August 20 – The first Earth Management International Roundtable was held online, organized by the International Academic Committee for Earth Management. The committee was created at the suggestion of IBREA to expand Brain Education into the field of Earth Management, bringing together faculty members from Korea and the United States.
The roundtable opened with discussions on the goals and curricula of participating institutions. In the U.S., the IBE Graduate School of Earth Management launched in September 2023 after winning state accreditation in Arizona the year before. The school runs two online master’s programs—Regenerative Earth Management and Integrative Brain Education—focused on leadership, sustainability, and holistic well-being.
Global Cyber University in Korea has been offering the Invitation to Earth Management course since 2016. In 2024, it adopted “Practicing Earth Management” as its new vision and introduced a bachelor’s degree program in the field. This year, it became the first cyber university to launch an overseas credit program—the New Zealand Earth Management Leadership initiative. The university is also co-running a core course, Understanding Earth Management, with IBREA.
Organizers say the committee will serve as a hub for collaboration between U.S. and Korean scholars, promoting both academic research and broader public awareness of Earth Management. Building on last year’s Earth Management Forum, IBREA plans to host a joint forum this fall to further expand the field’s academic base.
‘Earth Management’ is a concept proposed by Ilchi Lee, President of the International Brain Education Association. It expands upon the vision of “contributing to humanity,” rooted in Korea’s traditional national studies and the HongIk philosophy. Grounded in the practice of Brain Education—an educational method aimed at fostering peace—the Department of Earth Management was established at the University of Brain Education in 2016. This initiative sought to research and teach ways of shifting human civilization from one of domination and conflict to one of coexistence and shared prosperity. Since then, efforts to systematize and advance Earth Management as an academic discipline have been actively pursued.