The General Education Research Institute of Sookmyung Women’s University was established for the purpose of sharing key topics and research trends within the field of general education and strengthening the research capacity of the field of humanities and social science. Despite that general education has rapidly grown in importance in today’s world, it is being pushed aside by major fields of study. Even in the academic domain, general education remains marginalized.

With the establishment of a future-oriented education platform, I hope that our institute can provide practical education on communication, as required by the 4^th industrial society.

Through our efforts, I hope to see the reinforcement and enhancement of university general education spread to a larger spectrum of relevant fields. I ask for your undivided attention and encouragement for our institute as well as for the field of general education.

Our institution publishes “General Education and the Citizen” on a half-yearly basis. Hosting a number of academic conferences regarding general education is also part of our activities.

Hwang Youngmee, Director of the General Education Research Institute

Director Hwang Youngmee (professor of the Sookmyung Women’s University Department of General Education) was also elected as the initial director of the Korean Council of Research Institutes for University General Education. Her term will last for two years, starting from the month of August in 2020. The Council was established for the aim of enhancing university general education, through the means of research and publishing activities.