Korea University Diversity Council

The Diversity Council is a presidential advisory body that advises and recommends policies to protect and promote diversity at Korea University (KU). While exploring policy options aimed at incorporating diversity into our educational and organizational culture from various angles, the Council conducted research to understand the diversity and inclusivity of the KU climate. To this end, KU collected relevant data from more than 30 departments on the Seoul and Sejong campuses, and it conducted a survey targeted at the entire campus population on their acceptance of diversity in 2019. Our first outcome, the <2019 Diversity Report>, is the product of the Council's efforts to analyze KU’s demographic composition, institutional/cultural environment, and constituents’ personal experiences from the “perspective of diversity.” The report is also a policy recommendation based on the Council's stringent understanding of where we stand today. In particular, we have developed Korea University Diversity Indices (KUDI-I, KUDI-II) that represent KU’s distinct characteristics. We used the indices to analyze characteristics of each constituent group—faculty, students, and staff—and assess the level of diversity by educational unit.

The Diversity Council is committed to working with you to help diversity take root as a shared value across the campus community and set up Korea University as a leading institution when it comes to diversity. Thank you.

Min Young, Chair, KU Diversity Council

Sung Young-Shin, Khim Jeehyeong, Deputy Chair

Kim Sunhyuk, Eunice J. Y. Kim, Kim Junesun, Kim Chai-Youn,

Kim Hyun Joon, Noh Aegyung, Seol Geun-Hee,

Yoon Tae-Woong, Lee Bora, Council Members