PeriodsPolicy directionMain initiatives
1993–1997Deregulation to open the HE markets
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    Enacted Basic Plan for Opening Higher President Advisory Committee for Education (1996) 

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    Expanded provision of government scholarships (1997)

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    Planned for expanding exchange programs with foreign universities (1997)

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    Allowed foreign institutions to establish private universities in Korea, and enacted regulations regarding joint management of Korean and foreign universities (1997)

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    Allowed for collaborative curriculums between Korean and foreign universities (1997)

1998–2002Expanding internationalization of HEIs
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    Revised the regulation allowing Korean universities to hire international professors and teachers (1999)

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    Established NIIED for inviting international students to Korea (1999)

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    Joined the ASEM-DUO Fellowship (2000)

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    Permitted foreign HEIs to set up branch campuses in Korea (1998)

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    Established joint-operated universities between Korea and other countries (2002)

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    Deregulated requirements for establishing foreign universities in Korea (2002)

2003–2007More assertive policy initiatives to open HEIs
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    Established Study Korea Project (2004)

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    Expanded Global Korea Scholarship to attract more international students to Korea (2006)

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    Deregulated curriculum exchange and credit recognition with foreign universities (2006)

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    Decided to build an education hub in the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) (2007)

2008–2013Peak of HEIs internationalization policy
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    Encouraged invitation of distinguished international scholars through the World Class University Project (2008)

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    Held a ground-breaking ceremony of Incheon Global Campus (IGC) (2009)

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    Announced the measures to improve management and support of foreign student (2009)

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    Expanded Global Korea Scholarships (GSK) (2010)

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    Launched the Campus Asia program (2011)

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    Facilitated the expansion of Korean HEIs to other countries (2013)

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    Joined the Industrialized Countries Instrument Education Cooperation Programs (EU ICI-ECP) (2013)

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    Launched the Study Korea 2020 Project (2012)

2014–presentFacing challenges and transitions in the internationalization of HEIs
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    Planned to invite 200,000 international students to study in Korea by 2023

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    Joined the Asian International Mobility for Students (AIMS) program (2016)

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    Launched the International Education Quality Assurance System (IEQAS) (2015)

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    Facilitated preparation of regulations to enable Korean HEIs to establish campuses overseas (2016)

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    Planned to attract five more foreign universities in Korea (2017)

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