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Examples drawn from the Korean Government’s current policies

on international education

Importance of international exchange and cooperation between

higher education institutions

International Students in the U.S. International student population in the U.S.

Nation Total National Pop.

China 1.3 billion

India 1.2 billion

Korea 50 million

Total population in each country

Korea would rank 1st place

when compared to the relative ratio of students per country

Nation Population Percentage of Pop.

China 194,029 25 %

India 100,270 13 %

Korea 72,295 10 %

Total 764,495 48 %

Student population between 2001-2012

Nine-fold increase within a 10-year period

International Students in Korea

11,646 12,314

22,526

49,270

75,850

86,878

2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2012

Chinese student population has more than doubled from 2006, and stands as the largest international student body in Korea

Demographics by nationality

64%

5% 3%

3%

25%

International Students in Korea in 2012

China Japan USA Vietnam Other

Year Number of Chinese Students

2006 20,080

2012 55,427

Number of Chinese students in Korea

between 2006-20012

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International Students in Korea

: hinese rogram n orea

A language exchange program predicted

to invite 500 Chinese teachers by 2015

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Growing Interest in Korea

Increase in the quality and number

of higher education in Korea

More invitation of international

students to Korea

-’Study in Korea’ Fair

•‘Study in Korea’ Project

-’Study in Korea’ System

•Top 100 Universities in the world

•Global Korea scholarship (GKS)

•CAMPUS Asia

•Expansion of Korean universities

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STUDY IN KOREA Fair

‘Study in Korea’ Project

Invite 200,000 international students to Korea by 2020

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Internationalization of Higher Education

‘Study in Korea’ Project: GKS

invest 10 times

current resources by 2020

Contribute to the

international community

Globalize Korean

universities

A Korean Government scholarship awarded

to 4,000 students from 132 countries since 1967

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‘Study in Korea’ System

Purpose: Provide international students a convenient online, one-stop service (comprehensive resources all on one Web site)

International Student

University Administrator

NIIED Administrator

System Manager

Ministry of Justice (Immigration Office)

NIIED

Universities

NIIED’s Study in Korea System

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‘CAMPUS Asia’ Project

ollective ction for obility rogram of niversity tudents in

Japan

Korea

China

International

Prosperity

Educational exchange through mutual

cooperation and understanding

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