Duksung Women's University hosts 2026 first-half joint forum on university innovation
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- Five universities, led by Duksung Women's University, held a joint forum to share best practices and address common challenges in university innovation.
- The forum focused on enhancing student dropout prevention and management systems, with participating universities sharing their strategies.
- The initiative aims to foster collaboration and build a sustainable model for higher education innovation.
Duksung Women's University hosted a joint forum from June 29-30, bringing together five universities to share innovative practices and collaboratively tackle shared challenges in higher education. The "2026 Upper Half Joint Forum for University Innovation Based on Sharing and Cooperation" focused on strategies for student success and institutional advancement.
This forum is not just a place to share project outcomes, but a meaningful occasion to discuss the common challenges our universities face and the future direction of higher education.
Participating universities included Duksung Women's University (lead for the Seoul Metropolitan Area), Keimyung University (Daegu, Gyeongbuk, Gangwon), Dong-eui University (Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam), Soonchunhyang University (Chungcheong), and Chosun University (Hunan, Jeju). The forum's primary theme was the "Advancement of Student Mid-term Dropout Prevention and Management Systems."
In the face of declining student populations and the great changes of AI and digital transformation, universities must comprehensively upgrade their curricula, academic structures, student support systems, and performance management systems.
Each university presented its unique approaches to student retention. Keimyung University discussed "University Dropout Response Measures - Moving Beyond Early Alerts to Proactive Response," while Dong-eui University introduced its "Dropout Student Prevention and Management Plan." Soonchunhyang University shared its "SCH Customized Student Mid-term Dropout Prevention and Management System," and Chosun University presented its "Dropout Prevention Student Support System." Duksung Women's University's DS-Innovation Project Group Head, Won Dong-hwan, outlined the university's plan for enhancing its student support system through analysis and management of dropout rates.
The five universities – Duksung Women's University, Keimyung University, Dong-eui University, Soonchunhyang University, and Chosun University – have consistently maintained a sharing and cooperation system beyond regional boundaries as universities representing their respective regions.
Beyond academic presentations, the forum included a "Mind Balancing Program" designed to help participants share difficulties encountered during university innovation projects and find time for recovery and recharging. The participating universities plan to continue their collaboration through joint program development, resource sharing, and joint workshops, with Keimyung University set to host the next forum in the second half of 2026.
University Dropout Response Measures - Moving Beyond Early Alerts to Proactive Response.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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