Education is the most important factor for the development of advertising industry, because
this industry thoroughly depends on human resources. Advertising environment has changed
greatly from the beginning of the 21st century. This research sought the possibility of
application to Korean advertising education through the case research of domestic and
overseas, and collected specialists’ opinions to activate the role of the Advertising Education
Institute, a representative advertising institute in Korea. As a result of the case study, the
researchers found that we should pay attention about selection and offering opportunities for
the talented preliminary advertising persons, on-off line teaching programs, and MAA(Master
of Advertising Administration) course. As a result of specialists’ interviews linking these
findings to the education program of Advertising Education Institute, they requested these
followings; the Institute already applied the changing trend in its curricula, but advertising
education programs should be based on substantial advertising concept; job placement
program should be supported by advertising companies, and to be extended nationwide;
MAA should be run for the master’s degree course, and need high level education focusing
practical uses. To conclude, practically, advertising education needs to be reformed according
to the changes of education consumers, the advertising industry, and media, but the focus of
reformation should be human oriented not technology. From the viewpoint of academy,
advertising education on the base of re-conceptualization of advertising is necessary, and it
means reflecting the essence of changes beyond the current trends. Politically, not only
current main agents of educational activity, but also advertisers and media companies, and the
government should support advertising education privately and officially, so that it may grow
for the public benefits.