In 2020, Seoul National University undertook the 「SNU 10-10 project」. The project aimed to provide focused support towards academic fields within the university with extensive potential and research competency for their development into world respected levels.
Various academic fields within SNU have applied, supporting their application with evidence of research competency and future development plans. The selection process was very competitive. To ensure a professional and fair selection process, academics with respected achievements and experiences, such as Nobel prize laureates and chancellors of world-renowned universities, consisted the selection panel. The panel, joined by former chancellors of domestic and international universities with esteemed reputation, comprised the final selection committee. The selection committee through a strict and thorough process, selected 20 final academic fields within SNU with the competency to develop into an internationally competitive level as an academic field.
The selected 20 fields will receive substantial evaluation and diagnosis from third party professionals and academics. Based on this information, each field will synthesize strategies to achieve improvements in their research quality and impact. Each academic field will then freely conduct various undertakings in order to achieve their set goals.
In 2020, Seoul National University undertook the 「SNU 10-10 project」. The project aimed to provide focused support towards academic fields within the university with extensive potential and research competency for their development into world respected levels.
Through the SNU 10-10 initiative, Seoul National University intends to further extend their insight into which fields have the potential to be part of the forefront in world development. Furthermore, Seoul National University seeks to understand what is required to fulfill each fields potential not only to further the University into a world-competitive institution but instead a world-leading one.
01 Goals
This project aims
to concentrate support on future-leading academic fields which may contribute to the advancement of global academia so that SNU will become the leading university
to guide SNU’s development into a world leading organization with extensive research competence and to contribute to the advancement of global academics based on systematic and in-depth strategies and academic supremacy
02 Project Contents
Recognizing the organizations current competence and establishing a development strategy in pursuit of growth as a world leading organization with excellent research competence to aid the advancement of our nation
External and professional evaluation to recognize the current status to strategize for future development
Establishing a strategy to contribute to the development of the university as a world-leading institution and further extend global prowess of SNU
Providing bottom-up support to increase the impact and quality of research in the selected academic fields
Pursuing a proactive development method through the encouragement of competition among the academic fields at SNU and guide academic preeminence of the corresponding academic fields in Korea
Establishing a future-leading research ecosystem and promoting the long-term development of SNU
03 Promotion Plan
Subject of support: Any unit that can represent an academic field, including departments (schools), research centers (institutes) and department-research center or department-department or research center-research center coalitions
Amount of Support: 24 billion KRW for 6 years (within 300 million KRW per academic field each year)
Period of support: Maximum 6 years [in two stages, 3+3]
04 Evaluation System
Evaluation for selection: Comprehensive evaluation of basic competence, objectives, promotion strategy, accomplishment management, budget planning, etc.
Annual report: Annual self-evaluation reports and project plans should be submitted
Stage evaluation: An evaluation of achievement in comparison with project plans; Stage 1 project accomplishments; and Stage 2 project plan
Final evaluation: A comprehensive evaluation of the project accomplishments and results
