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SNU’s LGBT group supports gay student chief candidate

A sexual minority group at Seoul National University on Friday expressed support for a female candidate running for SNU student council president who recently revealed that she is homosexual. Queer ...

Nov 11, 2015
Education
Iceland president receives honorary doctorate from Kookmin University

Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson received an honorary doctorate from Kookmin University on Monday during his visit to South Korea this week. “We highly praise President Grimsson’s accomplish...

Nov 10, 2015
Education
History spat roils education scene

Seoul City plans to provide students in middle and high schools with books that chronicle the names of those who sympathized with imperial Japan during its colonial rule of Korea, stoking opposition ...

Nov 9, 2015
Education
5 major disputes surrounding state textbooks

Last Friday, Choi Mong-lyong -- the government’s choice as one of the main authors for a new set of state-issued history textbooks -- resigned after allegations surfaced that he had sexual harassed a...

Nov 9, 2015
Education
Education minister vows to protect textbook authors

Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea vowed that the government will protect the panel of authors for state history textbooks, who face criticism on the Internet. Last week, the government announced that...

Nov 9, 2015
Education
Agency unveils first authors for state textbooks

The government on Wednesday revealed two of the authors for the planned state-issued history textbooks, along with a timeline for the books’ completion, but said it “might make public” the rest of th...

Nov 4, 2015
Education
Korea confirms state textbook plan

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn announced Tuesday that South Korea would officially reinstate government-issued history textbooks for secondary education from 2017, saying that the current system had fa...

Nov 3, 2015
Education
U.S. historian calls state textbook unworkable

A prominent U.S. expert on Korean history bashed the Seoul government’s plan to reinstate government-issued history textbooks, raising concerns that President Park Geun-hye is attempting to unify vie...

Nov 3, 2015
Education
Korea confirms state textbook plan, says private publication failed

Prime Minster Hwang Kyo-ahn announced Tuesday that South Korea would officially reinstate government-issued history textbooks for secondary education, saying that the current private publication syst...

Nov 3, 2015
Education
Ministry pushes ahead with state textbook

The government said Monday it would expedite the schedule to confirm reinstatement of government-issued history textbooks from Thursday to Tuesday, prompting a flurry of protests with the main opposi...

Nov 2, 2015
Education
[Advertising Award] Start by asking why: Chadwick

Industry Awards/ Education Chadwick International Someone told me to find three reasons to say “thanks” while you walk from your bed to the bathroom every morning for a healthier and happier life. ...

Oct 30, 2015
Education
Ruling party links state textbook opponents to North Korea

With South Korea plunging deeper into the dispute over state-controlled history lessons, the ruling Saenuri Party on Thursday attempted to throw North Korea into the mix by suggesting that opponents ...

Oct 29, 2015
Education
Textbook spat threatens to take down minister

As President Park Geun-hye’s plan to revive state-authored history textbooks faces hurdles, the ruling Saenuri Party began pressuring Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea to take responsibility for the b...

Oct 27, 2015
Education
‘Secret team’ claims worsen textbook clash

Opposition lawmakers staged an overnight standoff with Education Ministry staff outside the government office that deals with the publication of school history textbooks Sunday, alleging that the sta...

Oct 26, 2015
Education
Textbook feud debates global benchmarks

In emphasizing the necessity for state-led history education, Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea told local university chiefs Tuesday that “countries suffering from social conflict such as Turkey and G...

Oct 22, 2015
Education

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