By Kang Shin-who
Staff Reporter

Universities are moving to pay more to professors who receive high lecture-evaluation marks from their students, distancing themselves from the seniority-based pay system.

Hanyang University will provide its faculties with different incentives ranging from 1 million won ($746) to 3 million won according to the evaluation results on their lectures. Those ranked in the top 10 percent will receive 3 million won.

Dongguk University, which started to disclose assessments of their professors by students last year, will increase incentives for professors who gain high scores.

According to the Buddhist university, it will group its professors into four categories according to their performances in lecturing, research, contribution to school administration and raising donation.

Those belonging to the No.1 group, or top 15 percent, will get as much as 12 million won in incentives. No incentives will be guaranteed to the bottom group faculties.

In addition, part-time professors who are consecutively ranked in the bottom 10 percent with regards to their lecture quality will face dismissal.

Chung-Ang University will also use lecture evaluation by students to determine professor pay levels. In the case of Yonsei University, 2 million won will be offered to ``star lecturers'' and the outstanding performers will receive bonus scores for their personnel management.

Sogang University has given professors in the top evaluation bracket will get favors in rehiring and promotion. Those failing to gain minimum scores will be exempted from tenure.

kswho@koreatimes.co.kr