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Obama says again Korean teachers are paid as much as doctors

U.S. President Barack Obama said again that teachers in South Korea are paid as much as doctors, a notion that is far from reality and which drew a refutation from a Korean teachers' association when...

Jul 17, 2015
Education
Irregular teachers suffer from discrimination, even in death

On April 16, 2014, 26-year-old Kim Cho-won and 31-year-old Lee Ji-hye, teachers from Danwon High School, rushed downstairs from their fifth-floor cabin as the ferry they were on began to list. They ...

Jul 15, 2015
Education
[Reporter’s column] Government's half-baked plans on 'character building education' turn up more questions than answers

The Education Ministry on Tuesday rolled out a series of measures to increase “character building education” for students, some seven months after it adopted the initiative to incorporate character e...

Jul 15, 2015
Education
KOREATECH fosters talents combining business, science

Korea University of Technology and Education is looking to further contribute to the practical application of science and technology by expanding its Professional Science Master programs, officials s...

Jul 15, 2015
Education
Korea to form school disease response team

South Korea’s Education Ministry is set to create a permanent response team to deal with outbreaks of infectious diseases within schools, officials said Wednesday, a decision sparked by the recent Mi...

Jul 8, 2015
Education
Seoul eyes ‘all-foreign’ college majors

The Education Ministry is pushing to allow universities and colleges to create departments or majors consisting of only foreign students, officials said Tuesday, as part of its plan to attract 200,00...

Jul 7, 2015
Education
UNESCO school looks to foster ‘global citizens’

The Korean National Commission for UNESCO on Tuesday opened an education institute in Seoul to teach children about peace, human rights and understanding of different cultures. The Korea UNESCO Glob...

Jul 7, 2015
Education
George Mason Korea names new president

George Mason University has named Steven K. Lee the new president for its Korean campus, school officials said. Lee will replace Joy Hughes, who served as the institution’s interim president. Steve...

Jun 29, 2015
Education
Education Ministry snubs call to allow tuition fee hikes

South Korea’s Education Ministry reiterated last week its intention to continue curbs tuition fees for universities and colleges, despite calls by local universities to allow tuition hikes. As part ...

Jun 29, 2015
Education
Korea to let colleges swap quotas

South Korean universities will be allowed to adjust their student quotas for each department in partnership with nearby colleges, as part of efforts to boost expertise in higher education, the Educat...

Jun 29, 2015
Education
[Best Brand] Dwight School stresses personalized learning

Since arriving in Seoul three years ago, Dwight School Seoul has been emphasizing the importance of personalized learning by recognizing individual students’ talents to ensure that they develop their...

Jun 25, 2015
Education
Four elite schools fail assessments

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Monday that four of the city’s de facto elite schools would face public hearings for failing to meet standards in this year’s evaluation. The autonomo...

Jun 22, 2015
Education
Schools reopen after flawed MERS closures

A classroom at an elementary school in Yongsan-gu, Seoul is empty Thursday after the school decided to cancel classes in light of MERS outbreak. (Yonhap) Educational institutions across the country ...

Jun 15, 2015
Education
Korean companies should commit to support education

Marcio Barbosa (EAA) At the end of May, over 130 education ministers and more than 1500 participants adopted the Incheon Declaration in culmination of the World Education Forum held in the Republic ...

Jun 15, 2015
Education
Ecuador seeks ‘binational school’ with Korea

Ecuador is seeking to expand its education partnership with South Korea to help translate educational improvements into national growth, the country’s Education Minster said. Augusto Espinosa told T...

Jun 15, 2015
Education

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