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[Journalism Essay Contest] Winners in business category
Following are the winners of the 2019 Herald Journalism Essay Contest organized by Herald Edu in May. -- Ed. [Part 1] Ways to Solve the Problem of Poverty By Lee Hae-jin Goyang Hwa Jung Elementar...
May 27, 2019
Young N. Korean defectors aim high by studying English
On a recent Friday morning, a small number of mostly teenaged students trained their eyes on their American teacher, repeating short English sentences after her and raising their hands from time to t...
May 22, 2019
Japan’s Akito Tani wins 1st Tchaikovsky online piano competition
The first International Tchaikovsky Online Piano Competition for Young Musicians ended last week with an award ceremony at Seoul Cyber University in Seoul, where a South Korean student claimed the se...
Apr 22, 2019
KAIST-KU Joint Research Center opens in UAE
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and United Arab Emirates’ Khalifa University of Science and Technology opened the KAIST-KU Joint Research Center in Abu Dhabi, as part of their effo...
Apr 9, 2019
All high school students to get free education starting 2021
South Korea's presidential office, the government and the ruling Democratic Party agreed Tuesday that the country will provide free education to all high school students starting in 2021. To this en...
Korea International School named Apple Distinguished School
Korea International School said Monday that it has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for its effective implementation of technology to help redefine learning. According to KIS, Apple ...
Apr 8, 2019
Celebrating 400 years, Dulwich Olympiad London
Dulwich College Seoul students pose for a photo at the Dulwich College campus in London on March 24. Some 60 students and teachers from Seoul participated in the Dulwich Olympiad London 2019. (Dulw...
Apr 4, 2019
[Photo News] Bridging Korea and Japan
Kim Soung-soo (fourth from left, second row), chairman of Youth For Understanding Korea, a nonprofit student exchange organization, poses with Korean and Japanese participants in the 2018-2019 exchan...
Mar 10, 2019
[Newsmaker] South Korean authorities, private preschools on collision course
The education authorities of Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon warned Sunday that local private schools will face harsh administrative punishments if they press ahead with a collective action to p...
Mar 3, 2019
[Herald Interview] Small-but-nationwide graduate school appeals to foreigners
UST President Moon mentions Seoul climate change on fine-dust woes
Feb 24, 2019
S. Korea's average foodstuff price rises sharply in Q4 on summer heat
The average price of foodstuff in South Korea increased sharply in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with other major advanced countries, data showed Saturday, apparently due to the scorching summe...
Feb 23, 2019
KIS holds scientific technology seminar with MIT students
Korea International School announced that it invited students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology to hold an MIT Science & Technology Seminar for one week, from Jan. 7 to 11, at its Pangyo cam...
Feb 11, 2019
Govt. to give 860 billion won in subsidies to universities, colleges this year
The government will pay 860 billion won ($766 million) in subsidies to all universities and colleges nationwide this year to help upgrade their academic competitiveness, the Ministry of Education sai...
Jan 8, 2019
Education superintendent to propose plan for South Korean students to visit NK
Lee Jae-jeong, the superintendent of Gyeonggi Province Office of Education, will propose a plan for South Korean students to visit the North at Wednesday’s railroad groundbreaking ceremony, the educa...
Dec 25, 2018
Part-time lecturers in Busan go on strike to protest dismissals
Part-time lecturers in Busan went on strike Tuesday, protesting their dismissals less than a month after a revision bill aimed at improving their treatment passed the National Assembly. In a press c...
Dec 18, 2018