Prof. Sang Hoon BAE from the Department of Education at SKKU received an invitation to give a keynote lecture together with Prof. Gil G. NOAM from Harvard University at a seminar regarding "The Effect of Extracurricular Learning and Cultural Activities on Students' Individual Growth and Social Development" held by the Finland Ministry of Education and Culture.

This seminar introduces the benefits of after-school leisure activities on children's development and growth. It will also examine and debate whether Finnish education experts can increase the provision of after-school activities and various leisure classes.

Prof. Sang Hoon BAE and Prof. NOAM will introduce a global expansion education model and future trends in Finland, along with a core project to promote artistic and cultural exchange for children and adolescents. They will also present the results of relevant major projects so far at the seminar.

The seminar will be held in English at the National Museum of Finland auditorium on March 13th, 2018. The seminar is intended for artistic and cultural operators, art-based education organizers, local governments, school principals, teachers, and policy makers. Sampo TERHO, the Minister for European Affairs, Culture and Sports, will preside over the opening, and Riitta KAIVOSOJA, the Director General of the Ministry of Education, will chair the seminar.

Prof. Sang Hoon BAE is not only the Dean of the SKKU University Education Innovation Center; he is also currently the editor-in-chief of the International Journal for Reserach on Extended Education, which deals with school research on after-school activities around the world.

More information can be found at the following link:

http://minedu.fi/artikkeli/-/asset_publisher/suomeen-kaksi-koulupaivan-kehittamisen-kansainvalista-huippuasiantuntijaa?_101_INSTANCE_0R8wCyp3oebu_languageId=en_US