Education Linked to Learners' Lives... '2023 Han-OECD International Seminar' Held

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The Ministry of Education, together with the Korea Educational Development Institute, will hold the "2023 Korea-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) International Seminar" online on the 13th, under the theme of "Education Linked to Learners' Lives."

This seminar is held annually to explore the latest educational trends in response to social environmental changes and demands such as the Fourth Industrial Revolution and demographic shifts, and to jointly seek solutions to educational and social challenges with the international community.

For this seminar, reflecting the international demand emphasizing the need to support lifelong learning and future competencies to respond to the changing social environment, the theme "Education Linked to Learners' Lives" was selected. Related discussions will be held on the recently finalized and announced "2022 Revised Curriculum" and "Micro and Nano Degree Programs."

In the first session, under the theme "2022 Revised Curriculum and Its Direction," Lee Ju-yeon, Director of Curriculum Research at the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, will introduce the "Direction, Goals, and Major Revisions of the 2022 Revised Curriculum." Miho Taguma, OECD Education 2030 Research Project Manager, Kim Do-hoon, Vice Principal of Chungnam Samsung High School, and Lee Sang-eun, Professor of Educational Technology at Andong National University, will discuss "Future Talent Education in School Education."

In the second session, under the theme "Micro Degree Programs: Innovation in Higher Education," Paulo Santiago, Head of Policy Advice and Implementation at the OECD, will present an introduction to "Micro Degree Programs." Following this, Seo Jae-young, Professor of Education at Hannam University, Choi Jung-yoon, Director of Higher and Lifelong Education Research at the Korea Educational Development Institute, and Han Kyung-hee, Professor at the Center for Engineering Education Innovation at Yonsei University, will introduce and discuss best practices on "Linking Education and the Labor Market, Expected Effects of Introducing Micro Degree Programs, and Implementation Strategies for Flexibility in Academic Systems."

Lee Ju-ho, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, stated, "We are exploring various measures by school level and system to ensure education is linked to learners' lives in response to changing social demands, and we hope for generous sharing of opinions from the field for this purpose." He added, "Through continuous exchanges with the OECD and seeking responses to educational issues, we expect our country to contribute to the advancement of education in the international community."

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