Seoul National University Institute of Education and Public Administration

The establishment was made possible by collaboration with and support from educational advisors edagogical experts from George Peabody University in the US and the Ministry of Education. The Institute’s name was changed to its current name National Academy for Educational Administrators on June 16, 1961.
The support provided and interest shown by the government at that time was enormous as the Education Minister directly appointed the members of the Research and Training Committee, the core of the Institute. Such support and interest have continued unabated to this day.
The Institute is highly acclaimed far and wide for its exceptional quality in terms of its nationally renowned faculty and systematic programs and assessment. At present, the Institute is dedicated to excellence in fostering educational elites in S. Korea, thereby becoming the epicenter of pedagogy.

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  Cultivating educational leadership

  · Cultivation of ability to respond to rapid changes in the educational system and teaching society

  · Developing perspectives and practical skills to lead education reform

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  Improving teaching ability

  · Cultivation of subject teaching ability that promotes problem-solving and creativity

  · Ability to develop educational programs using information and communication technology

  · Development of self-directed learning ability

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  Lifelong Learning Opportunities

  · Activation of remote training through information and communication technology

  · Expansion of lifelong learning opportunities for training anytime, anywhere

  · Support for continuous development of job competency for teachers