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Clampdown on E-2 visa misuse ‘still open and ongoing’

An investigation into foreign residents teaching subjects other than their native language on E-2 visas is “still open and ongoing,” South Korea’s immigration office confirmed to The Korea Herald. I...

Jun 28, 2017
Education
Five elite schools may face loss of special status

Some of Seoul’s specialized private high schools may lose their status as part of the Seoul education chief’s drive to level the playing field for students. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Educatio...

Jun 27, 2017
Education
Foreign teachers left stranded by crackdown on visa violations

Foreigners teaching subjects other than English on E-2 visas may face eviction from South Korea, as the immigration office is cracking down on visa violations in English-only alternative schools. Fo...

Jun 22, 2017
Education
Ewha president vows open leadership

Newly minted Ewha Womans University President Kim Hei-sook on Thursday vowed open communication and inclusive leadership, seeking to rebuild the elite school after months of internal and external tro...

Jun 15, 2017
Education
Education minister nominee stresses equal opportunity

Education Minister nominee Kim Sang-gon on Monday stressed equal opportunities for students, signaling a liberal turn in the nation’s education policy. “I will do my best to improve the welfare of c...

Jun 12, 2017
Education
‘KAIST most innovative university in Asia’

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology has topped the “Asia-Pacific region’s Most Innovative Universities” list for advanced science. Located in Daejeon, Seoul and Busan, South Korea’s...

Jun 11, 2017
Education
Korean med professors arrested for diploma scam

Faculty members of a Korean medicine college in Seoul were arrested on allegations of selling confidential lab test data to students preparing dissertations for master’s and Ph.D. degrees, according ...

May 17, 2017
Education
Anti-graft law causes confusion ahead of Teachers’ Day

The age-old tradition of giving gifts to teachers on Teachers Day on May 15 is now against the law in South Korea, but many parents still have no clue as to what extent the laws goes. A series of qu...

May 14, 2017
Education
Moon Jae-in orders scrapping of state textbooks

President Moon Jae-in ordered the scrapping of the controversial state-published history textbooks, a signature project of impeached former President Park Geun-hye, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday. The...

May 12, 2017
Education
Seoul sends 58 Korean teachers to Thailand this year

About 60 South Korean teachers have been sent to Thailand this year to teach Korean to young students there, the Ministry of Education said Thursday, as demand for Korean language learning is rapidly...

May 11, 2017
Education
[Election 2017] Candidates give out child-, senior-friendly pledges

May is “family month” in South Korea, with the Children’s Day and Parents’ Day holidays falling on May 5 and May 8. Taking a cue from the special occasions, major presidential candidates have set out...

May 7, 2017
Education
Korea lags far behind in education quality

South Korea is investing heavily in education, but its education quality lags far behind rich countries in nurturing talent through skills development, a report showed Sunday. According to the repor...

Apr 30, 2017
Education
Education Ministry moves to shield kids from air pollution

Primary to high schools here without indoor gyms are now required to create indoor spaces for sports in preparation for days when air quality is poor, South Korea’s Ministry of Education said Thursda...

Apr 27, 2017
Education
Busan to remove objective tests from elementary schools

BUSAN -- The education office of South Korea's second-largest city of Busan said Thursday it will abolish multiple-choice objective tests in elementary schools starting next year. Students from an e...

Apr 27, 2017
Education
Dwight School graduates accepted to prestigious universities

Students from Dwight School Seoul’s graduating class of 2017 have been accepted to over 85 prestigious universities worldwide, including Ivy League schools, the school said Wednesday. (Dwight School...

Apr 20, 2017
Education

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