KS's Global Insights into Higher Education

In the sweltering summer of 2018, a disturbing incident unfolded during the monthly leadership meeting at Songdo International City's Incheon Global Campus, attended by representatives from four international universities. An African American employee present recounted a disheartening experience from that morning: as he left his on-campus apartment, he was subjected to a racial slur beginning with 'N' by a Korean student, who was apparently visiting from a nearby high school. This incident, which ignited anger in the employee, was formally addressed during the meeting. The question, "What should one learn in secondary education before advancing to higher education?" is inherently multifaceted. At the macro level, it involves a country's educational philosophy, ideology, and values, reflecting the ethos of a given era. At the meso level, it pertains to how regional education offices and individual schools administer and endorse their educational programs. At th...