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APRU-APEC University Leaders' Forum Speech 2017.11.27

How Yonsei University and APRU could Play a Role in the

Sustainability of the Pacific and its Societies

President Yong-Hak Kim, Yonsei University

November 8, 2017

 

I. YONSEI AS AN ENGAGED UNIVERSITY: THE BACKGROUND

II. YONSEI’S GOALS FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

III. YONSEI’S 2017 INITIATIVES

 

I. YONSEI AS AN ENGAGED UNIVERSITY: THE BACKGROUND

The world is changing; it is physically becoming closer. Whether we are overseas or at home, we are always connected. Global warming, transboundary air pollution, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and WannaCry ransomware are classic examples of this changed, hyper-connected world. The global village is getting closer and more closely linked. Therefore, the issues of the global community becomes an issue for everyone, and this is only truer for the Pacific Rim region.

In September 2015, leaders from 193 countries of the UN gathered to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) project, setting 17 goals and launching 15 years of business by 2030. The SDG project is a joint project undertaken by the global community. To promote this project, universities and higher education institutions are being asked to participate more actively, and many universities are making a transition to become “engaged universities.”

Universities have a special role to fill. Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, the Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, said, “Universities are, uniquely, repositories of knowledge, and most important, they are repositories of unbiased knowledge.” Consulting firms, companies and international organizations must be able to reorganize their development work in the form of transferable knowledge, but they have conflicting agendas and tend to lack academic and systematic reflection; thus inevitably the same mistakes are repeated in the field. Therefore, universities must be involved throughout the various stages in sustainable development work for the global community. The world’s leading universities are making active changes in university structure and programs. Universities are making decisions to change in response to the needs of the global community and these decisions ultimately reflect the key values that each institution pursues.

Yonsei University remains committed to respond to the demands of the global community, through strategic direction and systematic and thoughtful research. Many leading universities have already established centers and institutes for global development and health and are devoting and pooling its resources, implementing a multidisciplinary approach to international development, and responding professionally and efficiently to international organizations and foundations with funds. Yonsei University is currently undergoing organizational restructuring to fulfill the following aims:

 

  1. Yonsei University will fulfill its fundamental philosophy and mission
  2. Yonsei University will restore the true meaning of service and social engagement in today’s Korean society
  3. Yonsei University will expand the horizon of its students to the world
  4. Yonsei University will serve as a channel for domestic and international funds for development and public assistance

 

II. YONSEI’S GOALS FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

  1. Yonsei will participate in solving global issues based on its academic strengths and cooperation between institutions and experts, identifying this initiative as one if the key responsibilities and missions of the university.

 

  1. Yonsei will change participation (praxis) in community problem-solving into shared and mobilized knowledge. Participation without reflection is the main reason that mistakes are repeated and ultimately why we suffer losses to our finite shared resources. The experience of participation must be changed into transferable knowledge, and this is possible only with the involvement of universities.

 

  1. Yonsei will integrate service and social responsibility into its curriculum so that Yonsei students and researchers can be responsible and engaged in community issues as responsible citizens of society.
  2. With regard to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, Yonsei plans to:

1) Become a lead actor in “Climate Action”

2) Spearhead research and learning in health and education

3) Foster responsible global citizens with expertise in sustainable development

 

THE 17 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

(2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, United Nations)

 

1) No Poverty

2) Zero Hunger

3) Good Health and Well-being

4) Quality Education

5) Gender Equality

6) Clean Water and Sanitation

7) Affordable and Clean Energy

8) Decent Work and Economic Growth

9) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

10) Reduced Inequalities

11) Sustainable Cities and Communities

12) Responsible Consumption & Production

13) Climate Action

14) Life Below Water

15) Life on Land

16) Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

17) Partnerships for the Goals

 

III. YONSEI’S 2017 INITIATIVES

A. Institute for Global Engagement and Empowerment, Yonsei University (글로벌사회공헌원)

B. Ban Ki-moon Center for Sustainable Development (지속가능성장공헌센터)

C. Center for Social Responsibility/Center for Social Engagement (사회책임센터/사회참여센터)

D. Yonsei Center of Global Health (제중원 보건개발원)

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A. Institute for Global Engagement and Empowerment, Yonsei University (글로벌사회공헌원)

* Official opening ceremony on September 25, 2017

  1. Mission: The glocal community has many challenges and needs for sustainable development. The Global Engagement Institute is committed to provide solutions by encouraging collaborative engagement based on cooperation among field workers, universities, and specialized fields, promoting education, and conducting academic research and reflection on its practice.

