Universities need to do more to support international students
Internationalization is no longer an option for Korean universities but a necessity for their survival, as the nation’s higher education system faces an unprecedented structural transformation. Yet The Korea Times University Rankings 2027 reveal a stark reality: Korean universities still have a long way to go to achieve full-fledged internationalization. Universities have met the basic…
Korean universities are no longer able to treat internationalization as an option, but rather a vital necessity for their survival as the country's higher education system undergoes a radical transformation. Unfortunately, a recent assessment by The Korea Times University Rankings 2027 indicates that these institutions still have a significant distance to travel in achieving comprehensive internationalization.
Though Korean universities have met the basic prerequisites for internationalization, the rankings reveal that investment in faculty recruitment and student support has not been sufficient to match the growing number of international students. Furthermore, graduate outcomes remain disappointing.
To evaluate the level of internationalization among domestic universities, The Korea Times introduced its university rankings last year. This year's rankings evaluated 60 universities using 19 indicators across four categories: education, research, student support, and graduate outcomes. Each university was scored on a 200-point scale, with 70 points dedicated to education, 50 points to research, 40 points to student support, and 40 points to graduate outcomes.
Among the categories, the education category demonstrated the strongest performance overall.
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