Have You Seen This Lecture? 25 Professors in One Class, Pukyong National University Omnibus Lecture "Eye-Catching"

Opening of 'Cultural Archive': 23 Professors from 10 Universities in Busan and 2 Entrepreneurs Take the Stage

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] “Why are there so many professors?”

An unusual lecture has appeared with as many as 25 professors in one course.

It is a university omnibus liberal arts lecture opened by experts from different majors, including professors and businesspeople.

National Pukyong National University launched a multidisciplinary liberal arts lecture called ‘Cultural Archive’ offered in the second semester.

Unlike typical university lectures where one or a few professors participate, this liberal arts lecture features 23 professors from 10 universities in the Busan area and 2 businesspeople taking the podium one after another.

The reason so many experts participate in one lecture is that this lecture is a multidisciplinary course organized in an omnibus style by topic and academic field.

It approaches five topics that most influence life?house, food, clothing, money, and alcohol?from five academic fields: culture and arts, science and technology, economics and business administration, history and literature, and politics and society.

Professors with different majors participate to provide various approaches to these topics, totaling 25 experts.

For example, if money is the topic, the science and technology field is covered by Professor Kwon Ki-ryong (Department of IT Convergence Applied Engineering) at Pukyong National University, the economics and business administration field by Professor Lee Young-il (Department of Business Administration) at Busan University of Foreign Studies, the culture and arts field by Director Kim Ki-dong of the Currency Research Institute, the history and literature field by Professor Kwon Yuri (College of Liberal Arts) at Busan University of Foreign Studies, and the politics and society field by Professor Oh Chang-ho (Department of Journalism and Broadcasting) at Pukyong National University.

Students can choose one of the five topics and develop specialized knowledge and capabilities from the perspectives of the five academic fields.

Currently, about 50 students have registered and are attending the class online in a non-face-to-face format.

Pukyong National University plans to operate this lecture for enrolled students this semester and then share and collaborate by providing the lecture to universities in the Busan area next year.

Chae Young-hee, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Dean of the College) at Pukyong National University, explained, “This is a newly attempted lecture method to help students understand the differences in academic approaches to one topic and develop their thinking skills.”

Vice President Chae added, “We hope this provides a new learning experience of interdisciplinary convergence and becomes an opportunity for students to build a flexible knowledge system.”

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