Abstract

Objectives This research aims to examine the current status of individual university operation after the introduction of the university curriculum internal educational accreditation in South Korea, ten years since its implementation. The study focuses on identifying the limitations of the internal educational accreditation system and exploring possible ways for improvement.
 Methods Initially, a literature review was conducted to analyze recent trends in internal educational accreditation. Case studies of two medium-sized local universities, W University and G University, were examined to compare and analyze key elements of their respective internal educational accreditation. Based on the analysis results, limitations and improvement suggestions were derived, and through a meta-evaluative perspective, the researchers discussed and extracted a mutual authentication system as one of the factors and solutions that can be generalized.
 Results The comparison revealed similarities in both universities implementing accreditation as part of their revamped competency-based major education programs, contingent upon voluntary participation from departments. However, differences were observed in accreditation stages, targets, types of accreditation decisions, accreditation procedures, and education consulting methods. These variations can stem from differences in each university's educational conditions and approaches to curriculum redesign. Regardless of the approach, limitations are inevitable. Therefore, this study proposes a mutual accreditation system model focused on inter-university exchange and collaboration as an improvement strategy for the current internal educational accreditation system.
 Conclusions Such a mutual accreditation system could enhance objectivity and fairness in accreditation while generating new ideas for curriculum improvement, facilitating the development of new courses, and discovering joint educational programs aligned with future trends in higher education. Moreover, the proposed model suggests different application scopes based on the degree of participation and level of collaboration during curriculum development, operation, or evaluation. This differentiated approach aims to provide important insights for universities seeking improvements in their internal educational accreditation systems.

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