If the Teacher Securing Rate Is Met, New Departments in Advanced Fields Such as Semiconductors Can Be Established

Proposed Amendments to University Establishment and Operation Regulations Announced for Public Comment on the 19th
National Universities' Full-Time Faculty Securing Rate Standard Relaxed to 70%

On the 13th, students are attending classes at the Mirae Baeknyeon Hall of Sangmyung University Seoul Campus. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Starting from the 2024 academic year, new or expanded departments in advanced fields such as semiconductors can be established as long as the teacher securing rate reaches 100%.

On the 17th, the Ministry of Education announced that as a follow-up measure to nurture semiconductor-related talent, it will publicly announce the revision of the "University Establishment and Operation Regulations" on the 19th.

Previously, when increasing enrollment quotas at junior colleges and universities, all four major requirements (campus land, classrooms, faculty, and basic property for profit) had to be met, but now universities can establish or expand advanced departments by only meeting the teacher securing rate.

The teacher securing rate includes adjunct and invited professors. For graduate schools, related regulations were already revised on the 9th to allow new or expanded advanced departments when the teacher securing rate reaches 100%.

Additionally, the standard for full-time faculty securing rate at national universities will be relaxed from 80% to 70%.

Along with this, the teacher securing rate standard used when universities adjust their enrollment quotas within the total admission quota will be abolished. Previously, when adjusting quotas independently, universities had to maintain a teacher securing rate equal to or higher than the previous year or the average of the last three years.

An official from the Ministry of Education explained, "Even if the total quota changes, we will not consider the teacher securing rate of the previous year or the last three years."

Kim Ilsu, Director of the Higher Education Policy Office, said, "We will continue to identify and improve regulations that are unrealistic or may hinder universities, and actively support universities' autonomous innovation and the nurturing of future talent."

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