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jaganath69
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 Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:46 am Post subject: Korean Universities |
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| Most appear to aspire to a top 100 ranking in those less than useful guides to the world's best that come out periodically. However, browsing the pages of a few of the major ones here, especially faculty sections, I could find nary but a few overseas lecturers amongst them. OK, I realise with the main method of instruction being Korean there is a limit here, but wouldn't a step in the right direction be hiring profs from outside the peninsula? Wouldn't drawing on the best in the world be the obvious way to world-class status? And on a side note, how many of you know of lecturers teaching in departments other than English at Korean Universities? Discuss. |
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SuperHero
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:04 am Post subject: |
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| My university has foriegn lecturers in several departments across campus. |
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jaganath69
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:59 am Post subject: |
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| SuperHero wrote: |
| My university has foriegn lecturers in several departments across campus. |
All with PhDs and publications in their respective areas? If its not too much to ask, in which disciplines do they teach? Are they tenured? Is yours a major university? |
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SuperHero
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:03 am Post subject: |
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| jaganath69 wrote: |
| SuperHero wrote: |
| My university has foriegn lecturers in several departments across campus. |
All with PhDs and publications in their respective areas? If its not too much to ask, in which disciplines do they teach? Are they tenured? Is yours a major university? |
I don't personally know these instructors so I cannot comment on their qualifications/publications. Yes I work at a top 5 university. |
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Woland
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:50 am Post subject: |
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I can back up SuperHero on this; I work at the same uni, different department. I know three foreign professors (besides myself and the two colleagues in my program). One I don't know well, but can say he does have a PhD. Two, including one I know better, are in the performing arts. They don't have PhDs but do have the appropriate credential for their positions at a university and seem well respected by peers and students. One is higly in demand internationally for his skills.
I have a PhD and publications in the field. A book chapter is coming out in a few months. |
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jaganath69
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:31 am Post subject: |
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| Cool, cheers, but how wide spread is this? |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:43 am Post subject: Re: Korean Universities |
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| jaganath69 wrote: |
| Most appear to aspire to a top 100 ranking in those less than useful guides to the world's best that come out periodically. However, browsing the pages of a few of the major ones here, especially faculty sections, I could find nary but a few overseas lecturers amongst them. OK, I realise with the main method of instruction being Korean there is a limit here, but wouldn't a step in the right direction be hiring profs from outside the peninsula? Wouldn't drawing on the best in the world be the obvious way to world-class status? And on a side note, how many of you know of lecturers teaching in departments other than English at Korean Universities? Discuss. |
My MBA has about 5 Foreign Professors with experience in Europe and America.
They do not teach english  . |
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crazylemongirl
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:56 am Post subject: |
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| I've had foreign lecturers studying in my Korean class at SNU, so yes they are there. |
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Homer
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 7:44 am Post subject: |
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My university also has lecturers in many fields. Other universties in Korea have some as well.
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| All with PhDs and publications in their respective areas? If its not too much to ask, in which disciplines do they teach? Are they tenured? Is yours a major university? |
1- No, not all with PhDs as they are lecturers...not tenure track professors (big difference).
2- Publications: most of them do.
3- Disciplines: Political Science, History, Communication, Marketing, Translation, Economics and so on.
4- They are lecturers not professors hence not tenure....
5- Define major university....
Do you mean only the national universties like SNU and PNU or do you include Yonsei and Koryo?
Some "minor" universities do have foreign lecturers.
Those just teach classes and do research on their own. This is completely different from tenure track professors and the two should not be confused in any way. |
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jaganath69
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 8:31 am Post subject: |
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| Homer wrote: |
My university also has lecturers in many fields. Other universties in Korea have some as well.
To answer your Q jags
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