Developing Leaders and Improving Lives in the World's Developing Countries
Start Date:
1 January 1999
End Date:
Ongoing
Administrative Unit:
International Programs
Brain Korea 21(BK21) is a human resource development program initiated by Koreas Ministry of Education. The Ministry has targeted what it considers the seven most important fields in science and technology necessary to enhance national competitiveness in the 21st century. Biotechnology, which encompasses the fields of agriculture, medical science and environment, is the first target area selected for program implementation. The objective of BK21 is to produce the next generation of world class leaders in these fields by upgrading research infrastructure and graduate-level training in Korea. The School of Agricultural Biotechnology at Seoul National University (SNU), the countrys leading institute in agricultural biotechnology, has been selected to host BK21.
South Korea
Asia
Jim Haldeman
36 Warren Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853
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