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Boys less affected by video games if close to dad: research

Students’ academic performance are less affected by video games if they are close with the parent of the same gender, according to research published by a Yonsei University’s sociology team onMonday....

May 2, 2016
Education
Number of Korean students in U.S. falls 7.8 percent

The number of South Korean students studying in the United States fell about 8 percent in March on-year, U.S. government data showed. According to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement data, Korea...

May 2, 2016
Education
Korea to cut class size of high schools

South Korea will reduce the size of high school classes to match international standards as part of an effort to provide a better educational environment, the government said Monday. Under the envis...

Apr 25, 2016
Education
[HERALD INTERVIEW] 'Industries of the future require endeavors across disciplines'

Research institutes should provide opportunities to complement traditional department-based structures with multidisciplinary institutes to better tackle societal challenges amid the rapid growth of ...

Apr 12, 2016
Education
[HERALD INTERVIEW] 'State's role crucial for ecosystem of innovative entrepreneurship

The government’s support plays a crucial role in building an innovative entrepreneurship ecosystem in the science technology industry, said a head of Israel’s leading college and an expert in psychop...

Apr 12, 2016
Education
College chiefs explore future of innovation

KAIST hosts annual international research university forum on entrepreneurship, challenges and future

Apr 11, 2016
Education
Gangnam academies caught running illegal classes

Approximately 30 private education institutes were found to be running illegal late-night classes, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, Sunday. SMOE ordinance regulates classes f...

Apr 10, 2016
Education
[HERALD INTERVIEW] Balanced education helps liberal arts students thrive

Claremont McKenna College president highlights importance of interdisciplinary programs to boost motivation

Apr 4, 2016
Education
Korea’s top university lags behind in global indicators

Seoul National University, one of Korea‘s leading universities, needs to spur efforts to further internationalize if it wants to rise in global rankings, the SNU board of trustees said Monday. On Mo...

Apr 4, 2016
Education
Herald Edu launches English study service

Herald Corp.’s education subsidiary Herald Edu has launched an English study service that aims to provide an enhanced platform for teenagers to study English, company officials said Wednesday. Launc...

Mar 30, 2016
Education
Korea to dispatch 300 teachers, students overseas to share

South Korea on Wednesday announced its plan to dispatch a total of 300 teachers and university students overseas this year to share the experience of Korea's educational development. The education m...

Mar 23, 2016
Education
School smoking test breaches students' rights, watchdog says

Schools should refrain from the excessive survey of students who are suspected of smoking to protect the human rights of teenagers, a local watchdog said Thursday. The National Human Rights Commissi...

Mar 17, 2016
Education
Seoul education office to audit Dulwich

Seoul education office to audit Dulwich Seoul City will audit an international school facing allegations of accounting fraud, the authorities announced Monday. “We will begin an audit of the Seoul ...

Mar 14, 2016
Education
Gov't to beef up education for multicultural students

The government announced a set of educational support measures for children of multicultural families on Tuesday, as part of efforts to help them better adapt to school and eventually better assimila...

Mar 9, 2016
Education
University students borrow less books for 5 straight years

South Korean university students have borrowed less books from libraries for five straight years, due mainly to the increase of electronic data and decline in general book readership, a statistical d...

Mar 7, 2016
Education

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