Pukyong National University

PKNU selected as a 'university eligible for general financial assistance' receiving all financial aid offer

- As a result of the university evaluation index 2021 by the MOE... offering supportive projects for university innovation, etc.

Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-Soo) has been selected as 'an eligible university for general financial assistance' in the university evaluation index 2021 hosted by the Ministry of Education.

An 'eligible university for general financial assistance' refers to a university that meets the requirements to receive both general and special purpose finance aid, national scholarships, and student loans.

The Ministry of Education announced on the 17th that it selected 136 general universities, including Pukyong National University, as 'eligible universities for general financial assistance' among 161 general universities subject to the university evaluation index. The final result will be finalized at the end of this month after receiving objections from each university.

Pukyong National University was selected as a self-improving university in the evaluation in 2018 and was selected as an eligible university for general financial assistance this time, receiving financial support from the Ministry of Education for three years from 2022 to 2024.

In particular, Pukyong National University has been able to continuously promote autonomous innovation based on the university's mid-to-long-term development plan according to the selection of this evaluation index, which is the standard for innovative university supporting project, which is a large-scale financial support project.

In addition to basic indicators such as △the rate of return of education expenses, △the rate of securing full-time faculties, △the admission rate of new students, and △the employment rate of graduates, quantitative indicators and qualitative aspects of △development plan performance, △educational conditions, △university management accountability, △class and curriculum operation, △student support, and △educational performance items In the index, Pukyong National University received excellent evaluations.

Based on the results of this evaluation index, the Ministry of Education is planning to support universities to become the main agents of innovation, such as providing consulting for universities' autonomous innovation, seeking specialization strategies on their own, and nurturing the capacity for autonomous innovation. <Pukyong Today>