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Opposition pressures education minister nominee to pull out

Jun 30, 2014

Opposition lawmakers stepped up their offensive Monday against Education Minister-designate Kim Myung-soo, and further accused him of misconduct during his teaching years. “Kim was found to have che...
Teachers’ union takes to the streets

Jun 27, 2014

Hundreds of members of a progressive teachers’ union on Friday took an early leave from schools to demonstrate against the government’s move to revoke its legal status. Tension has been mounting bet...
Education minister nominee accused of plagiarism again

Jun 27, 2014

Another plagiarism scandal hit Education Minister-designate Kim Myung-soo Friday, as an opposition lawmaker accused him of copying a colleague’s paper to write his thesis. For his 2002 article on ho...
Teachers face charges for comments against Park

Jun 26, 2014

The Korean government on Thursday filed charges against some 200 teachers for calling for President Park Geun-hye to step down to take responsibility for the Sewol disaster. The move by the Educatio...
Will elitist college system meet its demise?

Jun 26, 2014

Talks of drastic reform of the existing system emerge as left-leaning education chiefs arrive
Education chiefs order unionists back to school

Jun 25, 2014

The majority of education superintendents in South Korea decided Wednesday to order full-time members of a banned teachers’ union to return to their teaching posts. The move came after the Education...
[Best Brand] Chadwick International provides soil for growth of future leaders

Jun 25, 2014

Chadwick International in Songdo International School - Chadwick International For the second year in a row, Chadwick International proved itself to be the top international school in Korea. Chadw...
Concern rises over unregulated private alternative schools

Jun 24, 2014

For students struggling to adapt to school life, alternative educational facilities have been considered an ideal substitute. But recent government data on unauthorized alternative schools has hinte...
Ministry vows to punish defiant teachers’ union

Jun 23, 2014

The Education Ministry sent a warning Monday to members of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union, saying they will be “sternly punished” if they choose to participate in antigovernment acti...
Half of preschoolers get private education: study

Jun 23, 2014

Nearly half of preschoolers in Korea are receiving private education, data from a state-run think-tank showed Monday in another testament to the ever-increasing education fever in the country. Accor...
[Newsmaker] Teachers’ union to fight for legal status

Jun 22, 2014

The Korean Teachers and Education Workers’ Union on Sunday said it will fight the court’s recent decision to renounce its legal status, as a years-long feud between the left-leaning union and governm...
Teachers’ union loses suit on legal status

Jun 19, 2014

A Seoul court ruled Thursday against the Korean Teachers and Education Workers’ Union in a lawsuit on its legal status, effectively allowing the government to deregister the controversial organizatio...
SNU jumps to Asia's 4th: survey

Jun 19, 2014

Seoul National University, widely considered Korea’s top institution of higher education, took the No. 4 spot in a British magazine’s annual ranking of Asian universities released Thursday. Accordin...
3rd Tomorrow Global Leaders’ Camp to be held

May 15, 2014

The Korea Herald, the nation’s No. 1 English newspaper, plans to hold “The 3rd Tomorrow Global Leaders’ Camp” in partnership with Tomorrow at the Global Campus of Kyung Hee University in Yongin, Gyeo...
POSTECH tops young universities’ list for 3rd straight year

May 1, 2014

Korea’s Pohang University of Science & Technology took the top spot on the rankings of the world’s top 100 universities under 50 years old by the Times Higher Education. The London-based magazine on...