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REGULATIONS on MANAGEMENT of GRADUATE STUDENTS
Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of these Regulations is to prescribe details on the implementation of the project entitled “The Educational and Research Group for training Global and Area Studies specialists for international promotion of Busan as a Gateway City" (hereinafter referred to as the "Education and Research Group"). Further, based on these regulations, the participating graduate students can faithfully carry out education and research projects according to the purpose of establishment of the Education and Research Group.
Article 2 (Qualifications)
① Graduate students participating in the Education and Research Group shall be enrolled as students or researchers within two years of entering a master's degree and within four years of entering a PhD (except for leave of absence and military service), full-time graduate students dedicated to education and research for at least 40 hours a week and who are not enrolled in employment insurance, health insurance, national pension and industrial insurance (hereinafter referred to as the four major insurances).
② Notwithstanding paragraph 1, it may be recognized as a participating graduate student in any of the following cases. However, in this case, they should also concentrate on education and research for at least 40 hours a week.
(1) A person who has subscribed to industrial insurance or health insurance to protect the safety of a graduate student;
(2) A person who has health insurance to support medical welfare for the graduate student's family so that the graduate student can concentrate on education and research;
(3) A person who has taken unpaid leave for at least six months consecutively for the purpose of the study;
(4) A person who has worked for a short period of time on weekends only;
③ In order to be recognized as an exception under paragraph 2, the graduate student in question shall provide proper written explanations to the head of the Education and Research Group with the details of the exception, the period of application of the exception, evidential data and confirmation. If the explanation for not made or is deemed insufficient, the applicant might lose their qualification for participation in this project.
Article 3 (Selection)
① Graduate students who wish to participate in the Education and Research Group shall fill out a prescribed application form and apply for participation upon a supervisor's recommendation.
② The Steering Committee of the Education Research Group selects participating students by reflecting upon the supervisor's opinions.
③ Selection shall be based on the unit of one semester (6 months). It may be replaced by a resolution of the Steering Committee or the head's approval, if necessary, such as a leave of absence, employment, graduation, etc.
Article 4 (Student beneficiaries under PKNU DIAS BK Project)
① Participating students will be selected among the graduate students who have officially submitted their applications to the Education and Research Team.
② The selection screening of applicants for the graduate student program is determined by the Steering Committee according to the educational and research performance of the Graduate Student Education Research Center based on the selection criteria for graduate students applying for the 4th stage BK project in the Graduate School of Global and Area Studies.
③ For new graduate students, the committee determines admission on the basis of a research plan, student transcript, student record, and foreign language capability.
④ Other selection criteria for graduate students are as follows.
(1) In principle, one Doctoral student and two Master’s students (or two Doctoral students and four Master’s students per two co-advisory professors) are selected as graduate students.
(2) If the number of graduate students recommended for each participating professor exceeds the standard number, the Steering Committee will determine the final selection according to an individual standard.
⑤ Research scholarships are provided to applicants for graduate students according to the following criteria.
(1) Payment period: Payment on the monthly payday according to the 「Pukyong National University Research Fund Management Guidelines」
(2) Payment method: Collective transfer from the University-Industry Foundation to the account of graduate students
(3) Amount of payment: Master's students at least 700,000 KRW per month (Master's and Master's students within two years of enrollment), 1,300,000 KRW per month (Doctoral research students within four years of entering the PhD program). However, each student payment shall be different, based on academic performance.
(4) The research evaluation committee may offer different scholarship levels for students with good academic records selected by the committee from among the candidates. The committee determines the different scholarship levels.
(5) Research scholarships may be provided for educational and research assistance activities for the smooth project execution of the Education Research Center. However, this is determined separately by the Steering Committee.
(6) The scholarship payment to students participating in the Institute of Global and Area Studies' research activities, which is a cooperative institution within the school, is separately determined by the Steering Committee.
(7) In addition to the monthly payment, additional applications may be acceptable according to graduate students' research achievements. The Steering Committee, within the budget, determines the payment amount.
(8) If a participating graduate student loses his/her qualifications due to a leave of absence, expulsion, or employment during the participation period, the research scholarship will be calculated daily.
