Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries (KNCAF)

Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries (KNCAF)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Responsibility and Devotion

After its inception as a national college in 1997, Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries (KNCAF) has been in the front for educating students who want to become innovative farmers. KNCAF was established by Korean Government to foster young farm managers who will take the pivotal role in the rural community as the key producers and technology applicators. More than 85 percent graduates are being taken such leadership role in their farmland.

With such success in educating leaders in agriculture, KNCAF is being transformed to become Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries. As the new title implies the College begins educating people who will be working in the area of fisheries and aquaculture. In addition to the new area it explores, the College will be taking forestry in the curricula in the coming years. The College welcomes more responsibilities and challenges as the expansion brings.

The students enjoy government support including tuition, supplies, books and room and board during their study at the college. In return, the students will devote themselves to the country by farming for certain period of time. Devotion to the students by the faculty members never stop by graduation; the faculty members maintain contact with the students and provide guidance to the graduates to become successful farm managers. The strong tie between the College and industry through the guidance of graduates is the proud asset of ours.

The responsibility we proudly assume and devotion we enjoy will be continued.  Nam, Yang-Ho President

 

Due to the agreement of UR negotiation and embarkment of WTO, the era of infinite competition throughout the world comes across also in the field of agriculture. In order to cope with the difficult situation for agricultural areas and to enhance the competitive power of agricultural fields, fostering elite members leading the development of agriculture becomes the urgent need. Therefore, Korea National Agricultural College rearing professional farm managers was established according to the proposal of Agriculture and Fishery Development Committee, the presidential advisory organ.

Jun. 06, 1994. Decision of establishment of Korea National Agricultural College for the counter plan of agricultural and fishery development

Jul. 27, 1995. Enactment of the establishment law (the presidential decree; No.14742) of Korea National Agricultural College

Feb. 22, 1996. Enactment of the college organization

Sep. 16, 1996. Enactment of the college regulation

Mar. 20, 1997. The opening of Korea National Agricultural College

Feb. 23, 2000. The 1st Graduation Ceremony

Feb. 22, 2001. The 2nd Graduation Ceremony

Feb. 22, 2002. The 3rd Graduation Ceremony

Feb. 21, 2003. The 4th Graduation Ceremony

Feb. 20, 2004. The 5th Graduation Ceremony

Feb. 22, 2005. The 6th Graduation Ceremony

Feb. 22, 2006. The 7th Graduation Ceremony

Feb. 22, 2007. The 8th Graduation Ceremony

Feb. 21, 2008. The 9th Graduation Ceremony

Feb. 20, 2009. The 10th Graduation Ceremony
Feb. 19, 2010. The 11th Graduation Ceremony

- Professional farm managers with strong occupational mind.
- Professional farm managers with field-oriented knowledge, technology and managerial ability.
- Professional farm managers with international view.
- Professional farm managers leading the agricultural development and rural communities.

 

Improvement of powers to take initiatives against changes of agricultural situations.
Enhancement of apprehensive and applicable powers on basic principles.
Fostering capacities on handling agricultural machines, high-tech facilities, equipments and post-harvesting skills.
Education of production skills considering environmental pollution.
Reinforcement of management and marketing training necessary for the era of commercial agriculture.

Field-oriented education.
Intensive utilization of professional farm managers and specialists in research institutes.
Reinforcement of comprehensive and practical education through field training.
Fostering creativity and confidence through farm planning education which integrates subject studies and field experiences.

Operation of integrated curriculum centered on each specialty.
Students choosing specialties independently with their own desire.
Integrated education on production, storage, processing, marketing and management in each specialty.

Education in preparation for globalization.
Fostering students to have international view through foreign language practice and overseas training.
Inspiring occupational minds and fostering leaderships through special lectures on cultural subjects, dormitory life, and extra-curricula activities.

 

 

Courses harmonizing theory with practice : Sandwich system

- The 1st academic year : Basic education in the college (Education in basic subjects of culture and agriculture)
- The 2nd academic year : Experience in practical fields (Practical field training in advanced farms in Korea or abroad)
- The 3rd academic year : Comprehensive education in the college (Education based on problem-solving and farm planning)

Education pursuing an idol of young farmers

- Discussion-Oriented lecture method to improve the educational effect.

Integrated education on each specialty

- Selection of major and minor specialties based on students' farm the backgrounds of
- Step-by-step practical training on basic skills of production.
- Comprehensive training on production, post-harvesting skill, management and marketing.

