Purpose of Establishment
The Korea National University of Heritage, under the auspices of the Korea Heritage Service, has opened the "Centre for World Heritage and Sustainable Development" in March 2023, as the only national university in Korea specializing in education and research on heritage, not only for domestic heritage but also for sustainable conservation and management of world heritage. Our center aims to contribute to realizing a sustainable environment that reduces risks to heritage and enhances the resilience of local communities for present and future generations as human and heritage evolve together.
Vision and Objectives
Vision
To leap as an international world heritage education, research, and support center by supporting the implementation and establishment of the Heritage Impact Assessment system for the sustainable conservation and management of world heritage, contributing to the development of professional personnel domestically and internationally.
Core Values
- Social Responsibility:Protecting heritage as a mission with social responsibility
- Relationship:Building close cooperative relationships with relevant organizations
- Integrity:Pursuing completeness in heritage protection
- Reliability:Enhancing the reliability of Heritage Impact Assessment results
Objectives
Role
To leap as an international world heritage education, research, and support center by supporting the implementation and establishment of the Heritage Impact Assessment system for the sustainable conservation and management of world heritage, contributing to the development of professional personnel domestically and internationally.
Organization
- Director
- Advisory Committee
- Operating Committee
- Office Head
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- Planning and Strategy Team
- Institutional and Policy
- Planning and Promotion
- Operations and Support
- Research and Development Team
- Investigation and Research
- Evaluation and Analysis
- Technology Development
- Education and Cooperation Team
- Education Development
- Capacity Building
- Exchange and Cooperation
- Planning and Strategy Team
Strategy and Challenges
- Research and Development
- Development of Heritage Impact Assessment System
- Development of integrated diagnostic tools for Heritage Impact Assessment
- Pre-consultation for Heritage Impact Assessment
- Implementation of heritage monitoring and conservation management plan
- Establishment of Heritage Impact Assessment Data Platform
- Establishment of a database of Heritage Impact Assessment cases
- Post-evaluation based on the database
- Establishment of infrastructure for DB service provision
- Development of Heritage Impact Assessment System
- Planning and Strategy
- Operation of the Heritage Impact Assessment Advisory Committee
- Technical advice on Heritage Impact Assessment
- Formation of expert group network
- International Project Development
- Diagnosis of international trends and search for policy proposals
- Search for projects to cultivate professional personnel
- Operation of the Heritage Impact Assessment Advisory Committee
- Education and Cooperation
- Development and Support of Education Programs
- Development of specialized education programs for Heritage Impact Assessment
- Operation of education programs for World Heritage Impact Assessment institutions
- Academic Exchange
- Establishment of a cooperative system with relevant domestic and foreign organizations
- Promotion of publication of international academic journals
- Development and Support of Education Programs