How does design education in South Korea stack up against other countries in Asia and the West?

The reality is that many institutions still conduct low-quality, technique-based training in design. These institutions lack unique programs, qualified and experienced faculty, well-equipped facilities, an open educational environment, and flexible budgets. This all contributes to poor design education that does not meet international standards. Students graduating from those institutions experience many difficulties with employment. Also, the number of design majors outnumbers the limited spaces for employment. How can you change this? To improve design education, universities need to develop and facilitate unique, specialized curricula. Moreover, they need to recruit educators from advanced design nations. The globalization of design education is a major issue. Those institutions that do not conform to this change will be forced out naturally. To what extent has industry in Seoul embraced design and design thinking? Top managers of leading corporations in various industries are ...  more