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Humanities Promotion Policy in Korea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Ki Dong Song  and
Eunjong Ra
Ki Dong Song*
Affiliation:
Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea
Eunjong Ra
Affiliation:
Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea
*
Ki Dong Song, Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea Government Complex-Sejong, 408 Galmae-ro, Sejong, 339-012, Republic of Korea. Email: kdsong82@hanmail.net
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Abstract

This paper presents the Humanities promotion policies implemented by the Korean government in the last years. It underlines the growing importance given to these disciplines in the current context of Korea's economic development. It explains why a background in the humanities is seen as a critical tool to enhance the national capacity of compete on global scale. The main actions and programmes for the upcoming years are presented here, along with medium- and long-term plans.

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Information
Diogenes , Volume 60 , Issue 1: Universalism in a Multicultural World , February 2013 , pp. 105 - 114
Copyright
Copyright © ICPHS 2014

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