Level I To exchange information of the
  engineering education and the accreditation
  systems among the countries/economies in Asia
• Level II To identify the similarities and
  dissimilarities
• Level III To seek for the harmonization of the
  accreditation systems in Asia
• Level IV To strive for stronger agreement of
  substantial equivalency

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NABEEA (2/2)

The members of NABEEA
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Thank you
ABEEK