I bet your first thought was something along the line – oh great, another group of teachers caught with fake diplomas, but surprisingly not – these culprits are INSURANCE MANAGERS and CONSULTANTS.
The Joongang Daily reported:
“According to police, the 120 managers possessed a total of 270 fake diploma templates from local four-year universities. They provided the forged documents to 300 high school graduates who did not fulfill the minimum qualification – an undergraduate degree – in order to hire them amid employee shortages.”
The company insists that it will punish all who were involved and the police plan on widening their investigation to other firms because “The fake diplomas that we confiscated are very sophisticated. We believe more people are involved in this forgery scandal…”
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It reminds me of a number of conversations I had in Korea – I would be asked what the ‘easiest way’ was to learn English. I responded that it would be a road full of pain, suffering and some embarrassment, but it could be done if, for one requirement, a person didn’t worry about making mistakes.
I suppose these folks found the easier path. But insurance managers and consultants? How many insurance managers can there be for groups of them getting the bogus docs?
They provided the forged documents to 300 high school graduates who did not fulfill the minimum qualification – an undergraduate degree – in order to hire them amid employee shortages.”
That is Korea’s problem in a nutshell: requiring a four-year undergraduate degree for everything. A two-year associate’s degree in a field that concentrates on certain business areas would serve them better.
What I want to know is why do you need a college degree to sell insurance!? Is selling insurance and being a manager that sophisticated. I’d much rather hire an ajuma with a high school diploma than an average college grad.
“That is Korea’s problem in a nutshell: requiring a four-year undergraduate degree for everything. A two-year associate’s degree in a field that concentrates on certain business areas would serve them better.”
Absolutely.
“That is Korea’s problem in a nutshell: requiring a four-year undergraduate degree for everything. A two-year associate’s degree in a field that concentrates on certain business areas would serve them better.”
Even if it were to change, technical colleges would still have a hard time getting students. There are simply too many universities and colleges for the number of applicants in Korea. It’s a buyers’ market and people want 4 year degrees no matter what.
I think Korea’s “problem” is really a result of its development model. Touting a highly educated populous is a keystone to the economy, both internally and in attracting foreign investment.
The one thing that bothers me about these laws, is how unfairly they are enforced.
The typical four-year degree in Korea involves tons of homework but no studying… A two-year college program apparently involves only half that effort.
Also, I guess most employers require Plagiarism 101 and Intermediate Photoshop Skills, something Koreans can only learn at university.
Are there any Uni teachers out there who have seen Korean Undergrads do genuine research papers…? Seriously… Most Koreans I’ve met don’t know the real meaning of the word “thesis.”
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