The Korea Herald

[Newsmaker] South Korean authorities, private preschools on collision course

Mar 3, 2019

The education authorities of Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon warned Sunday that local private schools will face harsh administrative punishments if they press ahead with a collective action to p...
[Herald Interview] Small-but-nationwide graduate school appeals to foreigners

Feb 24, 2019

UST President Moon mentions Seoul climate change on fine-dust woes
S. Korea's average foodstuff price rises sharply in Q4 on summer heat

Feb 23, 2019

The average price of foodstuff in South Korea increased sharply in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with other major advanced countries, data showed Saturday, apparently due to the scorching summe...
KIS holds scientific technology seminar with MIT students

Feb 11, 2019

Korea International School announced that it invited students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology to hold an MIT Science & Technology Seminar for one week, from Jan. 7 to 11, at its Pangyo cam...
Govt. to give 860 billion won in subsidies to universities, colleges this year

Jan 8, 2019

The government will pay 860 billion won ($766 million) in subsidies to all universities and colleges nationwide this year to help upgrade their academic competitiveness, the Ministry of Education sai...
Education superintendent to propose plan for South Korean students to visit NK

Dec 25, 2018

Lee Jae-jeong, the superintendent of Gyeonggi Province Office of Education, will propose a plan for South Korean students to visit the North at Wednesday’s railroad groundbreaking ceremony, the educa...
Part-time lecturers in Busan go on strike to protest dismissals

Dec 18, 2018

Part-time lecturers in Busan went on strike Tuesday, protesting their dismissals less than a month after a revision bill aimed at improving their treatment passed the National Assembly. In a press c...
New guideline on delaying school attendance to take effect in Seoul next month

Dec 16, 2018

A new guideline for delaying elementary and middle school admission for reasons such as studying abroad will come into force in Seoul starting next year. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education a...
1,000 more classes to open at state-run kindergartens next year: ministry

Dec 6, 2018

The Education Ministry announced Thursday that 1,080 new national and public kindergarten classes will open up next year as part of an initiative to lessen dependence on private kindergartens. In a ...
Institute releases Suneung answers

Nov 26, 2018

The Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation released the answers for this year’s Suneung, or college scholastic ability test, on Monday, after reviewing complaints filed against this year’s exa...
Internet erupts over difficult Suneung English questions

Nov 16, 2018

Questions from this year’s English test for the Suneung, South Korea’s national college entrance exam, have baffled the internet community, including many Native English speakers. Final-year high sc...
[From the scene] As flights stop, Korean students take Suneung test

Nov 15, 2018

On the day of Suneung, South Korea’s college scholastic ability test, hundreds of thousands of students looking both determined and nervous flocked to test sites across the country. Cheering crowds ...
Incheon Global Campus to hold joint admissions event Saturday

Nov 15, 2018

Four international universities at Incheon Global Campus in Songdo will hold a joint event to promote next year’s admissions on Saturday. Incheon Global Campus Foundation said Thursday that the Ghen...
[From the Scene] Culmination of years of preparation, Suneung is here

Nov 14, 2018

Tense atmosphere day before the college scholastic ability test
3 awarded grand prize in IYF English Speech Contest

Nov 13, 2018

International Youth Fellowship awarded grand prizes to three winners for its 18th English Speech Contest on Saturday. The annual contest with it final round in Sejong Hall at Seoul Human Resources D...