 

Collaborative education with industries and institutes

- Professors are in charge of liberal arts, basic and major agricultural courses.
- Specialists from industries and institutes are in charge of the rapidly developing area.
- Advanced farm managers are in charge of the introduction of superior management cases in each specialty.

 

Admission Requirements

- High school graduates recommended by principal of high school, mayor of city, country chief or director of rural guidance office.
- Those who are meeting the above requirements and serving in the army including industrial technicians have to be expected for discharge from military service before March 1st of that year.

Admission Quorum: 330 students

Education pursuing an idol of young farmers

- Discussion-Oriented lecture method to improve the educational effect.

Selection: Emphasis on the intention and possibility of farming

- The 1st selection: Evaluation of the student record in high school, individual farm scale, letter of recommendation and letter of self-introduction.
- The 2nd selection: Examination in basic knowledge and interview with the applicant and his/her protector.
An additional benefit : Graduates from agri-related high school, those who have certificates of national qualification in agri-related fields, applicants who have completed military services, women applicants or graduates from junior colleges or universities are given an additional benefit.

Special Grant and Obligation

- Special Grant : All students boarding in dormitory, full government scholarships for registration and tuition, recognition of graduation certificate of junior college, special exemption from military service, and financial support for farm resettlement.
- Obligation : Farming over a double period of the total scholastic years after graduation.

Production of food crops especially including rice and barley is essential for providing national basic foods. Maintenance of self-supporting rate of foods above the certain level establishes the national food security as well as the corner stone of stable development of the nation.

Since food crops have high labor-productivity, farmers can attain high income through size-optimization of farmlands and mechanization of agricultural works. Curriculum contains physio-ecology of food crops, crop cultivation, soil and fertilization, crop protection, agri-machinery, and farm management.

Major fields of the department are subdivided into two categories, medicinal-industrial crops and mushrooms. As national income and living standard become increased, medicinal-industrial crops are enveloped into not only medicinal materials but also health-supporting foods and drinks.

Since mushrooms containing special taste and flavor re utilized as health-supporting foods and favored by many customers, they become promising high-income crops.
Curriculum contains physio-ecology of industrial crops, technology in cultivation and production, spawn production, mushroom cultivation, product distribution, and farm management.

As national income and concern for food safety become enhanced, the demand for fresh vegetables remarkably increases. Farming vegetable crops provides high income mainly because of year-round production of fresh vegetables in glass houses, which leads the field promising.

Curriculum contains physiology of vegetable crops including fruit, lead, and root vegetables, construction and operation of the plastic film house, glasshouse and soilless-cultivation facility, processing, marketing, and farm management.

High quality fruits are produced in Korea due to four distinct seasons and the big difference in temperature between day and night during the growing stage of fruits. Therefore, lowering the production cost and exploiting international markets will increase the export of fruits.

Curriculum contains pruning, fertilization, irrigation, pest and insect control, safe production in apples, pears, grapes, peaches, and other fruits, mechanization, fruit selection, marketing, processing, and farm management.

The demand of flowers and ornamental plants is getting increased as the living standards of people improve. Therefore, the field of floriculture is emerging as a promising industry. The export of flowers will increase provided that the flower quality and the efficiency of distribution structure are improved.

Major fields of the department are subdivided into cut flowers and pot plants. Curriculum contains physio-ecology, cultivation principle, soil and fertilization, technical cultivation, insect and pest control, post-harvest, marketing and farm management.

Continuous increases of national income have promoted the consumption of livestock products to rise. This has resulted in the higher growth of livestock industry relative to other agricultural areas. In accordance with this, the form of livestock husbandry has rapidly changed into a professional occupation or an enterprise from the past auxiliary occupation.

The department of beef & dairy science is subdivided into two specialties, Hanwoo (Korean native cattle) and dairy cattle. The educational aim focuses on implant self-confidence in an efficient farm management and production of a high quality of beef meat and milk by means of learning professional knowledge in ruminant nutrition, breeding, reproduction, hygiene, marketing, etc.

As national income increases, consumption of animal products and needs of safety foods also increase. Recently, the form of animal husbandry is rapidly changed into a professional and an enterprise occupation.

