KYEDI Bylaws

These rules govern all matters concerning the organisation, operation, and programs of the Korean Youth Educational Development Institute (KYEDI) (hereinafter, the “Institute”).

The Institute exists (its founding purpose) to help resolve aptitude mismatch and early attrition among Korean youth, and to cultivate future talent who, beyond the limits of an education that seeks predetermined answers, set their own direction and lead their own lives.

The Institute was established to research and develop K-BvB (Korean Berufsvorbereitende Bildungsmaßnahmen) — a career development model for Korea benchmarked on the German Federal Employment Agency's BvB programme — and to disseminate it within the youth ecosystem.

The Institute oversees the following programs and functions:

1. 1.Research and development of K-BvB programs and metacognition- and self-understanding-based career development curricula
2. 2.Development and operation of diagnostic tools (such as SDI) for youth metacognition and career agency
3. 3.Cultivation, qualification, and coaching workshops for the K-BvB Youth Mentor Corps
4. 4.Academic conferences, research publications, and cooperative networks with domestic and international education and research bodies
5. 5.Royalty-free licensing of K-BvB and related educational welfare programs to public institutions such as municipal youth centres and university career support centres

The Institute shall have one Chair, who represents the Institute, oversees all matters concerning research operations, and directs and supervises its personnel.

A Vice Chair may be appointed to support effective operation. The Vice Chair assists the Chair and acts on the Chair's behalf in the Chair's absence.

The following dedicated departments are established to carry out the Institute's purpose:

1. 1.R&D Department: research and development of the K-BvB curriculum and diagnostic systems for metacognition and self-understanding
2. 2.Evaluation Department: operation of pilot programs, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and effectiveness validation
3. 3.Education Operations Department: cultivation of the Youth Mentor Corps and management of 1:1 reflection coaching programs
4. 4.External Cooperation Department: R&D partnerships with municipalities, universities, and international research bodies; royalty-free licensing dissemination
5. 5.Administration Department: budget and settlement, member management, and general administrative affairs

Each department may have one department head, and additional dedicated teams or research centres may be established as required by ongoing research projects.

The Institute may appoint Research Fellows, Principal Researchers, Senior Researchers, Researchers, and Visiting Researchers.

Detailed matters regarding the appointment, qualifications, and duties of researchers shall be determined by separate operating rules deliberated by the Steering Committee.

A Steering Committee (hereinafter, the “Committee”) shall be established to deliberate on and resolve important matters concerning the Institute's major program plans and operations.

The Committee shall consist of approximately five members including the Chair. The Chair of the Institute shall serve as chair of the Committee.

Members shall serve a two-year term and may be reappointed.

The Committee shall deliberate on and resolve the following matters:

1. 1.Basic operating plans and the medium- and long-term R&D roadmap of the Institute
2. 2.Policies for royalty-free dissemination of K-BvB programs and research outputs
3. 3.Budget, settlement, and operation of facilities
4. 4.Other important matters recognised as necessary by the Chair or Committee chair

The Committee shall be convened by its chair. Resolutions require the attendance of a majority of the members and the affirmative vote of a majority of those present.

Operating expenses shall be covered by government and local subsidies, research service fees, donations, sponsorships, and other program revenues.

The Institute's finances shall be managed transparently in a manner consistent with the research on the K-BvB public model and its royalty-free dissemination to the youth ecosystem.

The Institute's fiscal year runs from 1 January to 31 December each year.

Details of the budget and settlement shall follow relevant laws and accounting rules, and shall be approved by the Steering Committee after the close of each fiscal year.