A great leap forward to excellence in research at Seoul National University, 1994-2006

Asia Pacific Education Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Kim, Ki Seok ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Higher education; Higher education reform; Korean universities; Research competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849112003     PISSN: 15981037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03025829     Document Type: Article

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