⑥With the approval of the Director of Education Research, it is possible to participate in the 4th stage BK21 project and other research projects that do not restrict double payment.
Article 5 (Activities)
① All participating graduate students are required to focus on their education and research activities for at least 40 hours per week on a full-time basis, conduct research projects alone, or collaborate with their supervisors and other graduate students.
② All participating graduate students can participate within 10 hours per week or 40 hours per month in purely academic research activities of the supervisor according to the Steering Committee's resolution.
③ All participating graduate students are allowed to give a lecture within six(6) credits per semester (including cyber lectures and lifelong education center lectures) regardless of whether on- or off-campus, day or night, with the permission of the director of Education and Research Group.
Article 6 (Obligation)
① All participating graduate students must submit proof of four major insurance subscriptions as of April 1st and October 1st every year. If the head of a professional institution requests it during and after the participation period, the students are obligated to provide (submit) all information related to various research results or scholarship support details, employment, and admission.
② All participating graduate students must fill out the pledge of personnel participating in the 4th stage BK21 project and consent to collection, use and provision of personal information, and submit both to the Educational Research Team (Team). The Team shall keep all the records from the students participating in BK21 project.
③ All participating graduate students must report their research contents to their advisor every month, and submit the research performance report to the Education Research Center after receiving the advisor's signature at the end of each semester.
④ All participating graduate students must receive regular guidance from their supervisor in their dissertation and publish their research results in academic journals or present at domestic and international conferences.
⑤ All participating Master's students are obligated to present their research notes at least once a year at domestic and international academic conferences or the Educational Research Group's seminar (BK21 workshop).
⑥ All participating doctoral students are obligated to present their research thesis at least once a year at domestic and international academic conferences and the Educational Research Group's seminar, and submit their research paper(s) to the journal accredited by the Korea Research Foundation (KCI and KCI-candidates).
⑦All participating graduate students are required to participate in constructing regional information archives, the Busan Global Index, and preliminary and basic data research on the Global Citizens in Busan.
⑧ All participating graduate students must actively participate in academic events held or supported by the 4th stage BK21 Education Research Group.
⑨ All participating graduate students must complete research ethics education and research ethics contents of the Research Foundation during the first semester of participating in the project.
⑩ Other obligations follow the bylaws of the Graduate School of Global and Area Studies.
Article 7 (Suspension of Support and Achievement Scholarship)
① Participating graduate students having completed insufficient research activities may be referred to their supervisor, and their support may be terminated.
② If the budget permits, participating graduate students can be selected by the Steering Committee according to the points as follows and receive an achievement scholarship. The Steering Committee shall determine the amount.
|
Evaluation Criteria |
Received points |
Remark |
Publication of academic paper |
Exclusive publication of SCI-level journals |
100 |
|
Joint publication of SCI-level journals |
80 |
| |
Other international journals |
60 |
| |
Exclusive publication of KCI Accredited (KCI-Candidate) journals |
70 |
| |
Joint publication of KCI Accredited (KCI-Candidate) journals |
50 |
| |
Submission of academic paper |
International journals |
The number of submissions x 15 |
|
Domestic journals |
The number of submissions x 10 |
|
② In addition, achievement scholarships can be provided to participating graduate students at the end of each semester, for excellent performance, according to the Steering Committee's decision, including the Director of Education and Research Group. The criteria are determined by the Steering Committee using the selection criteria for graduate students.
③The Education and Research Group may pay performance scholarships to students who participated in programs for the smooth performance of educational research team projects, and this shall be in accordance with the program plan of the Education and Research Group.
Article 8 (Overseas Training) General regulations for graduate students who want to participate in overseas training and academic conferences in the short- and long-term shall be separately determined based on project feasibility. . If the project is deemed feasible, regulations shall be determined through a meeting of the Steering Committee.
◁ADDENDA▷
Article 1 (Enforcement Decree)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2
Matters not stipulated in the Education and Research Group regulations shall be handled in accordance with the BK21 regulations by the Korea Research Foundation.
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