Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Professor Min Kyung-seon (College of Social Science, Department of Public Administration) received the Excellent Paper Award at the Korean Association for Anti-Corruption Studies’ 30th Anniversary 2025 Winter Academic Conference, held recently at Myongji University, for research proposing reasonable improvements to the standards for external lectures under the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act.

In the article “Proposed Revisions to Restrictions on Receiving Honoraria for External Lectures under the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act,” published in the Korean Association for Anti-Corruption Studies Bulletin, Vol. 30, No. 2 (December 2024), Professor Min analyzed the impact of Article 10 (Restrictions on Receiving Honoraria for External Lectures) on academic activity and proposed revisions to ease excessive regulation, receiving favorable evaluations.

The paper pointed out that the excessively broad application of the scope of external lectures has the effect of regulating academic activities such as peer review and conference presentations. It proposed the need to readjust the criteria to reflect the particular circumstances of professors and researchers.

Since joining JBNU in September 2024, Professor Min has served as Deputy Vice-President of the Division of Carrer Support and Deputy Vice-President of the Division of Planning and Coordination, dedicating herself to institutional and educational innovation at the university. She has continued interdisciplinary research on corruption prevention and AI-based organizational innovation.

At JBNU, tangible research and educational models have been presented — including the development of an AI-based Student Career Support Program (AI JOB@JBNU) and the operation of seminars on AI-driven organizational innovation and corruption prevention — attracting attention on and off campus. 

Professor Min said, "While the purpose of the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act should be respected, the particularities of academic activities need to be adequately reflected," adding, "I hope this research will contribute to integrity in the public sector and the advancement of South Korea's academic ecosystem."