KERIS

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The Korea Education Research Information Service (KERIS)
Agency overview
Formed April 22, 1999
Preceding agency
  • The Korea Multimedia Education Center(KMEC) and The Korea Research Information Center(KRIC)
Headquarters Daegu, South Korea
Employees 274 (2016.03)
Agency executive
  • Seog-Soo Han, President
Website keris.or.kr
Footnotes

KERIS English Homepage KERIS President's Welcome Message
About KERIS


KERIS Staff
KERIS
Hangul 한국교육학술정보원
Hanja 韓國敎育學術情報院
Revised Romanization Hanguk kyoyuk haksul jeongbowon
McCune–Reischauer Han’guk kyoyuk haksul chŏngbowŏn

KERIS (Korea Education & Research Information Service, Korean: 한국교육학술정보원, Hanja: 韓國教育學術情報院) is a governmental organization under the South Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology that develops, proposes, and advises on current and future government policies and initiatives regarding education in South Korea.

Its current focus is on the development of ICT in educational systems in Korea and abroad and works closely with international organizations such as the World Bank and UNESCO to assist other nations in developing or improving their own ICT infrastructure and implementation.[1]

In addition to policy, KERIS provides educators and the public with educational services such as the National Education Information Service(NEIS) - neis.go.kr, the Research Information Service System(RISS) - riss4u.net, the National Education Service System(EDUNET) - edunet.net, and Korea Open CourseWare(KOCW) - kocw.net.[2]

History

KERIS was established by the KERIS Act (Statue No. 5,685)[3] on April 22, 1999. KERIS came about through the consolidation of the Korean Multimedia Education Center(KMEC) and the Korean Research Information Center(KRIC).[1]

The KERIS building located in the Innovation City area of Daegu, South Korea
September 1996 Koreas first comprehensive educational information service EDUNET was launched
May 1998 First Research Information Service System(RISS) is launched
January 1999 The Korea Education and Research Information Service Act was enacted. KMEC and KRIC were consolidated into KERIS
August 2000 KERIS set education guidelines for elementary and secondary schools on the use of ICT
March 2001 KERIS was assigned as “National Education and Research Information Center” by the Ministry of Information and Communication
April 2002 EDUNET subscribers reaches 5 million
April 2002 KERIS designated as the national operation center for National Education Information System (NEIS) by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development
May 2002 National Educational Resource Sharing System was launched
November 2002 National Digital Library Support System” was launched
May 2003 Number of RISS users exceeds 0.5 Mil.
November 2003 100% of all universities and research institutes in Korea integrated with RISS
February 2008 Opening of the Education Cyber Security Center (ECSC)
June 2008 Dr. Duk-Hoon Kwak takes office as the 5th President of KERIS
September 2008 Startup of Uzbekistan Consulting Project
November 2008 Beginning of Clean & Green Education Campaign
December 2008 Launch of Educational Information Publication (School Info)
April 2009 Startup of the Feasibility Study for Columbia Education Informatization Project
December 2009 Dr. Se-Yeoung Chun takes office as the 6th President of KERIS
April 2010 Designated as e-Publication Standardization Forum Secretariat
August 2010 Inaugurated mobile services for educational research information(Cyber Home Learning System, Excellent Instruction Video & KOCW)
March 2011 Startup of the Next-Generation National Education Information System (NEIS)
May 2011 KOCW smartphone application was chosen as 'App Award Korea BEST 30'
September 2011 Host 'e-learning Korea 2011'
October 2011 Dr. Chul-kyun Kim takes office as the 7th President of KERIS
November 2011 Host Korea-International organizations ICT International symposium 2011
July 2012 Opened the "0079 Educall" integrated call center
November 2012 Mr. Sungbin Lim took office as the 8th president of KERIS
November 2013 Opening ceremony of the new office building in Daegu
February 2014 Established primary infrastructure for information and communication managing of NEIS
December 2015 Launched ‘RISS Analytics’ (Research Information Service System Analytics based on Big data)
December 2015 Certified with ISMS(Information Security Management System Certification)
January 2016 Mr. Seog-Soo Han took office as the 8th president of KERIS

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Mission

The stated mission of KERIS is to develop human resources through e-Learning, regain public trust in education, lay a foundation for a knowledge and information-based society by activation of e-Learning, and to enhance national education and research competitiveness through academy digitalization.[4] It works towards these goals by being involved in multiple ongoing tasks and projects.