Swine and poultry industry becomes a major income source for farmers due to the high rate of professionalization and increased production of animal products. The department is subdivided into two specialties, swine and poultry. Curriculum contains feeds and feeding, breeding and reproduction, livestock housing and facility, livestock hygiene, livestock management, and marketing in each specialty.

Department of Aquaculture educates to students to be experts on marine and freshwater fishes, shellfishes, Crustacea, seaweeds, and aquarium fishes which take a growing public interest recently, and lecture to students about new technology on ecology, cultural technique, theory and so on.

In the second grade, students can choose long-term field works what they want in the inside and outside of the country, then acquire know-how on new world-class techniques and managements. Students can be professional manager as an aquaculture expert who develops fisheries and leads fishing village with large income.

The Department of Forest Landscape is the main resource that is leading the nation's Green Growth. The Department of Forest Landscape has been created to train experts who are able to maximize income from the forest by using its resources efficiently and through the acquisition of various landscape production technologies such as nursery, landscaping trees, and bonsai.

 

The Department of Horse Industry has been created to nurture skilled workers with specialized knowledge in the field of production, breeding, training of horse. It also provides a systematic education on various industries that are related with horses.

 

The library provides over 32,000 books related with economy, farm management, society, computer, and professional technology areas for training professional farm managers and various foreign and domestic journals.
It also contains audio-visual programs and CD-ROMs related with agriculture, global life, medicine, etc. It is opened all day long for the convenience of students.

Dormitory life with the harmony of self-regulation and order allows the students to nourish leaderships and cooperative spirits. All the students are offered to live in the dormitory.
The dormitory is composed of 3 buildings with 4 stories holding 600 men and a building with 3 stories holding 80 women. It is equipped with a laundry, shower and rest room at each floor.

To meet the demand of an informationized era of the 21st century, this center provides students with learning how to manipulate personal computers and process data properly.
It is equipped with Inter-net system, various information nets associated with Korean agrotechnology, and remote farming educational system linked to the practical training farms throughout the country.

Here, students learn foreign languages (mainly English and Japanese and Chinese) and practice speaking languages by utilizing audio-visual aids, in order to obtain information about new technology developed in foreign countries as well as seek a world market for Korean agricultural products. It is opened all day long for the convenience of students.

This center studies on solving methods for various problems related to agricultural production, post-harvesting, operation of agro-machinery, marketing, farm management, agricultural community and organization, and student campus life.

The main function of the business incubator is to help the incubating companies (specially in Agricultural Business) in creating business model of highly additive value by introducing new ideas and technologies, evaluating profitability of the business model, and inviting the capital necessary for initiating business.
In order to perform effectively the above statements, the business incubator accumulates the know-hows about for business incubating as well as provide the differential supports for each different phase of incubating company. Futhermore, Business incubator supports R＆D and operation budgets, helps in composing the pool of specialists, makes a consulting plan covering from the incubating to developed phases, and provides an incentive for the companies gone through the incubation.

Main laboratories are equipped with the most advanced facilities and instruments, helping the students to understand the basic principles of each special fields.

- General laboratory Ⅰ : Experiments on soil environments and physio-ecology of plants, and nutritional evaluation and analysis.
- General laboratory Ⅱ : Diagnoses of plant diseases, microorganism culture, and experiments on insect growth and insect control utilizing natural enemies.
- Tissue culture laboratory : Production of virus-free stock through the apical meristem culture, breeding of variant, and Mass propagation by culture of plant tissue.
- Post-harvest laboratory : Experimental processings of agricultural products, product commercialization, and marketing techniques.
- Livestock laboratory : Collection and examination of semen for artificial Insemination using models of animal bodies, and evaluations on quality and safety of meat.

A greenhouse, mushroom house, and general laboratories are provided in order to train students to understand up-to-date farm facilities and drill them to know cultivation methods of crops, The college also contains a farmshop to practice welding and woodworking necessary for installation and management of modern farm facilities and a mechanical workshop for attaining proficiency in machine operations and maintenance skills.

 

Various student activities are performed to promote mutual friendship, compose descent academic tradition, and foster leadership. The self-governing organization of students is composed of a students' association and board of representatives. The students' association takes the lead in carrying out various events, such as an athletic meeting, festival, and other events.

Students voluntarily compose companion associations with regard to culture, art, sport, religion, education, and hobby. Companion associations of students include and 4-H and research associations in rice, industrial crops, mushrooms, calligraphy, Christians, and computer.