Creative Learning

Happy Education for AllCreative Talent Shapes the Future





Schools that nurture Higher education that Vocational education that dreams and talents responds to social demands meets labor market demandsExpansion of Exam-Free Semester University reform to resolve NCS-based vocational education to excessive demand raise employment rate of high school graduatesImprovement of school culture for Expansion of courses that meet social Expansion of “Dual System ofholistic development of students demand to resolve labor market Work and Study” mismatch

Expanding equal educational Ensuring safe school Improving status of Korean opportunity environment education on global stageImplementation of mandatory cooling- Announcement of “Comprehensive Successful hosting of World Educationoff period for drop-out students Safety Plan in Education”(November Forum (May 2015) and advocacy of Global Citizenship Education 34,429 2014) “…the defenses of peace must be 28,502 constructed…the answer lies in no other than “education”, and accordingly Global Citizenship Introduced “Safety” Conducted school Education must be disseminate and strengthened subject in the safety inspection further.” revised national across country (3 times per year) (Speech by President Park Geun-hye curriculum of 2015 at UNESCO on 1st December 2015) 2013 2014 Sharing Korea’s education development experience withNo. of Drop-out Students developing countries in Africa and Latin AmericaIntroduction of family income- Student suicide rate dropped bylinked half tuition fee system supporting at-risk students 87 rounds of bilateral 30 MOUs signedTotal tuition fee 14 trillion KRW 123 118 meetings held2 trillion KRW government 7 trillion KRW 93 + 2013-2015 International Cooperation Records university12 trillion KRW student 7 trillion KRW ’11 ’15 ’13 ’14 ’15Family income-linked Tuition Fee No. of Students committed Suicide



Happy Education for All,Fostering Creative Talent who Open up the FutureWe will foster We will resolve We will acceleratecreative future mismatch in labor transition to meritocratic talent market society Education that Human resources Education that Safe school Korean educationnurtures dreams and that meet social leaves no child left environment that leads the world talents demand behind

1. Providing Education that nurtures Dreams and Talents

For Successful Implementation of Exam-Free Semester!Full implementation of Completing field inspection before the first semester beginsexam-free semester Providing 1:1 consulting for teachers and leading/new schoolsSchool reform through Operating pilot schools for the implementation of project/debate-based classespromotion of exam-free (2016: 100 schools)semester Reforming the way students’ school records are written, as well as NEISBridging local divide in “Video mentoring on career planning” are provided to all middle schools in hard-to-career planning reach areas (1,228 schools)opportunities Creating “career villages”Improving career ※ (Daejeon) National Research Council of Science and Technology, (Ulsan) Hyundai Motors, etc.planning services Developing and distributing “career map” (2016)Encouraging Establishing a single information portal on exam-free semester (2016)participation of parents Introducing certification system of excellent career exploration (2016)in exam-free semester Parents are invited to participate in classes as part of class demonstration for 1-2 times during the Exam-Free Semester (2016-)

For National Curriculum that Fosters Creative Talent!Fun mathematics education, and National Curriculum that fosters Mandatory software education forpractical English education creative talent primary and secondary studentsPreventing middle school students Developing learner-oriented textbooks Designating two leading local offices offrom giving up on math altogether and providing trainings to teachers for education and 900 leading schools inby providing remedial math classes smooth implementation of 2015 SW education National CurriculumExpanding e-book and speaking/writing Developing and disseminating block-basedEnglish programs Ensuring active student participation programming tools throughout the learning process in the Providing SW training for 3,500 in-service classroom primary school teachers and 400 secondary school teachers Students’ school records are to contain student-specific features and their development progress (2016)Organizing consulting panels of English teachersand provide more trainings for English teachers

For Happy Educationthat pursues Students’ Holistic Development!Character education Arts and physical education History and unification educationImplement the “Five-Year Plan for Stimulate arts education by encouraging Develop objective history textbooks basedCharacter Education” the creation of student orchestra (500 on the values of the Constitution (~ Dec. schools), drama clubs (300 schools), and 2016)Introduce character education courses musical clubs (180 schools) ※ Conduct feasibility test before distributingduring teacher training for pre-service Support providing musical instruments to across schools (’Nov-Dec. 2016)and in-service teachers (2017) schools (1,200 schools) to encourage students to play at least one musical Designate and operate schools that haveDevelop media literacy courses to instrument unification study clubs (100 schools), andenhance students’ ability to analyze Encourage students to join at least one run pilot schools to prepare for unificationmedia information (15 pilot schools) sport club (2 schools) Expand swimming classes Provide various opportunities to engage in unification activities and programs by working closely with relevant ministries, including the Ministry of Unification

