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Chadwick to hold open house for 2015-16 school year

Oct 16, 2014

Chadwick International will hold information sessions and an open house for the 2015-16 school year next Thursday, school officials said. The sessions will provide information on its curriculum along with a campus tour for prospective students and their parents. Students of all grades will be invited to the campus, located in Songdo, Incheon, to learn about the school. A session for pre-kinderg...
Teachers doubt benefits of early English education

Oct 15, 2014

Most parents of preschoolers believe that learning English at an early age can be effective, but teachers are more doubtful of the supposed effects of “the earlier, the better” approach, a survey showed Wednesday. About 71.9 percent of parents whose children are in kindergarten said they approve of preschoolers getting English education while only 40.8 percent of kindergarten teachers thought it...
Gap widens between elite and regular schools

Oct 14, 2014

A decreasing number of students from Korea’s regular high schools are being admitted to top universities, recent data showed Tuesday, indicating that the education inequality induced by disparity in income is worsening. Graduates from just 42.5 percent of 1,525 regular high schools were accepted by Seoul National University in 2014, according to Education Ministry data disclosed by Rep. Park Hae...
[Herald Interview] ‘Time to change outdated education system’

Oct 13, 2014

Throughout his life, Cho Hi-yeon has always had a reputation as a fighter. During his college years, he was imprisoned for going against the dictatorship of former President Park Chung-hee, and he spent much of his life as a civil rights activist. Indeed, he was one of Korea’s most outspoken progressive advocates. Now, the 58-year-old Seoul education superintendent is looking to transform the ci...
Korea International School keeping ahead of tech trends

Oct 12, 2014

Korea International School has launched new initiatives to prepare students for their high tech future. In January, KIS brought a team of student-instructors from Massachusetts Institute of Technology to lead workshops with high school students and to consult and lead classroom science activities throughout the month. This coming January, the program will be repeated with two additional MIT part...
[Weekender] Affluent parents seek edge in education

Oct 10, 2014

From international schools to tutors, well-to-do go extra mile for best education that money can buy
Autonomous school designation up to provincial chiefs: minister

Oct 8, 2014

Education superintendents are entitled to their right to designate new autonomous private high schools, Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea said Wednesday, possibly reversing his previous position. “The issue of designating new autonomous private high schools is up to the education chiefs,” said Hwang, when asked whether the Education Ministry would “continue to increase the number of corporate-aff...
U.K. universities launch new scholarship for top students

Oct 7, 2014

A consortium of 16 universities in the United Kingdom said Tuesday that it was launching a 1 million pound ($1.6 million) scholarship scheme to attract brightest Korean students to the country. From left: Ken Gil, CEO of NCUK; Gosia Wells, director of the international office at the University of Sheffield; Piera Gerrard, NCUK marketing director; Kim Jee-young, managing director of the IEN Insti...
[Newsmaker] Counting cost of college application

Oct 6, 2014

With Korean universities continuing with their early admission programs for 2015, the nonrefundable application fees for higher education institutes have become topic of discussion as the sky-high fees deal a significant financial blow to poor students. A total of 24 colleges across the country are currently charging 80,000 won ($74) or more for each applicant, according to Education Ministry da...
[Herald Interview] Helping students make connections across fields

Oct 5, 2014

Amherst chief emphasizes value of liberal arts and interdisciplinary thinking
SNU slides, KAIST rises in world university ranking

Oct 2, 2014

South Korean universities’ fortunes were mixed as its top university saw its ranking drop in the Times Higher Education’s 2014 world university ranking, but the second-ranked university in the country climbed several steps. Seoul National University slid to 50th from its previous 44th spot, ending its impressive streak of three straight years improving its standing, according to the annual repor...
‘Go to school late’ policy good for students’ mental health: experts

Oct 1, 2014

The monthold policy by Gyeonggi Province to shift the time students go to school from 8:30 to 9 a.m. could contribute to the mental well-being of students, experts said. Psychiatrists say that allowing students to sleep more during weekdays could combat sleep deprivation, which can lead to psychological issues. “Our research shows that if there is a large disparity between how much a student sl...
College evaluations to focus on quality

Sept 30, 2014

Ministry unveils criteria for assessment next year
School curriculum reform plan adds to confusion

Sept 28, 2014

The government’s recent move to unify the high school curriculum ― currently divided into two fields of study ― has raised concerns that the revision will not help achieve its desired purpose of fostering a well-rounded education. The Education Ministry’s plan centers on schools integrating humanities and natural science programs by 2017. The current system has prompted criticism that the divisi...
DGIST aims for spot among world-leading science universities

Sept 24, 2014

In 2004, a handful of people gathered at a small building in Daegu to watch the launch of a tiny state-run research institute. Ten years on, the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology has blossomed into a research-oriented university, utilizing research and education to boost Korea’s economic growth. “The objective of DGIST is to establish itself as a world-leading research universi...