Positive changes to fostering global talents: Korea’s experience Ju-Ho Lee pp. 28-58

Positive changes to powerhouse of talents Ju-Ho Lee, Song-chang Hong pp. 59-99

Korea's education, science and technology (EST) going global You-mi Suh, Seong-Geun Bae pp. 100-131

My star, Meister High Schools Yung-chul Kim, Young-gon Kim pp. 134-161

Pulling students out of underachievement Ik-hyun Shin, Seog-soo Han pp. 162-178

From vicious circle of private education to virtuous circle of public education Jin-gyu Lee pp. 179-213

Education for everyone Sang-jin Lee, Kwan-bok Kim, Young-hyun Koh, June-soon Lee pp. 214-426

Opening a new era of character education Seok-hwan Oh pp. 248-268

University admissions: realizing dreams Sam-jae Sung, Jong-chul Jung pp. 269-289

Revitalizing classrooms Jin-gyu pp. 290-339

Positive changes in 11,550 schools Kwan-bok Kim, Sam-jae pp. 340-373

Reigniting the passions of teachers Kwan-bok Kim, Sam-jae Sung pp. 374-412

University reform: crossing the threshold into an advanced nation Eung-gweon Kim, Sung-kwang Yang pp. 414-445

For better college and university education Eung-gweon Kim, Eun-ok Choi, Song-chang Hong pp. 446-495

An era of regional universities Tae-seog Oh pp. 496-528

Tuition relief is not impossible Kyeong-mo Koh, Ki-dong Song pp. 529-560

Science and technology renaissance Yul-rae Cho, Kyungwon Rho pp. 562-588

International Science Business Belt, Promoting Openess and Convergence Yul-rae Cho pp. 589-605

From nuclear power to outer space
Sung-kwang Yang pp. 606-638

Like Da Vinci
Young-soon Kang, Jin-Seog Lee pp. 639-665

Researcher-friendly S and T environments
Sung-kwang, Kyungwon Rho pp. 666-688

he Republic of Korea is now bracing up for its next miracle. After the establishment of the Republic in 1948 and three years of the Korean War, it has made a remarkable economic growth and political stability. Its achievement of the last half a century, which is often called the “Miracle of the Han River,” has caught attention from the international community and given hope to many countries and people in the world. We, Koreans, believe that people have infinite value and unlimited potential as irreplaceable assets to society. This belief was provide by the development of Korea and is giving a clue to the next miracle. The Korean edition of this book is titled In-jae-dae-guk (i.e. the powerhouse of talents), as it is about making all Koreans talents. Through its education, science and technology, Korea is preparing for its next miracle, nurturing talents who will create immeasurable value. I hope that this book will serve as a catalyst to draw more attention to and support for Korea from researchers and practitioners around the world as we continue our journey toward a new future.