For School Education that Teachers and Students Satisfy!Capacity-building for College entrance exam ingeneral high schools accordance with national curriculumGeneral high schools with special focuses onspecific subjects will be increased to 300 Highly respected teachers College entrance exam will beschools by 2017 administered only based on the national※ Currently, there are schools focusing on science, Result of efforts to reduce teachers’ curriculumarts and physical education, but the subject areas administrative workload will be used in thewill be expanded to include foreign language, evaluation on local offices of education Korean history subject will also be testedsocial studies and economics in the college entrance exam “Voluntary sabbatical leave system” will bePrograms calibrated to each student’s ability introduced to teachers who have worked for Internet portal that provides customizedlevel will be provided to cater to individual more than ten years information on college admissions will beacademic needs established (adiga.go.kr, in 2016)The first semester for10th graders will be Capacity-building training will be provided to new“intensive career planning semester” in 37 teachers (from six months up to one year)pilot high schools ※ Class hours will be reduced and more consulting services will be provided to teachers “Metal health support centers” and programs will be expanded for teachers (2016)

2. Fostering Human Resources that meet Social Demand

For University Reform!Pushing for university reform Reorganizing college courses to meet social demands Immediate enactment of University Reform Act Resolving Student enrollment will be increased for courses that have high mismatch in demand (e.g. engineering) Reduction of student enrollment higher education ※ PRIME project will receive 2 billion Korean won of financial support and restriction on financial support, as well as provision on consulting sector Humanities capacity-building for universities to support pillars of creative economy Transforming regional universities ※ 6 billion Korean won for CORE project into vocational schools Come up with plans to promote industry-university cooperation in line with employment ※ Establishment of Five-Year Plan on Industry-University Cooperation, and plans for Post-LINC projectBuilding universities’ education Increasing autonomy and and research capacities accountability of universities Expanding K-MOOC courses and credit exchange among universities Come up with plans to develop public universities (2016) ※ No. of K-MOOC courses (27 120) Come up with financial plans to ensure universities to live up 5-year course that combine bachelor’s and master’s courses will be to their founding ideologies and their specialty (2016) introduced for some sectors such as engineering and business management Raise social responsibility and transparency of private schools, The period during which individual researchers are financially supported for and strengthen regulation for the prevention of corruption their research will be expanded from three years to ten years

For Vocational Education that Students Needs!Delivering college courses customized to social needs Delivering employment training tailored toto guarantee employment after graduation students’ needsIncrease student enrollment in Expand participation of private Performance of colleges’ efforts in supporting their students will becollege courses customized to companies in curriculum reflected on their ex-post evaluation, which will determine thesocial needs to 15,000 by 2017 development and student amount of financial support they receive from the government to be recruitment (under cooperation used in projects such as LINC, PRIME, CK, SCK, etc between colleges and companies) Support online courses such as K- Capacity-building for humanities students MOOC Job fairs will be held for students attending regional collegesProviding one-stop employment training and Supporting entrepreneurshipconsulting services education for job creationDeliver one-stop support to job-seeking students, as well as students Dissemination of excellent models of job training and entrepreneurshipwho wish to set up their own business by connecting training and education by closely working with relevant agencies, such as Small andconsulting systems Medium Business Administration ※ No. of students enrolled in start-up friendly courses: (2015) 176,000 (2016) 185,000 300 best start-up student clubs will be selected and supported Establish start-up friendly bachelor degree courses

For Expanding Apprenticeship-based Dual System ofWork-Study ModelExpanding apprenticeship- Delivering NCS-based schools based educationIncrease participation of Diversify apprenticeship-based Implement NCS-based curriculum in allcompanies in apprenticeship- school models specialized high schools and Meister Highbased school programs Schools from 2016 Expand NCS-based curriculum in juniorReduce companies’ financial Introduce a system that invites collegesburden of training students parents for class observation (2016) Promoting NCSDisseminating “Dual System infrastructureof Work and Study” model Finalize developing NCS-basedPromote Uni-Tech, a system that combines specialized high school learning materialsand junior college systems, which guarantees employment aftergraduation Come up with plan for developing Korean-style NQFDisseminate best field learning-based models across colleges

