Korea University, one of the country's leading universities, is building a globally oriented campus to cultivate global talent. Kim Dong-one, president of the university, is spearheading efforts to revamp academic systems and create a better environment for international faculty and students. Since taking office in March 2023, he has been leading the university’s internationalization task force. He plans to increase the number of full-time international faculty members from the current 83 to 146 by 2030, raising their share to 10 percent of the total faculty. The university said it offers a wide range of benefits, including housing assistance, airfare and relocation support to attract international faculty members. It also operates a dedicated onboarding program and a faculty buddy program to help international faculty settle into both campus and daily life in Korea by providing support with visa applications, campus orientation and other practical matters. To address the information gap that many international faculty members have cited as a major challenge after relocating to Korea, th