About HYCU
Be the true leader of this era who practices love.
Founding & Educational Spirit
Founding Philosophy
The Founding Philosophy of Hanyang is based on the scripture, “Love in Truth and Deed” (1 John 3:18), and therefore, the objective is to educate students to understand the value of education and to instill a sense of philanthropy through diligence, honesty, humility, and humanitarianism toward local communities, the nation, and the global community.
Educational Philosophy
The Educational Philosophy of Hanyang is to practice “Love in Truth and Deed” meaning that teaching and learning should follow ethical and practical guidelines that govern communities both socially and legally, on the local and international levels.
Conceptual Diagram of Competency Education: Educational Philosophy & Objective
Conceptual Diagram of Competency Education
- Creativity – in projects and designs
- Comprehensive – in field research, life-long learning
- Humanitarian Global, Future, Job, Classic
- Industry-Coupled Problem-Based Learning (IC-PBL)
- General academic competence
Educational Purpose
Training creative professionals through open higher education
Based on practicing "Love in Truth and Deed,"" the Educational Purpose of Hanyang is to elevate the education standards of the nation while simultaneously positively contributing to the international community. In order to reach a wider spectrum of students of varying ages, backgrounds, and needs, Hanyang Cyber University seeks to help students reach their potentials and achieve their goals by providing opportunities to learn in a hi-tech and convenient environment, which is through ubiquitous online education. Graduates in turn, can personally develop and positively contribute to the prosperity of their local community, the country, and the world through open higher education.
Educational Objective
Educated
Cultivating diligent, knowledgeable, and educate specialists, by providing a systematic and hi-tech education
Professional
Fostering talented professionals who possess the skills and knowledge to adapt to any environment
Practical
Producing practical minded experts who can effectively apply knowledge gained to a variety of settings
Global
Training global talent who understand and accept cultural diversity and play an active roles in the international community
Humanitarian
Inspiring leaders to think and act on the local and global community levels for the benefit of all
Training with Convergent
Education to realize
HYCU VISION 20205
HYCU VISION 2020: Mid-term Development Plan with 5 Development Strategies for 5 Educational Objectives
In May 2011, HYCU's Educational Objectives for the Graduate School were modified to incorporate the HYCU Vision 20205(penta), which is a mid- to long-term development plan that better reflects the goal to cultivate experts through convergent education. The new five educational objectives are to be achieved by employing five development strategies. The objectives and corresponding strategies are directly related to the Founding Philosophy, Educational Philosophy, and Educational Purpose.
In other words, in order to increase the relevance of the educational objectives to the development plan and increase the likelihood of achieving the five educational objectives through this,
Strategy 01
Online Strategy
Strategy to educating knowledgeable specialists through hi-tech and systematic online instruction
Strategy 02
Offline Strategy
Strategy to foster talented professionals with skills and knowledge to any environment offline
Strategy 03
Inline Strategy
Strategy to produce insightful experts who can practically apply their knowledge to a variety of settings
Strategy 04
Outline Strategy
Strategy to train outstanding global talent who understand cultural diversity and play active roles in the community
Strategy 05
Lifeline Strategy
Strategy to inspire leaders to think and act on the local and global community levels for a better life for all
Detailed practical tasks by area of HYCU VISION 20205
Education·content
Online
(Educated
Talent)- Development of online specialized content
- Strengthening free discussion system through free online seminars
- Implementation of e-Proctor system
Offline
(Professional
Talent)- Development of specialized social service programs
Inline
(Insightful
Talent)- Development and expansion of graduate school specialized content (learner-generated content/open innovative content/rapid content, etc.)
Outline
(Outstanding
Talent)- Content development according to the graduate school specialized class model (Case-based class model (CBL)/Problem-solving class model (PBL))
Lifeline
(Glocal
Talent)- Development of global content (Team Teaching Contents of Overseas Scholars / Foreign Language Contents of Graduate School Contents)
- Joint degree and joint certificate courses with overseas universities
Research
Online
(Educated
Talent)- Development and implementation of online thesis guidance system
- Development and implementation of online research methodology courses
Offline
(Professional
Talent)- Implementation of thesis guidance project between juniors and seniors
Inline
(Insightful
Talent)- Statistics aid center
- Writing aid center
Outline
(Outstanding
Talent)- Creation and presentation of group reports through team projects
Lifeline
(Glocal
Talent)- International academic seminars among professors and graduate students
Student
Online
(Educated
Talent)- Expansion of Smart Learning (Smart HYCU)
- Expansion of one-stop academic support
Offline
(Professional
Talent)- Development and implementation of Smart Scholarship System
- Graduate student ↔ undergraduate mentor ↔ mentee system
- Practicum of volunteer activities for public institutions and welfare institutions
- Support for student volunteer activities at home and abroad
Inline
(Insightful
Talent)- Graduate School Advisor System
- Graduate school full-time tutor system
Outline
(Outstanding
Talent)- Expansion of online self-seminars
- Graduate school major seminars
- Public presentation of graduation theses
Lifeline
(Glocal
Talent)- Overseas work camp
- Student exchanges through external cooperation with overseas universities and companies
System·Facility
Online
(Educated
Talent)- Expansion of real-time video seminar system
- Expansion of online student counseling system
Offline
(Professional
Talent)- Secure space for counseling and volunteer activities in Cyber Building 3
Inline
(Insightful
Talent)- Support for smart learning type discussion classes
Outline
(Outstanding
Talent)- System development for CBL/PBL class model
Lifeline
(Glocal
Talent)- Development of Global Content System
- Development of systems for joint degree courses and joint certification courses