For Revitalizing High School Graduates’ Employment,Expanding “Job First-University Later” Job First University LaterActively respond to the high unemployment rate of high Expand support for high school graduates who decideschool graduates by expanding specialized high schools and to go on to college after spending some time working atMeister High Schools (up to 30%) a company※ Specialized high schools and Meister High Schools will maintainthe current student enrollment (330,000) even if the number ofoverall high school students nationwide decreases in the futureRaise employment rates of graduates of specialized Open new courses designed to cater to the needs of studentshigh schools and Meister high schools who decide to go on to college after getting a job (63 schools, 128 courses) Foster excellent lifelong education colleges (up to 8 schools) Reform higher education system to support students who go on to college after spending some time working at a company after high school graduation

3. Providing Education that leaves No Child Left Behind

For Ensuring Equity of Quality Early Childhood Education!Improve quality of earlychildhood education Increase autonomy and accountability of local Improve kindergarten recruitment system education authorities※Legal framework will be established to ensurekindergarten recruitment be based on Enhance quality of Nuri Curriculum budget of local offices of education willmunicipal ordinance befinalizedearlyPrepare for the implementation of ‘capacity daycare centers for Budget execution will be strictly monitored by theevaluation of kindergarten teachers’ primary school students general public through an internet portal which provides informationonlocaleducationfinance For 3rd-6th graders, caretaking services will be provided in line with afterschool programs By 2020, additional 20,000 1st-2nd graders will benefit from the caretaking service

For Building Supportive Network With No Exclusion!Increase financial support for Education support for Prevent student drop-out andstudents and improve education vulnerable members of society support their return to schoolsystem in rural areas North Korean students who defected to South Come up with common standard in implementingFinancial support system for students to be Korea) will receive more 1:1 mentoring services deliberation period for would-be high school drop-switched to a system that allows constant outs (2016)application/ registration Students from multicultural families will be Expand classes for alternative education in schools provided with customized educationActively explore new recipients while treating Set up a system of providing educationtheir eligibility in a fair manner and counseling to drop-out studentsLeading middle schools in rural areas will besupported to provide Smart ICT education (60schools in 2016)Come up with plans to support transportation toschools for students living in rural areas (2016) For students with disabilities, more schools will Academic information on drop-out students is offer special education to be shared with youth support centers (with ※ (2015) 168 schools (2016) 170 schools Ministry of Gender Equality and Family) For Lifelong education, idle facilities will be used as Happy Learning Centers (276 500) Literacy education programs will be newly produced to broadcast on EBS

For Lessening Economic Burden onStudents and Parents! Reducing private education Improving survey system of expenses private education costsStrengthen monitoring on the operation of Come up with plan to survey early childhood privateprivate tutoring institutions (Hakwons) under education expenses (2016)close cooperation of relevant ministries Public education expenses and private education expenses of students will be announced separately (Feb.2017) Reducing demand for private Reducing tuition fees education to study ahead of for college students school curriculum Raising the overall amount of governmentUniversities that administered their own college scholarships and also scholarships for students fromentrance exam out of line with the national curriculum low-income familieswill face restriction in their student enrollment andadmissions by the government. Constructing additional dormitories to accommodate more students (2012:18.4%,2016:24.1%)‘Public Education Normalization Act’ will be revised toease regulation on the operation of after-schoolprograms

