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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...
Ratio of unredeemed student loans edges up in 2017

Nov 12, 2018

The ratio of South Korea's unredeemed student loans rose in 2017 for the first time amid the country's unstable job market, government data showed Monday. According to the data from the National Tax...
Teacher arrested on charges of leaking exam papers to daughters

Nov 6, 2018

A Seoul court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for a teacher at a private school on charges that he leaked exam questions to his twin daughters who attend the same school. Earlier in the day, the...
Angelina Jolie's son not on Yonsei admissions list

Nov 5, 2018

Yonsei University spoke with The Korea Herald on Monday, denying widespread rumors that Angelina Jolie’s son was on the list of applicants for any of its 2019 programs. The actress visited Korea Nov...
[Graphic News] Stanford most innovative university in world

Oct 25, 2018

For the fourth year running, Stanford University tops Reuters' ranking of the World's Most Innovative Universities, a list that identifies and ranks the educational institutions doing the most to ad...