Ministry of Education to Conduct Special Audit on National Universities' Education, Research, and Student Guidance Expenses

Special Audit to Be Conducted on 38 National and Public Universities

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Ministry of Education announced on the 11th that it will conduct a special audit on the operation status of education, research, and student guidance expenses at national universities.

The Ministry of Education recently received the results of a sample survey conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission on 12 national and public universities and judged that investigation and verification are necessary for all 38 national universities, deciding to carry out a special audit.

Education, research, and student guidance expenses were introduced in 2015 following the enactment of the "Act on the Establishment of Accounting and Financial Operation of National Universities," which completely abolished the existing salary supplement-type performance accounting allowances. These expenses are paid to professors based on their performance in education, research, and student guidance activities.

In particular, for student guidance expenses, participation performance in student counseling and safety guidance must be strictly reviewed and paid by each university's review committee; however, some universities were found to have poorly managed and reviewed these processes.

The Ministry of Education plans to take strict measures against cases of improper expenditure found in the audit results targeting all national universities regarding education, research, and student guidance expenses.

The Ministry of Education stated, "Based on the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission's survey results and the Ministry's special audit results, we will promote institutional improvements to prevent the recurrence of improper expenditure of education, research, and student guidance budgets."

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