4. Creating Safe School Environment

For Healthy and Safe School Life!Promote safety on school Conduct inspection on school buildings facilities that are more than 40 years old Asbestos cleanup in school buildings by 2017 (365 schools) Develop safety manuals for research labs in colleges (2016) Strengthen prevention Come up with safety models for schools (Oct. 2016) and designate best safety schools (100 schools) measures against Introduce “early alert system” and “real-time monitoring system” across schools, hospitals and healthcommunicable diseases authorities (2016) at school Develop safety manuals for educational institutions to prevent the spread of communicable diseasesBuild capacity for school and conduct regular safety drills (at least once a year) safety measures Implement 3-Year Plan for School Safety (2016-2018) and come up with plans for its implementation by individual schools (Feb. 2016) Conduct mandatory safety education for students, teachers and staff members of kindergarten, primary and secondary schools (2016) Establish a national system that certifies school safety experts ※ Propose revising ｢School Safety Prevention and Compensation Act｣ (2016) Develop (2016)and distribute (2017) textbooks on safety ※ Total of 64 hours will be dedicated to safety education for 1st and 2nd graders

For Child Abuse Free Environment!Strengthen monitoring on student long-term absenceCome up with “Comprehensive Plan for Prevention of Child Abuse” and constantly monitorthrough the Social Affairs Ministerial MeetingEstablish a body responsible for taking care of long-term absent students, and students who donot receive formal education※ In cooperation of local governments, police offices and child protection agenciesPrevent school violence Eoulim(harmony) School Violence Family Psychosocial ProgramExpand school violence prevention programs Prevention Program Treatment ProgramOperate pilot schools free of violencePrevent student suicide No. of CPTED pilot schools No. of Schools with Staff assigned for student protectionWee Class: Develop and distribute manuals to identify at-risk studentsWee Center: Expand counseling services for studentsProvide mandatory education on the value of life to prevent student suicide in primary and secondary schools

For Education that Studentsand parents Need!Providing nutritional Improving education system to meet theschool lunch demands of parentsPhotos of school lunch are uploaded on school Providing information to parents whose childrenwebsites to gather opinion from students and parents go on to upper schools (i.e. for 6th and 9th graders)School lunch system will be linked to the Introducing paid-leave system for dual earnerComprehensive Food Safety Information Network parents to help them to participate in their(2016) children’s school activities

5. Promoting Korean Education that lead the World

For Leading Global Citizenship Education!Disseminating Global Strengthening internationalCitizenship Education among cooperation for promotion ofprimary/secondary school and GCEcollege studentsDeveloping GCE model and teaching materials (2016) Developing country-specific GCE curriculum and < Example of GCE model > teaching materials (2016-2018) ※ Target countries: (Asia) Mongolia, Cambodia, (Africa) Uganda, (Latin America) four countries including Colombia Providing training for teachers and government officials of ODA recipient countries to foster GCE experts Establishing and operating UNESCO-GCE website and developing online coursesFostering more than 700 GCE teachers by providing Strengthening international cooperation bytraining to teachers and officials at local offices of establishing GCE network and holding internationaleducation nationwide forum of UN, UNESCO, OECD, etcSetting up “GCE-International OrganizationExhibition Hall” at APCEIU (2016)

For Sharing Experience of Korean Educationwith the World!Expansion and reform of teacher Expansion of education ODAdispatching program Supporting ICT education and vocational training of African countries by tapping into “UNESCO Trust-in-Fund Project” Expanding “International Cooperation Leading University program” by newly supporting Egypt, Uzbekistan and Indonesia Establishment of East Asia Operating “ICT-based SMART Classroom” in Laos and Peru Education Community Newly operating “Solar Schools” in Rwanda, Mozambique and UgandaThe First Trilateral Education Ministers’ Meeting held in Seoul(30th January 2016)Expanding student exchange across the ASEAN+3 region basedon cooperation among Korea, Japan and China32nd Korea-ASEAN ACT+1 to be held

For Developing Universities’ Global Capacity!Global expansion of higher Attracting excellent educationeducation (outbound) institutions and international students (inbound)Expansion of credits exchange and mutualrecognition of degrees among universities of Expansion of Global Korea Scholarship (GKS)Korea, Japan and China 3,150 studentsNew establishment of programs customized 46.6 trillion KRWfor college graduates by expanding andreorganizing WEST program to strengthen 2,730 studentsinternational capacity of college students 40.1 trillion KRWExporting Korea’s education services to Diversification of international studentsdeveloping countries (e.g. ASEAN, CIS, etc)Establishing “National Information Center Establishment of joint campuses with(NIC)”, which provides certified information on world’s prestigious universitiesdomestic and international higher education ※ Joint/dual degree programs are operated in Korean campuses in cooperation with both Korean and overseas universities