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South Koreans who received higher levels of education are happier than those who did not attend university, a study showed Tuesday.The report, released by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Aff...
Updated : 2015.03.03 19:26
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The technological advances in education ― such as open online courses ― preludes the extinction of conventional higher education models, said Tim Blackman, acting vice chancellor of the Open Univers...
Updated : 2015.03.02 20:20
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Educational Testing Service held the 2015 TOEIC Global Leadership Program for college students from Feb. 27-28, providing them consultations and lectures on business skills, officials said Monday.A total of 42 students ― who were picked based on their school grades, TOEIC scores and an es...
Updated : 2015.03.02 20:19
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South Korea's private education spending per child edged up in 2014 from a year earlier, led by increased expenditures for music, art and physical education, a government survey showed Thursday. Local parents spent an average of 242,000 won ($220) a month per child on private education ...
Updated : 2015.02.26 10:40
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The government said Monday it was planning to infuse 963 billion won ($867 million) to assist low-income families with education-related costs.According to the Education Ministry and the Welfare Ministry, low-income families with children attending elementary, middle and high school can ap...
Updated : 2015.02.23 19:48
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The government’s policy to reduce English-language education costs by introducing absolute grading for the national college entrance exam may not be as effective as anticipated, a survey has showed. The survey released Monday by Yoon’s English School found that more than 90 percent of pa...
Updated : 2015.02.23 19:47
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The Education Ministry’s plan to emphasize personality evaluations in college entrance has sparked confusion in education circles, with the abrupt cancellation of a government briefing on Monday adding to the uncertainty.Less than two hours before the scheduled time, the ministry canceled...
Updated : 2015.02.17 17:13
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Students at Korea International School are helping solve world hunger. Through innovative greenhouse projects, middle school students at KIS are investigating agricultural technologies that may help p...
Updated : 2015.02.16 19:13
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Last month, Icheon Elementary School in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province held a graduation ceremony for only one student. The 13-year-old boy was the sole student to join the school six years ago.It...
Updated : 2015.02.16 19:11
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Four Korean colleges will be prohibited from receiving new foreign students for a year, the government said Sunday.The Education Ministry said the student or language study visa would not be issued for foreign students seeking to attend Hansei University, Gyeongnam National University of S...
Updated : 2015.02.15 19:26
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The Education Ministry is keeping track of sex-related crimes at less than half of universities in Korea, a lawmaker told local media on Sunday.Just 78 universities ― 39 percent of 198 universities here ― have submitted data on sex offenses that occurred on their campuses, Yonhap reporte...
Updated : 2015.02.15 19:25
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The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and a national teachers’ group announced plans Thursday to protect teachers’ rights by providing legal assistance and counseling.In response to growing complaints by teachers of abuse by students and their parents, the SMOE said it had earmarked...
Updated : 2015.02.12 19:15
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Severe lack of exercise is having serious repercussions for the health of teenage girls, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and local teachers’ group said Thursday.According to the SMOE and the Korea Federation of Teachers’ Associations, about 66.8 percent of girls aged 10-19 in Seou...
Updated : 2015.02.12 19:14
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Schools in rural areas are increasingly finding it difficult to attract new recruits, with declining number of students and parents preferring to educate their children in the cities.Some 120 elementary, middle and high schools across the country will not be holding an entrance ceremony th...
Updated : 2015.02.10 20:00
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Over 1 in 5 middle school teachers in Korea regret their choice of profession, a survey showed Tuesday.According to a report by Yang Jung-ho, education professor at Sungkyunkwan University, 20.1 percent of teachers had second thoughts about their profession, the highest among all members o...
Updated : 2015.02.10 20:00
