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50 Beijing high schoolers arrive at Seoul schools, aspire to study at Korean universities

As many as 50 students from a Beijing high school have transferred to four separate high schools in Seoul en masse as they aspire to study at South Korean universities, school officials said Thursday...

Aug 25, 2016
Education
Gov't cracks down on hundreds of cram schools illegally operating in Seoul

South Korea's government on Tuesday said it has imposed administrative penalties on some hundreds of private education institutes illegally operating in the affluent southern part of Seoul this year....

Aug 23, 2016
Education
Spending on overseas tuition down 7.6% in H1

The amount of money South Koreans spent on education abroad dropped 7.6 percent in the first six months of this year from a year earlier, central bank data showed Sunday, amid the declining number of...

Aug 7, 2016
Education
Conference opens to improve Korean teaching to foreigners

Dozens of Korean language teachers from around the world gathered in Seoul Tuesday to discuss ways to improve their teaching amid heightened interest in the Asian language. The 14th conference of ov...

Jul 26, 2016
Education
King Sejong Institute hosts 8th World Korean Educators Conference

The King Sejong Institute, South Korea's state-supported Korean language training organization, hosted the 8th World Korean Educators Conference on Tuesday to further promote overseas understanding o...

Jul 12, 2016
Education
Korean universities studying ways to make inroads abroad

South Korean universities, which are worried about their futures due to dropping birthrates, are studying ways to make inroads abroad, local school sources said Monday. Ewha Womans University in Seo...

Jul 11, 2016
Education
Australia invites N.K. defectors for English-learning program

The Australian government has invited five North Korean defectors to study English for up to 30 weeks this year in the first run of its state-subsidized English-learning program, organizers said rece...

Jun 30, 2016
Education
Korean city to host Asian universities summit in 2017

A British institution on higher education has selected the Korean city of Ulsan to play host to a summit of Asian universities in March next year, the city government said Monday. The Ulsan regional...

Jun 27, 2016
Education
Korea unveils list of 700 foreign students for this year's scholarship program

A total of 700 foreign students from 142 countries will be given opportunities to study in local universities via this year's government-sponsored scholarship program, a state-run organ on internatio...

Jun 22, 2016
Education
Korean siblings become valedictorians at top Turkish university

Two South Koreans have graduated at the top of their classes at the prestigious Bilkent University in Turkey. Kwon Tae-young and his little sister Min-ah were awarded Bachelor's degrees in interior ...

Jun 19, 2016
Education
One out of five elementary schools has less than 10 new students this year

One out of every five elementary schools in the country has less than 10 new students this year due to a decrease in the number of children, education ministry-related data showed Monday. According ...

Jun 13, 2016
Education
ACT exams canceled in South Korea, Hong Kong over breach

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Operators of the ACT college entrance exam on Saturday canceled the tests for students in South Korea and Hong Kong at the last moment over what they said was a verified br...

Jun 12, 2016
Education
Ministry to increase support for non-English langauge teaching

The government will provide financial support to universities that teach foreign languages other than English in a bid to diversify their curriculum, officials said Thursday. Designating a total of ...

Jun 2, 2016
Education
Korean children start English education before turning five

South Korean mothers have their children start learning English before they turn five on average, an age some admit is probably too early, a survey showed Tuesday. Yoon's English School, a company t...

May 31, 2016
Education
Jeju global campus official eyes profit turnaround in 2018

International schools in Jeju Island's English campus town have fairly well served their original mission of providing an alternative to early study abroad, but more institutions and students from di...

May 16, 2016
Education

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