Program Title

KOICA-Yonsei University Master’s Degree Program in Social Economy

Degree Objectives

- Creation of Social Value: Mastering the ability to identify social needs and design interventions that generate measurable social impact and public good.

- Sustainable Management Competency: Developing the business acumen and strategic skills required to ensure the long-term financial and operational sustainability of social economy organizations.

- Cultivation of Social Economy Ecosystems: Learning how to foster supportive environments by connecting diverse stakeholders and building institutional frameworks for the social economy.

- Sector-Specific Expertise: Gaining specialized knowledge in diverse fields such as health and social services, agriculture, and labor to address domain-specific challenges.

- Field-Oriented Social Innovation Leadership: Equipping students with practical leadership skills through Living Labs and Action Plan workshops to lead immediate and effective changes upon returning home.

Degree

Master of Public Policy

Number of Participants

20

Training Institute

The Graduate School of Government and Business, Yonsei University Mirae Campus

Qualification

-Be current government officials from central or local departments, employees of public/national research institutes, or practitioners and activists within social economy organizations in KOICA partner countries.

-Be involved in policy development and project implementation across all sectors of the social economy, including but not limited to: cooperatives, social enterprises, local development, village unions (community-based organizations), and non-profit organizations (NPOs).

-Hold a Bachelor’s degree officially recognized by the government in partner countries.

-Exhibit proficiency in spoken and written English, as all classes are conducted in English.

-Be under 40 years old and in good physical and mental health.

-Have no prior participation in similar KOICA training programs.

-Fulfill the specific requirements outlined by the Graduate School of Government and Business at Yonsei University Mirae Campus and KOICA.

-Be current government officials from central or local departments, employees of public/national research institutes, or practitioners and activists within social economy organizations in KOICA partner countries.

-Former dropouts from programs similar to the KOICA Scholarship Program are ineligible.

Language

English fluency that requires no translation

Main Accommodations

Yonsei University Dormitory

Address (English): Yonsei University Dormitory, Yonsei University Mirae Campus, 1 Yonseidae-gil, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, 26493, Republic of Korea.

Address (Korean): (26493) 대한민국 강원특별자치도 원주시 연세대길 1 연세대학교 미래생활관.

Professors

	Name	Research Area	Affiliation
Program Director	Sang-Il Han	Social Economy	Yonsei Univ.
Performance Manager	Sung-Jin Park	Accounting	Yonsei Univ.
Academic Manager	Miyang Jun	Public Policy, Social policy	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Jin-Won Noh	Global Health policy	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Soyon Paek	Entrepreneurship	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Javier Lopez-Prol	Environmental Economics	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Kang Mo Koo	Urban Economics	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Jiae Seo	Social Economy	Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency
Professor	Jongick Jang	Social and Solidarity Economy	Hanshin University
Professor	Seok Ju Ko	Korean Language	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Seohyun Lee	Global Health Policy	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Inyoung Cho	Political Economy	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Hakyeon Lee	Public Financial Management	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Eunho Ha	Statistics	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Younsuk Lee	Agricultural Marketing	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Joomyung Rhi	Design Thinking	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Jangsaeng Kim	Community Development	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Minjeong Park	Social Innovation	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Sungjo Kim	Korean Modern History	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Yeonseob Ha	Public Financial Management	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Seungjoo Han	Public Administration	Yonsei Univ.
Professor	Alan Dixon Brown	Social Economy	Chonnam National Univ.
Professor	Casper Hendrik Claassen	Korea’s Social Economy	Seoul National Univ.