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3 million masks stored for kindergarten, elementary students: Education Ministry

Mar 30, 2020

South Korea’s Ministry of Education has stocked up about 3 million small medical masks for kindergarteners and first and second grade students ahead of the planned reopening of schools next week, the...
[Video] College students have tough time with online classes

Mar 26, 2020

COVID-19 forces universities to shift to remote learning, but glitches abound
ST Unitas’ education app Conects Q&A gains traction overseas

Mar 24, 2020

ST Unitas, an education group in South Korea, said Tuesday that its latest app Conects Q&A has topped appstore charts in a dozen countries, even though it is still a beta version. On Google Play Sto...
[Video] Online education now the new normal due to coronavirus pandemic

Mar 19, 2020

As the start of the spring semester has been postponed over the coronavirus outbreak and online classes are encouraged to minimize infections in the classrooms, teachers are trying to adapt to remote...
Online classes, an optimal solution in extraordinary times: North London Collegiate School Jeju

Mar 12, 2020

North London Collegiate School Jeju said Thursday that it is offering online classes to ensure students can continue their studies amid the spread of COVID-19. NLCS Jeju, located in the Global Educa...
[Exclusive] Jeju’s international schools to make up for COVID-19 delay through online learning, Saturday classes

Mar 10, 2020

But Education Ministry has yet to suggest alternatives for local schools
KDI School of Public Policy and Management 2020 fall admissions open

Mar 2, 2020

Admissions for KDI School of Public Policy and Management’s 2020 fall semester will open next month to both international and domestic applicants. Candidates can apply online from April 1-27. The ed...
[Feature] Virus outbreak deals blow to university exchange programs

Mar 2, 2020

Programs cut short, foreign students told to return home
Sejong University ranks 10th among Korean universities in survey

Dec 19, 2019

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 universitie...
Classical Chinese fellowship to foster future Korean studies researchers

Dec 4, 2019

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 C...
3 students awarded grand prize at 19th IYF English Speech Contest

Nov 12, 2019

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 c...
[ASEAN-Korea summit] 2019 ASEAN school tour program

Nov 5, 2019

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 ...
[Graphic News] Stanford most innovative university in world

Nov 4, 2019

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 ran...
International conference for teaching English held in Seoul

Oct 13, 2019

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 th...
US Ambassador Harris celebrates International Day at Korea International School

Oct 13, 2019

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 glo...