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May 22, 2019 Education

Young N. Korean defectors aim high by studying English

On a recent Friday morning, a small number of mostly teenaged students trained their eyes on their American teacher, repeating short English sentences after her and raising their hands from time to time to ask questions.At a glance, they look no different from ordinary students in South Korea, where parents are known for their zeal and investment in English education, with the hope that proficiency in the language will help children gain admission to better schools and land better jobs after gra

[Journalism Essay Contest] Winners in environment category

Following are the winners of the 2019 Herald Journalism Essay Contest organized by Herald Edu in May. -- Ed.[Part 1]First Step to Clearer Air: A Common Scientific LanguageBy Shin Jae-imHankuk Academy of Foreign StudiesAs fine dust particle levels in South Korea reach over double the OECD average, many Koreans have pointed to China as a significant source of the lethal pollutant. China, for its part, has repeatedly dismissed such charges as groundless. Throughout this endless back-and-forth, it h

May 31, 2019
Education
[Journalism Essay Contest] Winners in humanities category

Following are the winners of the 2019 Herald Journalism Essay Contest organized by Herald Edu in May. -- Ed.[Part 1]Media and Feminism: A South Korean PerspectiveBy Shin Hee-eunDaewon Foreign Language High School“My life is not your porn!" Over the course of eight months in 2019, thousands of South Korean women flooded the streets near Hyehwa Station to protest the proliferating crime of spy-cam pornography, made with clandestine cameras targeting women in a variety of public spaces.

May 30, 2019
Education
[Journalism Essay Contest] Winners in social science category

Following are the winners of the 2019 Herald Journalism Essay Contest organized by Herald Edu in May. -- Ed.[Part 1]The Anachronism of South Korean EducationBy Shin Seung-binHankuk Academy of Foreign StudiesThe South Korean television show SKY Castle recently caused a stir for its painfully realistic satire of the domestic education system. Many have understood the drama’s main criticism to be about the system’s excessive competitiveness. A closer look, however, reveals an equally co

May 29, 2019
Education
[Journalism Essay Contest] Winners in international relations category

Following are the winners of the 2019 Herald Journalism Essay Contest organized by Herald Edu in May. -- Ed.[Part 1]Are Chinese policies keeping North Korean defectors trapped in China?By Nam Je-hyeonHigh School Attached to College of Education, Chung-Ang UniversityAccording to the Ministry of Unification, the number of North Korean defectors arriving in South Korea since the death of Kim Jong Il fell from 2,706 in 2011 to just 1,502 in 2012 and has remained low ever since. What could have led t

May 28, 2019
Education
[Journalism Essay Contest] Winners in business category

Following are the winners of the 2019 Herald Journalism Essay Contest organized by Herald Edu in May. -- Ed.[Part 1]Ways to Solve the Problem of PovertyBy Lee Hae-jinGoyang Hwa Jung Elementary SchoolPoverty is a very serious problem all around the world. Since it is a serious problem which affects all of us, our world should be one and try to solve this problem. There are three steps that will probably make no poverty exist in our world. It will be hard and require lot of concentration and atten

May 27, 2019
Education
Japan’s Akito Tani wins 1st Tchaikovsky online piano competition

The first International Tchaikovsky Online Piano Competition for Young Musicians ended last week with an award ceremony at Seoul Cyber University in Seoul, where a South Korean student claimed the second prize. (Clockwise from second row) Judges Yasuo Watanabe of Japan, Pascal Nemirovski of France, Lee Kyungsook of Korea, Vladimir Ovchinnikov of Russia and Alexander S. Sokolov of Russia. Lee Sang-kyun, board chair of the Shinil Educational Foundation and Seoul Cyber University, and Andrey M. Sch

Apr 23, 2019
Education
KAIST-KU Joint Research Center opens in UAE

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and United Arab Emirates’ Khalifa University of Science and Technology opened the KAIST-KU Joint Research Center in Abu Dhabi, as part of their efforts to enhance cooperation in the wake of “Industry 4.0,” KAIST said Tuesday. 　KAIST President Shin Sung-chul (left) and Arif Al Hammadi, executive vice president of the Khalifa University of Science Technology, shake hands during the KAIST-KU Joint Research Center opening ceremony held in Abu Dhabi,

Apr 10, 2019
Education
All high school students to get free education starting 2021

South Korea's presidential office, the government and the ruling Democratic Party agreed Tuesday that the country will provide free education to all high school students starting in 2021.To this end, authorities will begin free education for high school seniors in the fall semester and expand it to students in their second and third years of high school next year.Currently, South Korea provides free education for elementary and middle school students. (Yonhap)The detailed plan was revealed at a

Apr 9, 2019
Education
Korea International School named Apple Distinguished School

Korea International School said Monday that it has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for its effective implementation of technology to help redefine learning.According to KIS, Apple Distinguished Schools are defined as “centers of innovation, leadership, and educational excellence that use technology to inspire creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.” Students of the Korea International School engage in class. (Korea International School)Institutions recognized as such s

Apr 9, 2019
Education
Celebrating 400 years, Dulwich Olympiad London

Dulwich College Seoul students pose for a photo at the Dulwich College campus in London on March 24.Some 60 students and teachers from Seoul participated in the Dulwich Olympiad London 2019.(Dulwich College Seoul)The Olympiad, which took place March 24-29, included sports, music and drama events marking the 400th anniversary of the college’s founding.More than 900 students from 11 Dulwich schools around the world took part in the celebrations.

Apr 4, 2019
Education
[Photo News] Bridging Korea and Japan

Kim Soung-soo (fourth from left, second row), chairman of Youth For Understanding Korea, a nonprofit student exchange organization, poses with Korean and Japanese participants in the 2018-2019 exchange program sponsored by Toyota Korea. Also present in the ceremony held in Seoul last week were In Sung-yeon (second from left, second row), YFU Korea assistant national director; Nobuyuki Takemura (third from left), head of Toyota Korea; and Keiko Enatsu (fifth from left), national director of YFU J

Mar 10, 2019
Education
[Newsmaker] South Korean authorities, private preschools on collision course

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 protest the government's reform drive.In a joint statement, the liberal-minded superintendents of the three regions' education offices declared there will be no negotiation with the Korea Kindergarten Association (KKA), which is pushing to postpone the opening of the spring semester, slated for Monday

Mar 3, 2019
Education
[Herald Interview] Small-but-nationwide graduate school appeals to foreigners

UST President Moon mentions Seoul climate change on fine-dust woes

Feb 25, 2019
Education
S. Korea's average foodstuff price rises sharply in Q4 on summer heat

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 summer heat last year.(Yonhap)According to the data compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and Statistics Korea, the average price of foodstuff in South Korea went up 5.1 percent on-year in the October-December period of 2018.It marked the second highest rise compared with o

Feb 23, 2019
Education

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