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When I finally received my acceptance letter from a business school, I was delighted that a new chapter in my life was about to begin. Despite my unconventional career background, I felt this was my l...
Updated : 2015.01.29 22:07
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Policymakers have launched discussions to augment the unification-related lessons taught at elementary, middle and high schools to increase students’ interest in the subjects, officials said Wednesday.The Unification Ministry recently conferred with the Education Ministry recommending at ...
Updated : 2015.01.28 22:36
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The Education Ministry recently rolled out plans to expand the use of “personality evaluations” in the national college admissions process as part of efforts to place more importance on personal social education in middle and high schools. But the plan has sparked confusion from educatio...
Updated : 2015.01.26 21:30
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The Ministry of Education on Thursday unveiled its policy to revamp the education system to better accommodate multicultural families.In the 2015 policy briefing session by six ministries at the presidential office, the Education Ministry said it would establish kindergarten courses for mu...
Updated : 2015.01.22 21:46
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Korean parents consider their English language abilities to be the least desirable aspect of themselves for their children to take after, a survey found Wednesday. According to a survey conducted by the English language institute Yoons English School, 71.5 percent of parents with children ...
Updated : 2015.01.21 13:46
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A group of test-takers of the 2013 college entrance exam lodged a lawsuit against the government, demanding to be compensated for the damages inflicted upon them by a flawed question.The case was the first claim for damages filed by students concerning errors in the state-commissioned annu...
Updated : 2015.01.20 21:22
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Herald Edu, Inc., the education branch of Herald Corp., signed a memorandum of understanding on academic collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Stout, officials said Tuesday.The MOU will initi...
Updated : 2015.01.20 21:20
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The Education Ministry has remodeled the state scholarship program to ensure that the benefits go to those who actually need them, officials said Monday.The state college scholarship program provides financial support to students based on their family’s economic level, with less wealthy s...
Updated : 2015.01.19 22:00
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South Korean university students find strangers to be more trustworthy than local politicians and companies, a survey showed Monday, demonstrating the high level of pessimism among the younger generation about the political and economic agents in the country. In a survey of 2,300 students...
Updated : 2015.01.19 11:12
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President Park Geun-hye’s flagship education policy of “half-price” college tuition is facing skepticism from experts over the lack of long-term financial resources to sustain it.During a New Year’s press conference, Park vowed to finalize the policy this year. The president claimed th...
Updated : 2015.01.18 21:42
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Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea (left) shakes hands with Choi Kyung-hee, the president of Ewha Womans University, during his visit to the university campus in Seoul on Wednesday. (Yonhap)Ewha Womans ...
Updated : 2015.01.15 21:44
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The government’s plan to adopt a Western-style school year would cost up to 10 trillion won ($9.2 billion) over 12 years, local researchers said Monday.The Education Ministry recently said it was considering moving the beginning of the school year from March to September, a move intended ...
Updated : 2015.01.15 21:43
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For the past decade, Seo Kyoung-duk has waged a cultural fight against Japan’s rightists on two fronts. The professor of general education at Sungshin Women’s University led a variety of publicity c...
Updated : 2015.01.15 21:43
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Nearly 70 percent of students in middle and high schools said they are discontented with the way the English classes are taught at their schools, a survey showed Wednesday.According to a survey carried out by a high school teacher in Seoul, about 69 percent of respondents also said they th...
Updated : 2015.01.14 19:58
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In the face of globalization and the diversification of consumer demands, the need for creative new technologies is greater than ever before. In a bid to cater to such needs, Hanyang University’s Gra...
Updated : 2015.01.12 20:55
