The Leading University Project for Unification Education
1. Introduction
“The Leading University Project for Unification Education” was a project launched in 2016 to promote unification education within the university. This project’s mission included developing and disseminating effective models of unification education and raising students’ awareness of unification. The IPUS set a goal of globalization of cross-curricular education on unification to foster global experts on the subject. The IPUS organized and supervised multiple projects, working in hand with educational, research and administrative organizations.
2. Achievements
- Advanced students’ understanding of unification through various R&D programs and lectures on unification and peace (400 million KRW invested annually)
- Secured expertise and diversity in unification and peace studies by promoting the establishment of regular courses, and by supporting field research and professional training programs
- Contributed to global citizenship education through joint educational programs on division, integration and peace with domestic and overseas universities
Number of Programs and Participants (2016-2019)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programs1 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 33 | 113 |
| Participants | 828 | 1,334 | 2,947 | 1,646 | 6,755 |
List of Selected Education Programs on Peace and Cooperation
| Types | Titles of Program | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lecture (extracurricular) | SNU-Yanbian University Unification Education |
| 2 | Lecture(e) | Lessons from German Reunification: Path to Korean Reunification |
| 3 | Lecture(e) | AIESEC Unification Education for International Students |
| 4 | Lecture(e) | East Asia Peace Studies Camp |
| 5 | Lecture(e) | Manchuria Peace and Unification Field Study |
| 6 | Lecture(e) | Peace Academy |
| 7 | Lecture(e) | Civil Peace Academy |
| 8 | Lecture(e) | Cheorwon Field Study on Peace and Unification |
| 9 | Lecture(e) | East Asia Undergraduate Peace and Humanity Camp |
| 10 | Lecture(e) | Jeju Peace Academy Field Study |
| 11 | Lecture (curriculum) | New Issue of Peace and Unification in Korea |
| 12 | Lecture(c) | War and Peace in Japan (summer and winter programs) |
| 13 | Lecture(c) | War and Peace on the Korean Peninsula |
| 14 | Lecture(c) | DMZ Undergraduate Field Trip |
| 15 | Lecture(c) | Border Area Joint Lecture and Field Study on Peace Sociology |
| 16 | R&D | Professional Training for Post-unification Health Care |
| 17 | R&D | Extension Lecture: ‘Unification Education Academy’ |
| 18 | R&D | Liberal Arts Lecture: ‘New Issue of Peace and Unification in Korea’ |
| 19 | R&D | Lecture Plan Development: ‘Korean Awareness and Education of Unification’ |
| 20 | R&D | Curriculum R&D :War and Peace in Japan |
| 21 | R&D | Curriculum R&D: Culture and Arts for Peace |
| 22 | R&D | Lecture Plan Development through the case of unified Germany |
| 23 | Exchange and Expanding models | Incubating Peace Academy |
| 24 | Exchange and Expanding models | Asia Undergraduate Peace Academy |
| 25 | Exchange and Expanding models | SNU-Cold War Society-Hangilsa Civil Peace Academy |
| 26 | Exchange and Expanding models | SNU-KNU East Sea Peace Academy |
| 27 | Exchange and Expanding models | S. Korea-Europe Undergraduate Summer Peace Academy |
| 28 | Exchange and Expanding models | ‘Gyeore-iyagi’ (People’s Story) (SNU-Kim Il-sung University Exchange Promotion Committee) |
| 29 | Exchange and Expanding models | SNU Yellow Sea Peace Academy |