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Background and Overview
Concept
A project for training creative talents with a master’s or doctoral degree to realize the Creative Economy and assisting creation of new knowledge
and technology based on creativity.
Background
  • There is an urgent need for creative talents with a master’s degree or a doctoral degree to lead the Creative Economy.
    Realize the Creative Economy by fostering and providing the nation's top creative talents with a mater's or doctoral degree who lead areas such as the new technology development, humanities and social science with originality, cultural contents, design, BIT, NIT, and, etc. which play a leading role in turning the economy for catching up with advanced economies into a pace-setting economy.
  • Need for the role of universities as the hub for the creation of outcome with originality while strengthening creative atmosphere of the university education.
    Although the research and educational capabilities of domestic universities have increased in volume significantly, there have been limits in connecting
    the outcomes of education or researches in universities with the development of new technologies in industries and leading the growth of a leadership economy.
※ SCI thesis ranking of South Korea : (´99)18th →(´06)13th→(´11)11th
※ IMD of university education: (´10)46th→(´11)39th→(´12)42nd
Overview of Project
Period of Project
September 2013 ~ August 2020 (7 years)
Type of project
Type of project
Global Talent Development Type Focusing on the advanced convergence fields, train “global-level talents” by strengthening the international cooperation of the graduate schools.
Specialized Expert Training Type Support "training the advanced & practice-oriented experts" in specialized fields
Future-Based Creative
Talent Training Type
Cultivate the best graduate schools in academic disciplines and provide financial aids for researches to graduate school students.
Amount of Grants
252.6 billion won in 2013, approx. 550 project groups (teams)
Details on Supports Provided
Future-Based Creative Talent Training Type
  • The budget plans can be set up in accordance with the characteristics and strategies of the project groups within the ceilings of grants provided to
    the project group and budgeting criteria.
    1. As for the Global Talent Training Type, the research scholarship for graduate school students is more than 40% of the total budget, while the ratio for the Future-Based Creative Talent Training Type is more than 60% of the total budget. (50% or more for project teams in humanities/social studies or medical/dental/oriental medicines), Specialized Expert Training Type has its budget plan set, so that the ratio is more than 50% of the total project budget.
    2. The operation cost for the project group should be within 10% of the total budget or not more than 30 million won.
    3. The criteria for the amount of research scholarship* should be applied in the same manner to all types.
      * 600,000 won/month for master’s program students, 1 million won/month for doctoral program students, and 2.5 million won/months for new researchers.
Support Items
Support Items
Future-Based Creative
Talent Training Type
Global Talent Training Type Specialized Expert
Training Type
Research Scholarship for Graduate School Students
- 60% of the total project budget
  (50%orhigherforhumanities / socialstudiesormedical /   dental / orientalmedicineprojectteams)
Labor Cost for New Researchers
Labor Cost for Dedicated Staffs for Industry-Academy Cooperation Programs
- Not allowed to pay for the labor costs
  with the full-time staff labor cost account
Curriculum Development Cost
Supporting Experiment and Practice and Costs of Industry-Academy Cooperation Activities
Cost of Globalization
Operation Cost for the Project Groups, etc.
- Up to 10% of the total project budget or
  within 30 million won
Indirect Cost (up to 2%)
Research Scholarship for Graduate School Students
- 40% of the total project budget
Labor Cost for New Researchers
Labor cost for dedicated staffs for
industrial-academic cooperation programs
- Not allowed to pay for the labor costs with
  the full-time staff labor cost account
Curriculum Development Cost
Supporting Experiment and Practice and Costs of Industry-Academy Cooperation Activities
Globalization Cost
- Includes usage costs for inviting overseas scholars
Operation cost for the project groups
- Up to 10% of the total project budget or max.
  30 million won
Indirect Cost (up to 2%)
Scholarship for Graduate School Students
- 50% of the total project budget
Labor Cost for New Researchers
Labor Cost for Dedicated Staffs for Industrial-Academic Cooperation Programs
- Not allowed to pay for the labor costs
  with the full-time staff labor cost account
Curriculum Development Cost
Supporting Experiment and Practice and Costs of Industry-Academy Cooperation Activities
Globalization Cost
Operation Cost for the Project Groups, etc.
- Up to 10% of the total project budget or
  within 30 million won
Indirect Cost (up to 2%)
※ In the science and engineering sector, the number of graduate school students who participate in the project shall be aided within 70% of the entire students of the faculty members who
    participate in the project. (In the humanities and social studies sector, two master’s program students and one doctoral program students per the participating faculty member shall be aided.)
※ If the existing WCU project group is selected for the Global Talent Training Type, the support can be provided to the students who are under the supervision of the faculty members
    in the concurrent former belonging department.
※ As for the universities which have been receiving aids for the tuition fee for the graduate school students from KAIST or other government departments, supports for the project costs,
    such as the globalization cost, can be provided without exceeding 30% (50% for the Global Talent Training Type) of the total project costs.
Status of the Project Group (Teams)
Status of the Project Group (Teams)
Project Type Area Panel Name Department Project group (Team) Group (team)
Future-Based Creative Talent Training Type Engineering (Team) Computer-throughout the country Computer Science & Engineering An Ambient Intelligence Software Platformfor
Wellness Human CareVisit the Website
Heegook Oh
Engineering (Team) Computer-throughout the country Computer Science & Engineering High Reliability Smart Iot System
of the Talent Development TeamLink to Website
Sunghyun Cho
Information on Staffs
Information on Staffs
Name Department Tel. E-mail Responsibilities
Taehong Kim
(General Manager)
Research Promotion Team 031-400-4952 sorisam@hanyang.ac.kr Overall BK21 Plus Project Management
Jihee Hyun
(General Manager)
Research Support Team 031-400-4962 jhhyun@hanyang.ac.kr Overall BK21 Plus Project Management
Jooho Park
(Assistant Manager)
Research Promotion Team 031-400-4953 pjh0521@hanyang.ac.kr BK 21 Plus Project Management:
Planning, evaluation, and performance (achievements) management
Heesung Eom(Staff) ERICA Industry-Academy R&SD Strategy Center 031-400-4947 hseum@hanyang.ac.kr BK 21 Project Management :
Planning, evaluationand performance (achievement) management
Euna Choi(Staff) Research Support Team 031-400-4972 iriscala@hanyang.ac.kr BK21 Plus Project Management:
Agreement and budget expenditure Management