Sejong University ranked No. 401 in the 2020 World University Rankings by Times Higher Education, the university said Thursday. The Seoul-based university placed 10th among South Korea’s universities, climbing one notch from a year prior. Seoul National University ranked highest in the university league table among Korean universities. The World University Rankings 2020, published in September, evaluated almost 1,400 universities across 92 countries based on 13 performance indicators that

Professor Kim Chi-hyoun spoke at a slightly slow pace and pronounced every Korean word clearly when she explained the meaning of Chinese words and sentences selected from “The Mencius,” a classical Confucian text. Her unusual teaching style was designed to better deliver her lecture to seven international students who are on the AKS Hanmun (classical Chinese) Fellowship program.The Academy of Korean Studies started the 16-week fellowship this year in order to help foreign students in

Three students were awarded the grand prize at the 19th International Youth Fellowship English Speech Contest on Saturday.A total of 1,500 students competed nationwide in the regional preliminary competition and the best 78 made it to the finals of the annual speaking contest, held at Sejong Hall in the Seoul Human Resource Development Center.Each of the middle and high school students competing in the finals gave a three-minute speech on one of six topics, including dreams, school violence, pro

Some 30 students of Shindong Middle School participated in the ASEAN school tour program at the ASEAN-Korea Center in Seoul, Tuesday. The ASEAN-Korea Center, a certificated education partner of the Education Ministry, offers an education program on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, international cooperation and jobs at international organizations.  (Photo: ASEAN-Korea Centre)

　For the fifth year running, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard topped Reuters’ ranking of the world’s most innovative universities, a list that identifies and ranks the educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and power new markets and industries. 　Stanford holds onto its top spot year after year because it produces a steady stream of innovations that are cited by other researchers in academia and private

A Korea-based association of teachers of English as a foreign language held an international conference over the weekend at Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul.KOTESOL -- the Korean chapter of the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages international association -- brought together new teachers and veteran educators for its annual meeting, this time themed “Blending Disciplines, Approaches and Technologies.” In a welcome message, KOTESOL President David E. Shaffer sai

Korea International School held its annual “International Day” on Oct. 2 with US Ambassador Harry Harris opening the event.　In his opening address, Harris gave a message of empathy, saying that global citizenship serves us well in business, the arts, sciences and diplomacy. He also encouraged the students to express gratitude. “You cannot express enough gratitude,” he said, concluding his speech before he thanked the school for inviting him to be part of International Day

Kim Hyeon, an expert on digital humanities, showcases the potential of convergence and digital storytelling for high school students

Song In-soo leads a grassroots movement to reform education, make childhood a time for happiness

British Ambassador to South Korea Simon Smith and British Embassy deputy head of mission Nikesh Mehta visited Seoul Foreign British School on Monday, joining principal Andy Freeman and head of Seoul Foreign School Colm Flanagan in the official opening of the school’s new learning and collaboration facilities, including a reception area, gym, multipurpose area and expanded design lab.Seoul Foreign British School, established in 1981, offers the English National Curriculum within the IPC, IE

The annual number of applicants for the state-run Test of Proficiency in Korean surpassed 300,000 for the first time last year, its administrator said.A total of 329,224 people across 76 countries applied for the Korean language test for non-native speakers and ethnic Koreans in 2018, according to an official in charge of TOPIK at the National Institute of International Education under the Ministry of Education. The figure marked a 13 percent increase from 290,638 in 2017 and was 120 times more

The Seoul education office decided Tuesday to cancel licenses for eight out of 13 "autonomous private high schools" in Seoul, as the education authorities and the government push for scrapping the privileged category of schools and bringing equality to public education. The cancellation came after the eight high schools -- Kyunghee, Paichai, Sewha, Soongmoon, Shinil, Choongang and two high schools affiliated with Ewha Womans University and Hanyang University, respectively -- failed to