A platform will be established to gather the voices of university practitioners regarding the operation and evaluation of the University Innovation Support Project, aiming to enhance the program's effectiveness and explore long-term development directions. The University Innovation Support Project General Council, led by Lee Joo-yeol, a professor at Namseoul University, announced that it will hold the '2026 University Innovation Support Project Workshop' in Busan from September 14 to 15.
Sponsored by the National Research Foundation of Korea, the workshop will bring together over 360 practitioners from 141 participating universities nationwide. The event is designed to address the challenges faced by practitioners, improve institutional frameworks, and enhance the operational and performance management capabilities of university staff in response to the rapidly changing higher education landscape.
The program will go beyond simple information sharing, featuring expert lectures, sharing of best practices, and in-depth feedback sessions aimed at refining performance management systems and addressing practical challenges faced by universities.
On the first day, September 14, the workshop will begin with opening remarks from Lee Joo-yeol and a congratulatory message from Jeon Min-hyun, president of the Korean Council for Private University Presidents. A special lecture on enhancing job competencies will follow, with Professor Ryu Hee-wook from Soongsil University discussing 'The Concept of Performance Indicators and Guidelines for Developing Performance Indicators for the University Innovation Support Project.' Additionally, Emeritus Professor Chae Young-hee from Pukyong National University will share strategies for performance analysis and feedback system development using AI.
In a session on best practices, representatives from Nazarene University and Ewha Womans University will present their experiences in operating student support programs, sharing insights on student-led innovation from planning to evaluation and dissemination.
The second day, September 15, will feature reports on the current status of the General Council's initiatives and upcoming schedules, along with updates on ongoing policy research projects.
Notably, this workshop emphasizes the establishment of a close feedback system with university practitioners. Regional working committee members of the General Council and a research team from the Korean Productivity Consulting Association, which is conducting a study on establishing a long-term development strategy based on performance analysis of the University Innovation Support Project, will lead the feedback sessions over the two days. They plan to compile the operational and evaluation challenges identified in regional discussions on the 14th and feedback related to policy research projects on the 15th.
Results from prior feedback sessions, which addressed issues such as autonomous innovation outcomes, the contribution of government support, constraints on innovation, and future evaluation systems, will also be discussed comprehensively. The collected opinions will serve as crucial evidence for designing future evaluation methods, institutional improvements, and sustainable development directions for higher education.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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