The purpose of this study is to examine the relation between freedom and bureaucracy in higher education in Korea. Particularly, academic freedom and academic bureaucracy are on the focus of investigation. To do this I examined the recent theories of freedom and bureaucracy, concrete cases where academic freedom and bureaucracy conflict. Fourth chapter is devoted to find the problematic legal arrangements in this field. Investigator found that the academic freedom have risen to the point of take-off in this country, where knowledge based economy began to prosper. But investigator also found strict traditional bureaucracy still rules this country which blocked the movement to legislate the academic freedom so that professors and researchers could enjoy the freedom. This study finally suggests that the civic legislative movement for academic freedom from below.