A student who participated in the Kookmin University Global Education Program (SEA:ME) with Volkswagen Group Korea in Germany makes a presentation.

 

 

 

 

Kookmin University (President Jeong Seung Ryul) will introduce a self-selection system for majors and establish the College of Future Convergence (free majors, future convergence majors) from the recruitment of new students in 2025. 828 students (30.4%) will be selected as type 1 (hereinafter referred to as 'no major'), and 312 students (11.5%) from four colleges, including the College of Automotive Engineering (75), College of Business (110), College of Law (77), and College of Architecture (44), will be selected as type 2 (hereinafter referred to as 'wide recruitment'), which allows students to choose a major within the college.

 

 

This is the largest number among major universities in the metropolitan area, and is aimed at innovating the education system to transcend the boundaries and divisions that exist between academic areas, curricula, subjects and non-subjects, grades, and educational entities, which have been pointed out as problems in the existing education system, and guarantee students maximum choice of majors.

 

 

The biggest strength of Kookmin University's non-major admission is that students can freely choose most majors (59 majors), including humanities, nature, and performing arts. The reason for expanding the choice of majors to include the arts is that KU has colleges that specialize in the arts, such as the College of Fine Arts, College of Physical Education, and College of Arts, to provide students with more options. Students who are admitted as "Free Major" and "Future Convergence Major" can freely choose their favorite departments and majors. The difference is that the "free major" allows students to change their majors an unlimited number of times, while the "future convergence major" allows students to change their majors once without any conditions.

 

 

Kookmin University is also building a "Smart Mentor (tentative name)" service to help students choose and change majors efficiently. The service analyzes individual student data to recommend curriculum in the desired field, provides a roadmap for each major, and provides analysis and diagnosis based on learning history.

 

 

Meanwhile, we are preparing various solutions and conducting simulations to prepare for the phenomenon that students without majors tend to gravitate toward popular majors. Examples include expanding educational infrastructure, preparing data-based preparations, introducing various teaching methods, utilizing advanced technologies, forecasting demand, and reallocating resources. In particular, the company plans to introduce hybrid and blended classroom methods to utilize the advantages of both online and offline education, and VR and AR equipment and software to provide students with the latest educational environment.

 

 

Furthermore, to compensate for the problem of dropout due to a lack of belonging, the university has established an exploratory major selection system, a student support system, a step-by-step program, and a customized learning support system. The plan is to support students to devote themselves to their studies in a stable manner.

 

 

An official from Kookmin University said, "We are providing various institutional supports to help students graduate in four years (eight semesters) while changing their majors frequently, and we are supporting students to graduate in a timely manner by reorganizing the academic system, lowering the minimum number of credits for majors, promoting multiple minors, and expanding seasonal semesters."
 

 

 

■ Kookmin University Admissions website: https://admission.kookmin.ac.kr
■ Inquiries about Kookmin University Admissions: 02-910-5703~20

 

 

 

 

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