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Korea may issue ban on English classes at kindergartens

Local preschools and daycare centers might be banned from holding English classes under the Moon Jae-in administration. The Ministry of Education unveiled the “Early Childhood Education Renovation P...

Dec 28, 2017
Education
[Best Brand] Korea International School: Most Trusted Brand in Korea 2017

Since Korea International School opened in August 2000, the school’s mission has been to ensure students represent the promise that youths of today contribute to the future. Korea International Scho...

Dec 27, 2017
Education
A village with ‘space’

With winter vacation looming, students are filled with excitement, but sadly the reality tells a different tale for Korean students. Instead of playing with friends during break, students are pushed ...

Dec 18, 2017
Education
[Newsmaker] Ban on after-school English education faces backlash

Starting from March next year, elementary schools nationwide will be banned from running English education to first and second graders. The measure’s stated goal is to alleviate study burdens on you...

Dec 15, 2017
Education
Presidential committee mulls raising class hours for primary school students: official

The presidential committee on tackling low birth rate is considering raising school hours for elementary school students to reduce the childcare burden on double income parents, a committee official ...

Dec 15, 2017
Education
Korean proficiency test-takers top 2 million

Over 2 million people have taken the Korean proficiency test since it was first introduced in 1997, showing the growing interest in learning the language across the globe. Yonhap According to the N...

Dec 14, 2017
Education
Scholarship for Pohang earthquake victims under fire

The South Korean government drew up a college scholarship plan for the victims of Pohang earthquake, touching off a dispute. The Education Ministry announced Wednesday that it will offer scholarship...

Dec 14, 2017
Education
Why Arabic is so popular among South Korean students

More than seven out of 10 Suneung test-takers chose Arabic as a second foreign language this year, a surprisingly high number given that the language is rarely taught in schools here. Students check...

Dec 13, 2017
Education
[Photo News] ‘Suneung’ scores delivered to 530,000 contenders

Korean students received their results for the annual college entrance exam, Suneung, on Tuesday morning. According to Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, 531,327 students, including 398,...

Dec 12, 2017
Education
Korea, UNESCO to support vocational education in 5 African countries

South Korea and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization held a ceremony on Monday to mark their implementation of a project to support technical and vocational education and training...

Dec 11, 2017
Education
[Herald Interview] Preparing students for unpredictable future

Chadwick International’s incoming head stresses vision, passion and diversity in school

Dec 8, 2017
Education
[Graphic News] Korea tops PISA scale in collaborative problem-solving

South Korean youths scored the highest in terms of their collaborative problem-solving abilities at the Program for International Student Assessment 2015 test among 51 member countries of the Organi...

Nov 23, 2017
Education
[Newsmaker] Teen refugees pursue education that was denied in Syria

When Yana was six, living in Damascus, Syria, her school was destroyed in an aerial bombardment. Since then, she had been out of education. Now 12 years old and resettled in South Korea, Yana said s...

Nov 23, 2017
Education
Fallout from Suneung delay felt across industries

The decision by educational authorities to postpone South Korea’s national university entrance examination due to Wednesday’s earthquake is having repercussions across society. Student studies of th...

Nov 16, 2017
Education
Suneung postponed amid quake fears

South Korea’s Education Ministry confirmed Wednesday that the national entrance examination, or suneung, will be delayed to Nov. 23, due to a possible aftershock in the quake-hit Pohang area. It is ...

Nov 15, 2017
Education

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