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Moon appoints controversial education minister

Oct 2, 2018

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday went ahead with the appointment of Rep. Yoo Eun-hae of the ruling Democratic Party as the new education minister, in spite of objections from opposition lawmakers ove...
Kyung Hee University to host Peace BAR Festival 2018 to celebrate 37th International Day of Peace

Sept 16, 2018

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...
1,400 college applications rejected over plagiarism

Sept 12, 2018

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...
Ministry publishes new guidelines for school violence

Sept 10, 2018

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...
[Herald Interview] Meet Lala school, the teachers group out to improve Korean sex ed

Sept 6, 2018

Sex education teachers stress importance of identifying differences between romance and violence, and shedding gender stereotypes
[Weekender] The place where exam season never ends

Sept 6, 2018

Would-be public servants flock to Noryangjin to prepare for exams
Panel proposes stronger labor rights for part-time lecturers

Sept 3, 2018

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...
San Francisco high schools to get ‘comfort women’ books

Sept 3, 2018

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...
Ministry to provide W4.6b to prevent children from being left alone on buses

Sept 2, 2018

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...
Ghent University’s Songdo campus hosts Belgian cultural festival

Aug 21, 2018

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 ...
Seoul education board recommends delaying new semester amid hot weather

Aug 15, 2018

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...
[Herald Interview] ‘Hanyang University aims to foster students who contribute to society’

Jul 29, 2018

President Lee Young-moo highlights founding philosophy of “Love in Deed and Truth” to realize social innovation
Student and teachers campaign against hate speech at youth camp

Jul 29, 2018

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 ...
17 high schools to reduce one class each due to a drop in new students

Jul 26, 2018

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...
English kindergartens more expensive than ordinary college in Korea

Jul 24, 2018

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. ...