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Govt. to phase out foreign words in elementary textbooks

The Ministry of Education said Saturday it will gradually remove foreign words from elementary school textbooks to help young pupils better acquire the Korean language. In the first phase, a total o...

Oct 8, 2017
Education
KAIST named 6th most innovative university in the world

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology took sixth place in the world’s most innovative universities ranking for the second consecutive year, according to Thomson Reuters Thursday. The ...

Sept 29, 2017
Education
PM appeals for support for construction of schools for handicapped students

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon appealed to the public Thursday to put aside selfish interests and support the construction of schools for handicapped students wherever they are necessary following a sens...

Sept 21, 2017
Education
No holiday for cram schools in Korea during Chuseok period

Private institutes offer special lecture packages targeting students who want to use extended holiday to boost grades

Sept 21, 2017
Education
[Photo News] UN subsidiary hosts youth speech contest for Sustainable Development Goals

SPEECH CONTEST -- The United Nations Project Office on Governance held its first speech contest -- "Let's Talk about SDGs" -- in Songdo, Incheon, on Friday, co-hosted with the Ministry of the Interio...

Sept 15, 2017
Education
Kindergartens call off strike

The Korea Kindergarten Association on Friday called off its plan to stage a strike next week. The strike scheduled for Monday was averted as the association representing private kindergartens nation...

Sept 15, 2017
Education
Education Ministry calls kindergarten strike ‘illegal’

South Korea’s education authorities on Tuesday declared an upcoming strike by private kindergartens illegal, warning that such collective action “will not be tolerated.” Members of the Korea Kinderg...

Sept 12, 2017
Education
Contract teachers won't see status shift: Education Ministry

Contract teachers in public schools will be an exception to the Moon Jae-in administration’s campaign to give all public-sector irregular workers permanent employee status, the Education Ministry sai...

Sept 11, 2017
Education
KIS promotes global friendship through football tournament

The Korea International School held its annual Gaelic Football Season at its campus in Seoul on Sept. 2, co-organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association and the Irish Embassy, the school said. The e...

Sept 9, 2017
Education
[Eye] The guilt of a South Korean cram school mogul

MegaStudy founder says Korea has no future if cramming continues

Sept 8, 2017
Education
'In era of AI, women will thrive in men’s world'

Ewha Womans University president aims to nurture future talent, rebuild school’s tarnished image

Sept 1, 2017
Education
South Korean students fall by 167,000 this year

South Korea saw a 2.5 percent on-year drop in the number of students enrolled in kindergarten, elementary, middle and high schools last year, government data showed Thursday. As of April, 6.46 milli...

Aug 31, 2017
Education
Moon urges variety in education, reduced burden on students

President Moon Jae-in stressed the importance of variety in public education Wednesday, while calling for government efforts to reduce financial burdens on students and their parents. "What I especi...

Aug 30, 2017
Education
446 foreign scholarship students to graduate from Korean schools this month

A batch of 446 international students on scholarships invited by the government are set to graduate from 57 universities in South Korea this month, the Education Ministry said Wednesday. The student...

Aug 16, 2017
Education
‘Smart classroom’ is the future of school

Machine-assisted educational platforms set to enable learners to study at their own pace.

Aug 14, 2017
Education

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