Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2115/47987

JaLCDOI : 10.14943/J.HighEdu.17.9

Recently, as the importance of basic research has increased, the Korean government has emphasized the research development of the university. The Science Research Production Program that is dealt with in this article is the only Korean fund for basic research supporting all academic fields. The efficiency of the program was verified by the increase in high-quality experts and the nation's competitive power. However, the total amount of the investment is far lower than that of other industrialized countries. In 2008, the total budget of the Science Research Production Program was 380.7 billion Korea Won, a 15% increase compared to 2007. The total budget of the program has been increased every year but the government-offered portion of total basic research funds in universities is only 20% and Korea is almost the same as Turkey in the industry dependence for basic research funds. This indicates that the Korean government should more actively increase the basic research budget so that research can contribute to improving output management efficiency and increase the government investment budget.