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Education officials to lift blanket closure of schools over MERS

The education office in the province where the MERS outbreak in South Korea began said Thursday classes will resume next week at schools it had ordered to shut down temporarily. The Gyeonggi Provinc...

Jun 11, 2015
Education
WHO experts say schools not source of MERS infection

Experts from the World Health Organization researching the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome confirmed Wednesday that all transmissions so far have been limited to hospitals, advising the ...

Jun 10, 2015
Education
S. Korea confirms 1st student MERS patient

South Korea on Monday confirmed a male high school student was diagnosed with Middle East respiratory syndrome, the first time for a minor to be infected in the nationwide outbreak. The 16-year-old ...

Jun 8, 2015
Education
[Herald Interview] Norway stresses state-funded education

Providing selective or comprehensive education benefits has long been a topic of discussion in South Korea. Some say the welfare system should cater to those in need, while others say it should exten...

Jun 1, 2015
Education
[Herald Interview] ‘High payoffs both driving factor, risk in education’

World Bank adviser voices concern over possible side effects of Korea’s education fervor

Jun 1, 2015
Education
[Herald Interview] ‘Korean education needs soul-searching’

South Korea should embark on some soul-searching into its education system and find ways to address some of its problems instead of just praising its own accomplishments, said the head of an internat...

May 25, 2015
Education
[Herald Interview] ‘Education backbone of long-term development’

Often when countries strive for economic prosperity, investments in infrastructure, finance and technology spearhead their agenda. While those sectors are important, Amina J. Mohammed, the special a...

May 25, 2015
Education
‘Education should make children happier’

Kailash Satyarthi, cowinner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, urged South Korea to direct its education toward making children happier and cultivating openness to the world and devotion to the community...

May 21, 2015
Education
Education forum calls for equal opportunities

The World Education Forum 2015, held in South Korea’s western port city of Incheon, closed Thursday with a message of equal education opportunities for learners of all ages. Some 1,500 participants ...

May 21, 2015
Education
Ex-P.M., governor to be indicted without detention

Former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo and South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Hong Joon-pyo are to be indicted without detention on charges of violating the Political Fund Act, prosecutors said Thursday, a de...

May 21, 2015
Education
‘CSR the new norm for business’

In the increasingly globalizing market, companies will have to align their business with long-term public interests and sustainable initiatives to survive, the executive director of United Nations Gl...

May 21, 2015
Education
[Herald Interview] S. Sudan to benchmark Korean education

Less than five years since its independence, the fledgling state of South Sudan is looking to use education as the driving force on route to becoming a developed country, the country’s top official i...

May 21, 2015
Education
World leaders vow to raise education quality, opportunities

Global educational leaders pledged Thursday to raise the quality of education and encourage life-long learning the world over as the world's largest education forum closed. More than 1,500 educators...

May 21, 2015
Education
Korea attributes success to education

South Korea on Wednesday advocated its education model and its contribution to the country’s economic success in the past decades at the World Education Forum in Songdo, Incheon. The WEF 2015, bring...

May 20, 2015
Education
Korea underscores education’s role in national development

South Korea promoted its education prowess at the World Education Forum 2015 on Tuesday, gathering education-related experts and officials from over 100 countries, hosted at the westernmost city of I...

May 19, 2015
Education

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