The Emergency Planning Committee of the Department of Philosophy’s email to Professor Cho. Provided by the Emergency Planning Committee of the Department of Philosophy.

By Nam Eun Seo (eunseo0222@korea.ac.kr)

Korea University (KU) Professor Cho Sung Taek (Department of Philosophy) has become the center of controversy at KU after being accused of running the major course “Special Lecture in Buddhism” this semester by reusing his lectures that were filmed in 2004 for commercial use.

According to a Koreapas post written by a student taking the course, the content provided during the past three weeks was “noticeably different from the course objectives provided in the syllabus.” The student further added that “providing lectures that are being sold in the market for 39,000 Korean Won as a major course” was “a violation of the educational rights of students.”

In response to the ensuing controversy, on April 1, the Emergency Planning Committee of the Department of Philosophy opened an online channel to collect students’ opinions regarding the course. On the following day, the committee claimed that an email containing the opinions was sent to Professor Cho. In his reply, Professor Cho apologized and stated to arrange real-time lectures from April 6. Meanwhile, in an interview with Yonhap News, Professor Cho expressed that he had expected the previously filmed lectures to “better deliver” the contents of the course.

As KU is entering its fourth week of online classes, more communication needs to be facilitated between students and faculty in order to fully protect students’ rights to education.

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