Abstract
Engineering colleges in Korea have struggled with recruiting and retaining top students. At the same time, a large enrollment quota has resulted in a high influx of students who are not adequately prepared for engineering classes. Despite heavy teaching loads, a research-emphasized faculty evaluation system does not motivate the faculty members to pay much attention to education. Accreditation of engineering education, which started in 2001, brought much-needed reform in engineering education. Since then, several projects have been funded by the government and the industry, such as Innovation Centers for Engineering Education (ICEE) and the Women in Engineering (WIE) program. Undergraduate education is expected to be more rigorous in future, and more faculty training on education pedagogies and educational tools are anticipated.
