GHRF2006: Internationalization of Higher Education

* Chair: Young-Gil Kim, President, Handong Global University, Korea * Speaker: - Mariam Assefa, President, Association of International Educators, USA - Walter W. McMahon, Professor, University of Illinois, USA - Doo-Hee Lee, President, Asia-Pacific Association for International Education, Korea University, Korea - Jangsoo Ryu, Professor & OECD Regional Coordinator, Pukyong National University, Korea * Description : With the advent of the global economy, spatial barriers have been eliminated and real time economy has emerged. In a global economy, production cycles are becoming shorter and shorter and thus people are required to update their knowledge and skills more frequently. This implies that 1) higher education institutions should teach how to learn and 2) provide education & training services to graduates and adult workers from a lifelong learning perspective. The role of higher education needs to be redefined according to new growing demands for higher education, covering vocational technical education & training to high level research. All countries should have their own definition of the roles of higher education based on their particular policy environment analysis and develop strategic plans to fulfill the new roles of higher education institutions. The cultivation of global standards and utilization of human resources through HRD and HRM networks are vital in providing better education and training. In particular, the expansion of businesses and human mobility within Asia brings the need for common efforts to stimulate networking among Asian countries. However Asia lags behind America and Europe in networking and their advanced experiences are worth benchmarking. Furthermore, extensive networking between different regions will be established in response to the global trend.