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Kyung Hee University to host Peace BAR Festival 2018 to celebrate 37th International Day of Peace

Kyung Hee University will hold Peace BAR Festival 2018 to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the International Day of Peace and gather academia, nongovernmental organizations and business partnerships...

Sept 16, 2018
Education
1,400 college applications rejected over plagiarism

Some 1,400 South Korean high school students were found to have plagiarized their college admission essays last year, data showed Wednesday. According to the data, provided by the Korean Council for...

Sept 12, 2018
Education
Ministry publishes new guidelines for school violence

The Education Ministry on Monday published revised guidelines on school violence that give victims the right to participate in the retrial process. The revised guidelines, which come three years aft...

Sept 10, 2018
Education
[Herald Interview] Meet Lala school, the teachers group out to improve Korean sex ed

Sex education teachers stress importance of identifying differences between romance and violence, and shedding gender stereotypes

Sept 6, 2018
Education
[Weekender] The place where exam season never ends

Would-be public servants flock to Noryangjin to prepare for exams

Sept 6, 2018
Education
Panel proposes stronger labor rights for part-time lecturers

SEJONG -- Labor conditions for about 80,000 part-time lecturers in South Korea are expected to improve as a result of a policy proposal agreed upon Monday by instructors, universities and the governm...

Sept 3, 2018
Education
San Francisco high schools to get ‘comfort women’ books

A nongovernmental group said Monday it will distribute books on the history of the so-called “comfort women” and related issues later this month to 18 high schools in the San Francisco area. The San...

Sept 3, 2018
Education
Ministry to provide W4.6b to prevent children from being left alone on buses

The Education Ministry announced Sunday that it will provide 4.6 billion won ($4.1 million) to public schools for the installment of safety devices to prevent young children from accidentally being l...

Sept 2, 2018
Education
Ghent University’s Songdo campus hosts Belgian cultural festival

The upcoming Belgian cultural festival at Ghent University Global Campus in Incheon will lay the groundwork for increased cooperation and exchange between the South Korean city and Belgium, says Han ...

Aug 21, 2018
Education
Seoul education board recommends delaying new semester amid hot weather

Amid the prolonged heat wave, Seoul’s education board has recommended all of the city’s elementary, middle and high schools to consider postponing the starting day of the upcoming school term. The S...

Aug 15, 2018
Education
[Herald Interview] ‘Hanyang University aims to foster students who contribute to society’

President Lee Young-moo highlights founding philosophy of “Love in Deed and Truth” to realize social innovation

Jul 29, 2018
Education
Student and teachers campaign against hate speech at youth camp

More than 150 students and teachers attended the “2018 Sunfull Youth Summer Camp” held at Parkdaljae Youth Center in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, from July 21 to 22, according to the Sunfull ...

Jul 29, 2018
Education
17 high schools to reduce one class each due to a drop in new students

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said 17 high schools in Seoul will reduce one class each starting in 2019 due to a rapid decrease in students. Seven public boarding high schools and 10 pr...

Jul 26, 2018
Education
English kindergartens more expensive than ordinary college in Korea

The average monthly tuition fees for “English language-oriented” kindergartens is around 1 million won ($900) which is double the amount of college tuition fees in the nation, according to experts. ...

Jul 24, 2018
Education
Both ‘free democracy’ and ‘democracy’ endorsed in textbooks

The Ministry of Education said on Monday it will allow the usage of both “free democracy” and “democracy” in textbooks, in response to controversy that sparked after the announcement on June 21 to ch...

Jul 23, 2018
Education

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