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Periods	Policy direction	Main initiatives
1993–1997	Deregulation to open the HE markets	- Enacted Basic Plan for Opening Higher President Advisory Committee for Education (1996) - Expanded provision of government scholarships (1997) - Planned for expanding exchange programs with foreign universities (1997) - Allowed foreign institutions to establish private universities in Korea, and enacted regulations regarding joint management of Korean and foreign universities (1997) - Allowed for collaborative curriculums between Korean and foreign universities (1997)
1998–2002	Expanding internationalization of HEIs	- Revised the regulation allowing Korean universities to hire international professors and teachers (1999) - Established NIIED for inviting international students to Korea (1999) - Joined the ASEM-DUO Fellowship (2000) - Permitted foreign HEIs to set up branch campuses in Korea (1998) - Established joint-operated universities between Korea and other countries (2002) - Deregulated requirements for establishing foreign universities in Korea (2002)
2003–2007	More assertive policy initiatives to open HEIs	- Established Study Korea Project (2004) - Expanded Global Korea Scholarship to attract more international students to Korea (2006) - Deregulated curriculum exchange and credit recognition with foreign universities (2006) - Decided to build an education hub in the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) (2007)
2008–2013	Peak of HEIs internationalization policy	- Encouraged invitation of distinguished international scholars through the World Class University Project (2008) - Held a ground-breaking ceremony of Incheon Global Campus (IGC) (2009) - Announced the measures to improve management and support of foreign student (2009) - Expanded Global Korea Scholarships (GSK) (2010) - Launched the Campus Asia program (2011) - Facilitated the expansion of Korean HEIs to other countries (2013) - Joined the Industrialized Countries Instrument Education Cooperation Programs (EU ICI-ECP) (2013) - Launched the Study Korea 2020 Project (2012)
2014–present	Facing challenges and transitions in the internationalization of HEIs	- Planned to invite 200,000 international students to study in Korea by 2023 - Joined the Asian International Mobility for Students (AIMS) program (2016) - Launched the International Education Quality Assurance System (IEQAS) (2015) - Facilitated preparation of regulations to enable Korean HEIs to establish campuses overseas (2016) - Planned to attract five more foreign universities in Korea (2017)

Periods	Policy direction	Main initiatives
1993–1997	Deregulation to open the HE markets	- Enacted Basic Plan for Opening Higher President Advisory Committee for Education (1996) - Expanded provision of government scholarships (1997) - Planned for expanding exchange programs with foreign universities (1997) - Allowed foreign institutions to establish private universities in Korea, and enacted regulations regarding joint management of Korean and foreign universities (1997) - Allowed for collaborative curriculums between Korean and foreign universities (1997)
1998–2002	Expanding internationalization of HEIs	- Revised the regulation allowing Korean universities to hire international professors and teachers (1999) - Established NIIED for inviting international students to Korea (1999) - Joined the ASEM-DUO Fellowship (2000) - Permitted foreign HEIs to set up branch campuses in Korea (1998) - Established joint-operated universities between Korea and other countries (2002) - Deregulated requirements for establishing foreign universities in Korea (2002)
2003–2007	More assertive policy initiatives to open HEIs	- Established Study Korea Project (2004) - Expanded Global Korea Scholarship to attract more international students to Korea (2006) - Deregulated curriculum exchange and credit recognition with foreign universities (2006) - Decided to build an education hub in the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) (2007)
2008–2013	Peak of HEIs internationalization policy	- Encouraged invitation of distinguished international scholars through the World Class University Project (2008) - Held a ground-breaking ceremony of Incheon Global Campus (IGC) (2009) - Announced the measures to improve management and support of foreign student (2009) - Expanded Global Korea Scholarships (GSK) (2010) - Launched the Campus Asia program (2011) - Facilitated the expansion of Korean HEIs to other countries (2013) - Joined the Industrialized Countries Instrument Education Cooperation Programs (EU ICI-ECP) (2013) - Launched the Study Korea 2020 Project (2012)
2014–present	Facing challenges and transitions in the internationalization of HEIs	- Planned to invite 200,000 international students to study in Korea by 2023 - Joined the Asian International Mobility for Students (AIMS) program (2016) - Launched the International Education Quality Assurance System (IEQAS) (2015) - Facilitated preparation of regulations to enable Korean HEIs to establish campuses overseas (2016) - Planned to attract five more foreign universities in Korea (2017)