 

  1. Role

 

Collaborative Engagement

  • To carry out the Climate Actions, ODA projects, field research projects concerning SD
  • To create new interdisciplinary SD projects
  • To facilitate and connect ongoing projects

Collaborating Academic Institution

  • To invite colleagues with capacity and vision for SD
  • To develop well-equipped experts with IGEE Fellowship/Scholarship
  • To nurture leaders of the next generation who can recognize and analyze social challenges and possess creative problem-solving capacity
  • To carry out project evaluation and research related to the SDGs

Networking Information: Hub for SDGs-related information & ideas

  • To convert practical experience to transferable knowledge
  • To support and evaluate research and activities aimed at achieving core SDGs
  • To transmit and receive information and ideas on SD
  • To collect and share information and public opinions on SDGs

Transformative Messages

  • To produce messages to promote public understanding of SD
  • To call for actions to respond to the urgent needs for a sustainable future
  • To mobilize social resources through active fundraising campaigns
  • To become a platform for participation for the university, local community, and the country


 

B. Ban Ki-moon Center for Sustainable Development (지속가능성장공헌센터)

  1. Working Group: Faculty members from various research fields, including medical education, international health, medical law ethics, integrated social sciences, public economy, comparative education, and public and political economics

 

  1. Projects

 

Information Networking for SDGs

  • Analyzing and networking existing data is the most fundamental process
  • Yonsei Social Engagement Survey: Analysis of research and field activities, promotion of the center’s activities, and the creation of a base data cluster
  • Yonsei Social Resources Bank: To canvass past research, attract attention to the center’s activities and pool research and educators
  • Educational Network for SD: To connect academic curricula, programs, and lectures related to SD

Field Actions

  • Climate Action: To form a network of human resources involved in climate change at Yonsei and research related areas
  • ODA Projects: To develop projects concerning Impact Analysis, Healthcare and Project Evaluation and conduct resource banking of ODA-related data

Human Resource Capacity-Building for the SDGs

  • Promoting human resource development of developing countries with South Korea’s experience of industrialization, democratization, and ODA assistance
  • Establishing a fund to support impact analysis of ODA and SDGs related projects
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship for SD

Cooperation concerning SDGs and intra/extra-campus information sharing network

  • Increased social awareness on the significance and duties of SDGs is necessary not only in the academic setting but also as a whole society
  • Annually host an international forum to evaluate the implementation of each SDG and provide solutions

 

 

 

 

C. Center for Social Engagement (사회참여센터)

 

1. Vision: Realize the core principles of Yonsei University – the 3C spirit of Christian Values, Creativity, Connectivity – by serving the community with Christian values, resolving social challenges through creative ideas, and engaging actively in the issues of our society.

 

2. Agenda

 

Nurturing Devoted Leaders

Develop leaders with a strong sense of service

To develop volunteer programs, issue certificates of authentication, connect university resources with external social contribution organizations, and manage domestic and overseas “Yonsei Hope Expeditions”

Yonsei Social Contribution Award

Annually select and award an individual/organization that serves as an example for social contribution both at home and overseas

Mentoring

Manage “Dream-Start Mentoring for Teenagers” for local community volunteer service and Career Start Mentoring

Social Service Education

Operation of social service education curriculum to develop well-rounded students

Involvement in Social Service and Social Issue Solutions

Yonsei Social Service Organization

Organize and manage an organization composed of faculty, alumni, and students

Convergent Social Problem Solving Education “One Team One Task (OT2)”

All students at Yonsei University will be trained through convergent teamwork to intervene actively in social issues

