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Seoul National University’s student council on Wednesday called on the school to answer for a recent scandal involving the hiring process for a new music professor.“Because of the scandal, SNU has failed to hire a new professor and students are being deprived of their opportunity to lear...
Updated : 2014.02.27 21:29
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Seoul National University held its graduation ceremony on Wednesday and presented honor student awards for those who finished with grade point averages higher than 3.6 out of 4.3.In a bizarre twist, h...
Updated : 2014.02.27 21:11
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Ulsan University said Thursday it will work to become the hub for research and development in automobiles and shipbuilding, while training global leaders in these fields.Last year, the school’s Autom...
Updated : 2014.02.27 21:07
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More than 95 percent of newly licensed teachers are still looking for work due to a shortage of openings prompted by budget constraints, local teachers unions said Tuesday. According to the Korean Fed...
Updated : 2014.02.27 21:06
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I received a 990 on my first TOEIC and 200 on my first TOEIC speaking test. Pure luck? Absolutely not. I am a driven individual with a strong desire for success. Since I was in junior high school, I h...
Updated : 2014.02.27 21:05
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The Education Ministry said Tuesday almost half of all high school students slept for six or less hours a day, illustrating the academic pressure placed on Korean students. According to the ministry, 44.5 percent of students in high school got no more than six hours of daily sleep in 2013....
Updated : 2014.02.25 20:25
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Kim In-chul, the newly elected president of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, was inaugurated at the school’s main auditorium, “Barack Obama Hall,” on Tuesday.Kim, formerly a professor of publi...
Updated : 2014.02.25 19:44
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Hanyang University has vowed to become a training center for future leaders of global tourism with its “smart tourism” program, which combines information and communication technology with tourism. ...
Updated : 2014.02.24 19:56
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The National Assembly on Thursday passed a bill that aims to prevent Korean students from taking school courses beyond their regular academic schedule. But there is skepticism as to whether it can serve its purpose of taming hyper-competitive educational practices.The bill will go into eff...
Updated : 2014.02.20 20:55
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The National Institute for International Education (NIIED) has announced it will recruit 550 new native English speakers for the forthcoming spring semester at elementary and middle schools across the...
Updated : 2014.02.19 20:02
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Koreans are starting to learn English at younger and younger ages. After having seen many failures in English education in public schools, many people are seeking ways to learn the language naturally ...
Updated : 2014.02.19 19:59
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Outside of our country, few know much about Norway, and we are a nation with few inhabitants compared to other nations (barely 5 million). From a Scandinavian perspective we have always been considere...
Updated : 2014.02.19 19:58
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A parliamentary committee on Tuesday passed a special bill that aims to prohibit Korean students from taking courses beyond their regular academic schedule mostly via private education ― a practice known here as “advanced learning.”The new bill, proposed by Rep. Kang Eun-hee of the Saen...
Updated : 2014.02.18 20:02
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South Korea’s Education Ministry said Thursday that it would lower the level of difficulty of English tests in the annual college entrance exam as part of its effort to curb surging private education fees.The plan was announced at the ministry’s policy briefing to President Park Geun-hye...
Updated : 2014.02.13 21:48
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Lee Young-kyo, an English teacher from Singil Middle School in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, said his student surnamed Jang used to be a troublemaker. But Jang’s attitude started to change, he said, afte...
Updated : 2014.02.13 19:52
