Research Project on Strengthening International Competitiveness of Vocational Colleges

본 연구의 목적 달성을 위해 본 연구에서 다루고자 하는 연구 내용은 다음과 같다. □ 선행연구 분석과 연구의 분석 접근 모형 - 선행연구 분석과 시사점 - 연구의 분석 접근 모형 □ 정부의 지원 정책과 국제적 인증·평가제도 - 정부의 지원 정책 현황 - 전문대학의 국제경쟁력 강화 관련 현황과 프로그램 운영 - 국제적 교육 프로그램 인증 및 기관 평가제도 □ 현장의 요구 분석을 위한 설문조사와 면담조사 - 전문대학의 국제협력 업무 담당자 대상 설문조사 - 전문대학에 재학 중인 외국인 유학생 대상 면담조사 - 해외 소재 한국 산업체 관계자 대상 면담조사 □ 외국의 관련 정책과 사례 동향 분석 - 주요 국가 정부의 정책 동향 - 다국가(多國歌) 간 협력 정책 □ 전문대학의 국제경쟁력 강화 방안 - 정부의 정책 운영 방향 - 전문대학의 과제A. Purpose of Study Korea’s economy has been growing rapidly. Korea recently ranked 10th in terms of the size of the economy in the world. Remarkable development of Korea’s economy has enhanced Korea’s global status higher than ever. With the rise of Korea’s global status, there have been on-going needs to strengthen international competitiveness of vocational colleges. However they have not been actively responding to the various domestic nor international needs. This study aims to analyze the international competitiveness of Korean vocational colleges under the current circumstances and explores initiatives and tasks that the government and vocational colleges need to implement in order to cope with various demands inside and outside Korea. B. Research Methods This study adopted diverse research methods. References were reviewed focusing on the issues of international competitiveness of vocational colleges in Korea. To conduct survey and interviews, categories to be analyzed were developed and selected. The main purposes of the survey and interviews were to investigate the current status of international competitiveness of vocational colleges and to draw ideas for government policies and initiatives of vocational colleges. The survey was composed using stratified random samples from vocational colleges around the country. 75 persons working in the international cooperation department of vocational colleges answered the survey, and 19 foreign students in Korean vocational colleges were interviewed with similar agenda. A series of conferences were held with government authorities, professors of vocational colleges, and authorities from industries with a common view to developing initiatives and tasks for the government and vocational colleges. Finally, a seminar was held to present the outcomes of this study and to discuss the feasibility of the proposed initiatives and tasks. C. Recommendations for the Government A set of initiatives and tasks for the government are suggested to cope with the needs of international competitiveness of Korean vocational colleges. a. Focus on the Approaching Categorized Target Group The government policies and programs in vocational colleges need to approach each target group with different methods. The target groups could be categorized as 1) students who have enrolled or graduated vocational colleges, 2) foreign students in Korean vocational colleges, 3) foreign employees working in Korean firms located overseas, 4) professors in vocational colleges, and 5) vocational college authorities. This approach could help implement the customized initiatives. b. Focus on Overseas Employment of Vocational College Graduates Similar to the other OECD member countries, Korea also has been suffering from youth unemployment. Therefore, the government needs to develop policies that promote vocational college graduates find jobs abroad through strengthening international competitiveness of vocational colleges. These policies also should support vocational colleges to perform missions that are stated in the ‘Higher Education Law.’ c. Support Vocational Colleges to Participated in ODA(Offficial Develop Assistance) Projects Korea joined OECD DAC(Development Assistance Committee) in 2009. According to a number of reports, many underdeveloped and developing countries around the world are eager to share Korea’s cases on successfully utilizing TVET(Technical and Vocational Education and Training) and achieving economic development. This suggests that the government needs to support professors of vocational colleges to take part in TVET ODA projects in cooperation with the EDCF(Economic Development Cooperation Fund), KOICA(Korea International Cooperation Agency) and other institutions participating in ODA projects.. d. Establishment of Systematic and Coherent Policies Policies to strengthen international competitiveness of vocational colleges have been implemented by many ministries of the government. However, policies from different ministries have caused confusions in vocational colleges. Therefore, systematic and coherent policies jointly established by the ministries need to be established. Perhaps, to efficiently achieve this goal, an organization for reinforcing the international competitiveness of Korea’s vocational colleges could be initiated by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. One of the important missions of this organization would be to develop evaluation indicators for selecting internationally competitive vocational colleges.요 약 제1장 서 론 1 제1절 연구의 목적과 필요성 3 제2절 연구의 내용 8 제3절 연구 방법론과 연구 추진 절차 9 제4절 용어의 정의 15 제5절 연구의 제한점 17 제2장 선행연구 분석과 연구의 분석 접근 모형 19 제1절 선행연구 분석과 시사점 21 제2절 연구의 분석 접근 모형 31 제3장 정부의 지원 정책과 국제적 인증·평가제도 35 제1절 정부의 지원 정책 현황 38 제2절 전문대학의 국제경쟁력 강화 관련 현황과 프로그램 운영 64 제3절 국제적 교육 프로그램 인증 및 기관 평가제도 81 제4절 시사점 92 제4장 현장의 요구 분석을 위한 설문조사와 면담조사 97 제1절 설문조사 99 제2절 면담조사 178 제3절 조사 결과의 요약과 시사점 186 제5장 외국의 관련 정책과 사례 동향 분석 201 제1절 주요 국가 정부의 정책 동향 204 제2절 다국가(多國歌) 간 협력 정책 213 제3절 시사점 219 제6장 전문대학의 국제경쟁력 강화 방안 225 제1절 정부의 정책 운영 방향 227 제2절 전문대학의 과제 243 SUMMARY 267 참고문헌 271 부 록 277 1. 설문조사지 279 2. 면담조사지 289 3. 전문대학 국제화 관련 3개 지원사업의 비교 분석표 295 4. WCC(World Class College) 사업과 WCU(World Class University) 사업의 비교 분석표 301 5. 국제개발협력기본법 및 시행령 309 6. 해외 소재 한국 산업체 간 협력 기구 321 7. 국내 전문대학과 해외 소재 한국 산업체 간의 유학생 교육 및 취업에 관한 협약서 325 8. 외국인 및 재외국민 건강보험 적용 관련 법령 329 9. 국외분교 설립 심의 기준 등에 관한 고시 33