Tasks

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Accomplishments

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Project areas

Research and Planning

KERIS conducts research and planning in a variety of sectors related to educational policy and planning in Korea. Its main points of interest cover various aspects of ICT in education and include: the development of human resources; the training of elementary and secondary school teachers and administrators; the effectiveness of proposed and ongoing policy initiatives; and the future and current integration of e-learning materials and ICT into the education system. Through a close working relationship with the Korean Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development and offices of education, KERIS is able to receive feedback and suggestions on the results of its research and planning.[2]

e-Learning in education

A ubiquitous-learning(u-learning) classroom where students use electronic textbooks in the form of tablet PCs. KERIS is currently conducting research on the effects of such environments on learning.

KERIS is involved in many aspects of e-learning in efforts to reduce the cost of private tutoring and strengthen the existing education system. It conducts research, disseminates planning and policy proposals, assists in the diffusion and adoption of e-learning materials and evaluates their effectiveness. In addition to these activities, KERIS oversees a variety of e-learning services through the web.

The National Teaching & Learning Center(EDUNET), is a comprehensive education information service in Korea with public access, but designed specifically for teachers and students. Through linkage to the central government, local governments, and schools, EDUNET provides a range of instructional and learning support material and other education-related information.

The Cyber Home Learning System is a web-based that enables self-study at home or at sites other than schools. Students can learn at their own pace with adjustable materials to suit individual needs.

The Digital Library Support System (DLS) is a system that supports school libraries built within metropolitan and provincial Offices of Education, and is an Internet-based, one-stop service system that helps school libraries carry out the functions of a teaching-learning support center, digital library, and reading & culture center.[5]

Research Information Network

The Research Information Service System (RISS) is an academic information sharing service with a cooperative network among university libraries and related institutions that provides access to source information and full texts of journal articles and dissertations both in Korea and abroad. The intention is to contribute to world competitiveness in academic research. The RISS also provides services such as a union catalog, interlibrary loans, and dissertations in order to promote the sharing and distribution of research information.[6]

e-Administration

KERIS maintains and operates the National Education Information System (NEIS) which is an integrated e-administration system designed to enhance the efficiency of general educational administrative tasks, and also to improve the work environment for teachers and provide a new educational administration information service for the public. The NEIS provides access to all educational information in South Korea by connecting all elementary and secondary schools with various branches and offices of the government through the Internet.[7]

International Cooperation

KERIS maintains close working relationships with educational institutes and experts around the world. To promote the implementation of ICT in education KERIS holds numerous collaborative seminars and training programs as well as joint research projects and seminars. [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 http://english.keris.or.kr/es_abtkrs/es_ak_brief/es_ak_brief.html
  2. 1 2 http://english.keris.or.kr/es_prj_area/es_pj_rnp/es_pj_rnp.html
  3. ↑ http://english.keris.or.kr/es_abtkrs/es_ak_func/es_ak_func.html
  4. 1 2 http://english.keris.or.kr/es_abtkrs/es_ak_mssn/es_ak_mssn.html
  5. ↑ http://english.keris.or.kr/es_prj_area/es_pj_lrn/es_pj_lrn.html
  6. ↑ http://english.keris.or.kr/es_prj_area/es_pj_rsrc/es_pj_rsrc.html
  7. ↑ http://english.keris.or.kr/es_prj_area/es_pj_admin/es_pj_admin.html
  8. ↑ http://english.keris.or.kr/es_intco/es_in_wlc/es_in_wlc.html

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