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“New ranking initiative
in the Republic of Korea”
Euiho Suh, Ph.D.
Professor and UEMC Chair, POSTECH
Special Adviser, Univ. of Ulsan & Sejong Univ.
President, URFK, Korea
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Increasing Importance of University World Rankings in Korea
■ Background
– Globalized Campuses and Universities, MOUs and World Summits
– Attracting International Students and Scholars, Inbound & Outbound
■ Increasing Importance of University Rankings in Korea
Ranking News in Korean media Advertisement of Ranking Performance
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High-Impact University Rankings in Korea
- Media Alliance and Fairness (Size-Independent , Normalization)
JoongAng Daily Korean University Rankings
Chosun-QS Asian University Rankings
THE World University Rankings
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Rankings quoted in the media
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Introduction to URFK
■ University Ranking Forum of Korea (URFK)
– Questions
(1) Are the criteria and their weights of each ranking method appropriate?
(2) Are Korean universities fairly evaluated?
(3) Are Korean universities competitive enough?
A National Forum
mobilizing all relevant deans and team leaders of Korean universities
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– URFK Overview
• Topics:
• Ranking Methodologies, Data Preparations, Policies, Peer Review Issues,
Global Reaches, University Competitiveness etc.
• Meetings: Twice a year at University Campuses
• Session: “Theme Session” and “General Session”
– Participants
• 30 major universities (POSTECH, U of Ulsan, Sejong U, KAIST, Yonsei U., Korea U, SNU, etc.)
• Ranking and Research Institutes: (Joong Ang Daily, Thomson Reuters, Korea Economic Daily,
• Korean Educational Development Institute, etc)
• Website: https://sites.google.com/site/urfkreg/– Database http://cafe.daum.net/urfk
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History of URFK (1/3)
■ 1st URFK
– Date: June 12, 2014
– Venue: Sejong University
– Theme: Philosophical foundation
– of rankings
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History of URFK (2/3)
■ 2nd URFK
– Date: December 23, 2014
– Venue: Kyung Hee University
– Theme: Competitiveness of Korean universities
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History of URFK (3/3)
■ 3rd URFK
– Date: October 15, 2015
– Venue: Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
– Theme: Pros and Cons of Academic Peer Review
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Next URFK
■ 4th URFK
– Date: May 27, 2016
– Venue: Sojang University
– Theme: Globalization of universities
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Korean IREG member
■University of Ulsan
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Korean IREG member
■Sejong University
King SejongKorean Alphabet Creator, 1446
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Potential Member for IREG - POSTECH
World No. 28 in 2010, THE (Highest Ranking ever achieved by any Korean university)
World No. 1 for 3 years (2012-2014)Young Universities (50 years Younger) , THE
QS World Raniking: 87 (2015)
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Potential Member for IREG – HUFS
President Obama, USA March 26, 2012
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Potential Member for IREG – Sogang University
President Park Geun HyeB.S. Class of 1970, Electrical Engineering
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Thank you!