KDI School of Public Policy and Management
| KDI 국제정책대학원대학교 | |
| Type | Government-run |
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| Established | Established in 1997 with authorization from the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development |
| Dean | Nam, Sang Woo |
| Location | Sejong City, South Korea |
| Colors | Green & Platinum |
| Affiliations | Korea Development Institute(KDI) |
| Website | www.kdischool.ac.kr |
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| KDI School of Public Policy and Management | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | 케이디아이 |
| Revised Romanization | KDI Gukje Jeongchaek Daehakwon Daehakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | KDI Kukche Chŏngch'aek Taehagwŏn Taehakkyo |
The KDI School of Public Policy and Management is a government-run graduate school affiliated to the Korea Development Institute (KDI), and a member of the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities, and Social Sciences. It was founded in 1997 to foster international experts in the field of development economics and public policy.
Highly selective, the school takes on a small number of Korean and international students for its Master's and Ph.D programs. The school offers an innovative educational program focusing on policy and international issues and aims to transform mid-career professionals into leaders of their respective fields by equipping them with new knowledge, vision and a global perspective. The KDI School also draws from a wealth of research and resources from the Korea Development Institute, the nation's leading economic think tank, to share Korea's unique development experience with the global community.
The KDI School was established in 1997 by the Korea Development Institute(KDI), which is an autonomous economic policy think tank that was set up by the South Korean government in 1971 to provide research and analysis of economic policy decisions. As Korea's leading think tank, the KDI established its graduate school to educate and develop the next generation of leaders in today's rapidly changing and globalizing economy. The School offers an innovative educational program focusing on policy and international issues and aims to transform mid-career professionals into leaders of their respective fields by equipping them with new knowledge, vision and a global perspective. This was made possible by employing the wealth of research and resources from the KDI, and has contributed to sharing Korea's unique development experience with the global community. It has allowed the KDI School to be recognized throughout Korea and the world as a premier institution for research and learning. The KDI School is counted as 6th Top think tank in Asia, 22nd in the world and 8th best affiliated think tank in the world.
The KDI School of Public Policy and Management offers master's degree programs and a Ph.D. program. The School's curricula draw from accumulated resources of the KDI and strive to meet the diverse and professional demands of a constantly changing society.
The Master's programs are divided into full-time and part-time courses. Full-time students are able to complete their coursework by the end of the first year and usually spend the second year working on their research component. Full-time students are able to graduate in 18 months. Part-time programs operate in flexible combination of evening and weekend classes. Part-time students can graduate within two years without interrupting their careers. Both full-time and part-time courses are available for the MDP and MPP programs. All classes are conducted in English.
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