Solution LAB

Carry out complex and diverse projects combining various intellectual resources of the university

Capacity Building Plan

Creative Innovator Nurturing Program

“Young Innovators”

Support student-initiated social enterprise ventures

Inter-Organization Network to Solve Social Issues “Innovation Network”

Link domestic and foreign enterprises with student and faculty groups

Raise Social Influence

“Salt & Light Project”

Increase awareness of social engagement through Yonsei University’s social contribution projects

Faculty Connection

Match faculty expertise with possible contribution areas within the society and vitalize social engagement network for foreign and domestic personnel

 

 

 

 

D. Yonsei Center of Global Health (제중원보건개발원)

1. Identity and Mission as an Institution Established with a Medical Mission

The mission statement of the Yonsei University Health System declares that “we also follow the missionary ideals of Allen, Avison and Severance in spreading the Gospel and Christian values by conducting humanitarian missions to far-flung and neglected areas in need of medical attention.”

 

2. Structure

 

 

 

Name of Institution

Date of Establishment

Keyword

Functions

Medical Missionary Work Center

2001

Medical Mission

  • Medical missionary activities operated systematically at the institutional level
  • Short, long-term projects
  • Overseas medical human resources development
  • Support treatment of missionaries
  • Cooperate with medical centers in missionary areas

Severance Academy

2013

Support

  • Integrated and systematic HR development and support

Unification Health Center

2014

Unification

  • Developing healthcare capabilities for unification
  • Research and education on health and medical care in North Korea
  • Humanitarian aid for North Korean healthcare

ODA Center

2016

ODA

  • Systematic implementation of ODA activities
  • 24.3 billion KRW budget since 2011
  • 52 projects in progress
  • Focus on practice, evaluation and reflection

 

 

 

3. Agenda: Pursing Mission and Service in the Health Sector with an ODA Platform

1) Participation and Support of Social Engagement in Health Based on Christian Values

  • Medical Support and contribution for the socially disadvantaged: Various projects including the Good Samaratan SOS Project and the Global Severance Global Charity project
  • Overseas Human Resources for Health Development and Medical Support: Mid/short-term medical volunteer service and patient invitation clinic
  • Medical Support for Overseas Volunteers: Support for missionaries, missionary professors, and employees.
  • Strengthen healthcare professionals: Invite health-care professionals from developing countries and train them to be trainers
  • Empower medical education institutions and establish a new medical institution: Yonsei-Mongol academic exchange program, etc.

 

2) Clinical Services and ODA Projects Based on Creative Spirit

  • 2011-2016 ODA: KRW 21.9 billion
  • Systematic and Strategic Structuring of ODA Projects: Target developing human resources for health and strengthening of the healthcare delivery system
  • Organize the experiences of various types of medical capacity building projects
  • Preparation for Unification in health sector

 

3) Sharing Based on Cooperative Values

  • Severance 1% Sharing Campaign: Support various medical expenses to patients and families in the name of the university faculty
  • Fundraising Campaign: Expand fundraising scheme from helping underprivileged patients to solving unsolved health problems

 

4) Strengthen Promotion Activities for Social Engagement Activities

  • Establish and utilize “Social Engagement Registration System” for the formation of the center’s social contribution database
  • Publish a manual on social engagement
  • Create publications and press releases related to social contribution activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

[참고자료]

 

HISTORY OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENT WORK ACTIVITIES AT YONSEI

§ Opened Institute for Poverty Alleviation and International Development (IPAID) at Wonju campus in 2010

§ Established Yonsei Global Health Center in 2014

§ Since 1993, the Yonsei University Health System has been undertaking education and medical development projects as part of a medical mission in Mongolia

§ Opened Medical Mission Center in 2001 to support medical missionary work, disaster relief projects, overseas missionaries, and develop and strengthen medical human capacity in developing countries

§ College of Medicine promotes medical development projects in Tanzania and Uzbekistan

§ College of Nursing completed maternal and child health care project in Ethiopia and established Graduate School of Nursing in Bangladesh

§ Overall external funds for projects exceed 20 billion KRW (19 million USD)

 

 

ODA IN KOREA

Upon joining the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) in 2010, Korea has continuously affirmed its commitment to increase its ODA volume by enacting the Framework Act on International Development Cooperation (Framework Act), and devising the Strategic Plan for International Development Cooperation (Strategic Plan) as well as the Mid-term Strategy for 2011-2015. (The Strategic Plan is stated to maintain the bilateral to multilateral ODA ratio at 75:25 in parallel with the steady increase in the total ODA volume by 2015.)

