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The Korean Association of International
Educators (KAIE)
The KAIE was established in 1998
comprised of university administration
personnel involved in international
education. Its main activities
include disseminating and exchanging
information, promoting research,
hosting
training programs, and connecting
people.
Vision and Missions
Vision: The leading organization
in international education in Korea.
Missions:
1) Supply
the most up-to-date information
on international education.
2) Promote
research and training programs to
increase the professional knowledge
and skills of KAIE
members.
3) Act
as a brewing ground for new ideas,
which will lead in the development
of international education
in Korea.
4) Facilitate
campus internationalization in the
KAIE members¡¯ home institutions.
5) Extend
international education by promoting
cross-cultural understanding in
an atmosphere where
everyone is
held in mutual respect.
Major
Activities
Workshop and Conference
KAIE holds a workshop every spring
to increase professional knowledge
and skills of KAIE members and to
disseminate the most up-to-date
information regarding international
education.
General Meeting
At the end of each year, a general
meeting is held whereby KAIE members
meet to review the achievements
of
the past year as well as to provide
an open forum where practical exchange
can take place. A topic of
interest
is chosen for each general
meeting and a small seminar or a
workshop is held. Experts are brought
in to speak
on the chosen topic.
Annually over 200 KAIE members have
taken advantage of those meetings
to exchange
information and build
their professional network.
International Activities
KAIE has an agreement of cooperation
with JAFSA(Japan Network for International
Education) and its members
are dispatched
every year to participate in each
other¡¯s conference. For the
future, KAIE plans to expand such
exchanges to those organizations
of international education in other
nations. KAIE also plans to recruit
international members from other
countries by offering international
sessions at its annual conference.
Dispatching of KAIE Members to
Training Programs Abroad
KAIE dispatches its members to
the UNESCO International Education
Administrator¡¯s Programmes, which
is
implemented by the Association
of International Education, Japan
(AIEJ), in cooperation with KAIE,
JAFSA,
NAFSA, and EAIE
KAIE Website
KAIE manages a website in order
to supply the latest information
to KAIE members and to enhance its
members¡¯
professional knowledge.
The website contains all types
of information related to international
education as well
as contact information
for KAIE members of educational
institutions and other types of
organizations involved in
international
exchange affairs in the hopes of
promoting international educational
exchange and networking
among KAIE
members.
Participation in NAFSA: Association
of International Educators
KAIE¡¯s President, staff, and
members attend the NAFSA conference
each year to promote the understanding
of
Korea¡¯s culture and educational
system to international educators
from other nations. The NAFSA
conference is
usually hold in the
United States and attracts more
than 6,000 members from 80 different
countries each year. In
particular,
KAIE regularly holds a session or
a workshop at the NAFSA conference
to increase foreign
international
educators¡¯ understanding of Korea
and Korean students.
Participation in EAIE: European
Association of International Education
KAIE staff members attend the
EAIE conference each year to gather
up-to-date information on the European
international education market.
Europe is the second largest
international education market next
to the U.S.
Radical reforms
are taking place in the European
international educational market
in face of aggressive
competition
from U.S. educational institutions,
providing a valuable lesson for
Korean international educators.
Cooperation with the Ministry
of Education and Human Resources
Development
KAIE is working closely with
the Department of International
Education and Information in the
Ministry of
Education and Human
Resources Development to address
problems and difficulties faced
by its members in the
field of international
education. KAIE is also working
in close cooperation with the Ministry
of Justice to simplify
the issuing
process of entry visas to make it
easier for foreign students to enter
and study in Korea. Furthermore,
KAIE is in the process of implementing
a training program for the members,
who lack experience and knowledge
in the field.
Consulting with Foreign Delegations
and Representatives Working in the
Field of International
Education
Hosted by the Korean-American
Education Commission every year,
representatives from the United
States who
have been selected for
the International Education Administrators¡¯
Exhibition come to Korea to understand
its
culture and educational system.
KAIE provides these delegates
with information on international
education in
Korea and gives them
access to its extensive network
allowing many international programs
to come to fruition.
KAIE also plays
a role as a bridge for foreign delegates
interested in forming partnerships
with Korean higher
education institutions.
Participation in International
Education Exhibitions
KAIE annually participates in
International educational exhibitions
abroad held by the National Institute
for
International Educational Development
for various programs. KAIE
also organizes recruiting fairs
overseas for
the recruitment of
international students interested
in Master¡¯s or Doctoral programs.
KAIE will actively work with
the
Ministry of Education and Human
Resources Development and the National
Institute for International
Education
Development to help member institutions
recruit international students.
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