Kim, Myoung Hwan

New horizon to help the young scientists in Korea and international relationship

Myoung Hwan KIM
Department of Physics, Kyungwon University, Republic of Korea

Abstract. Mentorship programs for the young scientists in Korea have been begun since 2003. For four years 561 topics for mentorship program were selected and carried out under the guidance of 561 mentors. The procedure of applying and being selected research and education, R&E, programs as mentorship programs was introduced, and results of mentorship and responses of the participants were analyzed. From 2005 abroad research internship programs were offered to the teachers of Science High Schools and 38 teachers for two years had opportunities to do research experiences in the field of their majors. They are expected to guide students to prepare for mentorship programs.