The Strategic Plan also projects a steady increase of the ODA/GNI ratio up to 0.20% by 2020, by which Korea can come close (0.14%) to the average level of DAC members and will continue to expand to meet the ratio. Of note, Korea’s ODA volume has increased in 5 consecutive years from USD 1,174 million in 2010 to USD 1,915 million in 2015, accomplishing the Korean government’s commitment to the international community in the midst of the global economic crisis. Within bilateral ODA, grants accounted for approximately 60-70% of Korea's bilateral ODA with slight variations in the past ten years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Korea's ODA by Type of Aid (2010-2015)                    (Net Disbursements, USD million, %)

 

 

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Bilateral ODA (A)

900.63
(100%)

989.57
(100%)

1,183.17
(100%)

1,309.58
(100%)

1,395.77
(100%)

1,468.79
(100%)

Budget support

0
(0.0%)

0
(0.0%)

29.49
(2.49%)

19.62
(1.5%)

0
(0.0%)

9.89
(0.67%)

Bilateral core support & pooled programmes & funds

28.69
(3.19%)

42.26
(4.27%)

95.95
(8.11%)

140.67
(10.74%)

143.01
(10.25%)

138.41
(9.42%)

Project-type intervention

666.66
(74.02%)

679.81
(68.7%)

762.28
(64.43%)

819.58
(62.58%)

883.42
(63.29%)

953.53
(64.91%)

Expert and other technical assistance

127.95
(14.21%)

151
(15.26%)

167.04
(14.12%)

196.11
(14.98%)

227.46
(16.3%)

211.62
(14.41%)

Scholarships and student costs in donor countries

31.63
(3.51%)

42.2
(4.26%)

54.31
(4.59%)

61.29
(4.68%)

66.69
(4.78%)

69.91
(4.76%)

Debt relief

2.36
(0.26%)

0
(0.0%)

0
(0.0%)

0
(0.0%)

0
(0.0%)

0
(0.0%)

Administrative costs and included elsewhere

38.39
(4.26%)

53.6
(5.42%)

59.4
(5.02%)

57.52
(4.39%)

56.65
(4.06%)

65.37
(4.45%)

Other in-door expenditure

4.95
(0.55%)

20.69
(2.09%)

14.71
(1.24%)

14.78
(1.13%)

18.55
(1.33%)

20.07
(1.37%)

Others*

0
(0.0%)

0
(0.0%)

0
(0.0%)

0
(0.0%)

0
(0.0%)

0
(0.0%)

Multilateral ODA (B)

273.15
(100.0%)

335.02
(100.0%)

414.28
(100.0%)

445.8
(100.0%)

460.96
(100.0%)

446.6
(100.0%)

To UN Agencies

77.41
(28.34%)

81.98
(24.47%)

114.46
(27.63%)

113.53
(25.47%)

112.36
(24.37%)

98
(21.94%)

To AMCs, IBRD, IFC, MIGA, IDA, GEF

112.53
(41.2%)

125.24
(37.38%)

154
(37.17%)

170.57
(38.26%)

193.53
(41.98%)

198.01
(44.34%)

To Regional Development Banks

66.51
(24.35%)

104.12
(31.08%)

126.23
(30.47%)

126.69
(28.42%)

123.77
(26.85%)

110.37
(24.71%)

To Other Agencies

16.7
(6.11%)

23.67
(7.07%)

19.58
(4.73%)

35.01
(7.85%)

31.3
(6.79%)

40.22
(9.00%)

Total ODA (A+B)

