The leader of one of South #Korea's most prestigious #universities has warned that his country's #highered institutions are sprinting into oblivion unless they radically overhaul their #teaching methods #POSTECH @postech2020
— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) December 16, 2017
Pohang University of Science and Technology (#POSTECH) President Kim Doh-yeon: 'If #Korean #universities keep [practising] their traditional ways [of imparting #education], those that see cherry blossoms blooming earlier [i.e. those furthest from #Seoul] will go bankrupt sooner.'
— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) December 16, 2017
#POSTECH President Kim has slammed what he claims are the 'static' and 'dated' pedagogical methods of the Republic of #Korea's #universities: '#Innovation being their only way to survive, universities must transform themselves completely [from the] status quo.' #edu #edchat #Asia
— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) December 16, 2017
Analysis: Kim's criticisms may seem alarmist given South #Korea's enviable #highered trajectory over the past half-century, but he is correct on the volatile fiscal position of many private universities in the country; these institutions have not diversified their revenue streams
— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) December 16, 2017
To watch: like a number of developed economies in #Europe, South #Korea is heading towards a #demographic crunch which will see critical sectors of the economy creak in the absence of #immigration and/or a higher birth rate; #highered is in the firing line https://t.co/B1mIvmMTXV
— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) December 16, 2017
