한국형 대학통합 및 연합모델과 발전방향 = A Study On the Future Direction for university integration and alliance models in South Korea

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study examines and typologizes university integration and alliance models in South Korea. Employing a mixed-methods design, it combines a systematic literature review of domestic and international scholarship with in-depth case analyses of major Korean initiatives. The study proposes a two-stage hierarchical analytical framework centered on the degree of governance integration. Stage 1 distinguishes university integration from university alliance according to whether governance is unified. Stage 2 further classifies integration into merger, acquisition, unification, and consolidation, and alliances into collaboration, consortium, alliance, and federation.
The case analyses reveal distinctive patterns and outcomes across types: a government-led, regional-innovation merger model (Chonnam National University–Yeosu National University); a complementary-capabilities acquisition model (The Catholic University of Korea–Sacred Heart Women’s University); an innovative intra-corporation unification model (Wonkwang University–Wonkwang Health Science University); and a new-identity consolidation model (Gyeongsang National University). For alliances, models emerging in connection with the Glocal University policy include the Dong-A University–Dongseo University and the Handalbich Glocal Health Alliance University. However, legal and institutional constraints currently limit the realization of a fully fledged federation model in the Korean context. Building on these findings, the study discusses future directions for university integration and alliances in the Korean context.