1,173.8

1,324.6

1,597.5

1,755.4

1,856.7

1,915.4

 

* Others: ODA not assigned to the above categories (historical series)

** Source: OECD, International Development Statistics Online DB

 

  • Korea’s Total Net ODA in % GNI (2009-2015)          (Net Disbursements, USD million, %)

  • Korea’s ODA Fund Rankings

 

 

YONSEI’S ODA PROJECTS (2011-2016)

  • Over 31 projects with budget of KRW 21.9 billion
  • List of Recent Major Projects

 

No

Country

Partner

Project

College

Term

1

Bangladesh

KOICA*

[Project Management and Consulting] Project for Establishing Graduate Nursing University in Bangladesh

College of Nursing

2013-2018

2

Ethiopia

KOICA

Project to Promote Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health in Arsi Zone

College of Nursing

2008-2011

3

Ghana

KOICA

[Project Management and Consulting] Project for Improving Maternal and Child Healthcare in the Volta Region

College of Medicine

2013-2016

4

Ghana

KOICA

Project for Improving Maternal and Child Healthcare

College of Medicine

2013

5

Malawi

KOICA

Project for the Prevention of Blindness in Malawi

College of Medicine

2014-2014

6

Mongolia

KOICA

Project for Managing Healthcare Supplies and Equipment for Healthcare Officials

College of Medicine

2013

7

Morocco-Fiji

KOICA

Cooperate in Managing Outcome of Tuberculosis Project

College of Medicine

2015-2016

8

Myannmar, Uzebekistan

KOFIH**

Dr. Lee Jong Wook Memorial Project Fellowship Clinical Program

College of Dentistry

2015-2016

9

Peru

KOICA

[Project Management and Consulting] Project for Capacity Building of Healthcare in Chanchamayo

Graduate School of Public Health

2013-2017

10

Philippines

KOICA

Follow-up Management of the Project for Capacity Building for Laboratory Diagnosis and Control Program of Tuberulosis

College of Medicine

2012-2014

11

Philippines

KOFIH

Project for Capacity Building of Tuberculosis Control in the Philippines

Graduate School of Public Health

2014

12

Tanzania

KOFIH

Dr. Lee Jong Wook Memorial Project Fellowship Program

College of Medicine

2013-2015

13

Tanzania

KOFIH

Project for Consulting and Strategy-building of Hospital Operation

Graduate School of Public Health

2015-2016

14

Uzbekistan

KOICA

[Project Management and Consulting] Program for Capacity Building of Infectious Diseases Control in Uzbekistan

College of Medicine

2014

15

Uzbekistan, Ethiopia

KOFIH

(Uzebekistan) Cooperation for International Development of Special Areas

(Ethiopia) Project for Establishing Hereditary Heart Surgery Hospital

College of Medicine

2015

16

Vietnam

KOICA

[Project Consulting] Q-health Project in Vietnam

College of Medicine

2015-2018

17

Vietnam

KOICA

Haeng Bok (Happiness) Program (part of ROK's New Villages Movement: 새마을운동) in Quang Ti

College of Nursing

2014-2018

18

Vietnam

KOICA

Project for Follow-up Management of Binh Dinh Community Hospital

Graduate School of Public Health

2012-2014

19

Africa

KOICA

Nurse Training Program

College of Nursing

2013-2014

20

-

KOFIH

Project Evaluation and Establishment of Mid- and Long-term Operation Plans for Nursing Homes for Ethnic Korean Seniors Living Alone

College of Nursing

2014

21

-

KOFIH

Evaluation and Development of Training Program for Overseas Emergency Relief Healthcare Workers

College of Dentistry

2014

22

-

KOICA

[Joint Evaluation for WHO Health Project] Follow-up Evaluation for the Project for Preventing Mosquito-borne Diseases According to Climate Change

Graduate School of Public Health

2013

23

-

KUCSS****

2015 Summer University Overseas Volunteer Program

College of Nursing

2015

 

*KOICA: Korea International Cooperation Agency

**KOFIH: Korea Foundation for International Healthcare

***KUCUSS: Korea University Council for Social Service