General universities mainly teach and study academic theories and their application methods needed by social development; Education University aims to train teachers, mainly primary and secondary school teachers. All educational universities in Korea are national universities. Industrial universities and technical universities provide opportunities for specialized technicians to continue their higher education and cultivate various industrial and technical talents needed for social development. Postgraduate education is based on four-year university education, which cultivates students' guiding ability and original ability in academic research. Some graduate schools are located in universities, offering postgraduate courses and doctoral degree courses, and more are independent graduate schools.
There are two kinds of universities in South Korea: state-owned (or public) and private, of which private universities account for more than 85%, which shows that higher education in South Korea is mainly private. Whether public or private, the quality of education in these two schools can be guaranteed. In some cases, the education level of private universities is slightly higher. According to the Korean Education Law and related decrees, all higher education institutions, whether state-owned or private, must accept the supervision of the Ministry of Education, which is responsible for controlling the number of students, auditing teachers, setting courses, approving the conditions for awarding degrees, and stipulating unified courses. Those who can teach in Korean universities are generally graduates of Seoul National University and have experience in studying abroad; Above the lecturer level in colleges and universities are basically doctoral graduates and returned talents who have obtained their degrees overseas.
Due to different sources of financial funds, private colleges and universities charge higher tuition fees than state-owned colleges and universities, and tuition fees are paid by semester (1 two semesters). According to its regulations, all universities have scholarships. State universities grant 30% scholarships to students, while private universities offer 65,438+00% scholarships. In the arrangement of pedagogy system, universities are different according to their own regulations. Most universities stipulate that the credit that can be completed in one semester is 24 points. If you want to graduate, you must complete at least 140 credits. Education curriculum can be divided into basic education subjects (equivalent to public courses in China) and professional subjects, and can also be divided into compulsory subjects and elective subjects.
Korean junior colleges and junior colleges are equivalent to junior colleges in China. Like universities, they are mainly private colleges, accounting for more than 90% of all colleges. In recent years, colleges and universities have developed rapidly, mainly to train specialized technical personnel necessary for enterprises. In addition to theoretical courses, colleges focus on teaching practical skills and emphasizing the connection with the job market, so the employment rate is high. In the past two years, there has been a strange phenomenon in South Korea. University graduates go to junior colleges, and some undergraduate graduates enter specialized colleges to study educational courses focusing on computer, animation and other practical technologies. The direct cause of this phenomenon is that it is difficult for graduates from ordinary universities, especially those with unpopular majors, to find jobs, while graduates from popular majors in colleges and universities are in short supply in society.