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KF to provide renewed online Korean studies classes to foreign students

The Korea Foundation, the state-run public diplomacy agency, said Friday it will launch the third phase of the Global e-School, in which local universities provide online Korean studies courses to th...

Mar 2, 2018
Education
International students get top honors at Korea, Sookmyung universities

Chinese student Wang Ping became the first international student to graduate with top honors at Korea University on Saturday. And Mango Jane Angar did the same at her college, becoming the first for...

Mar 1, 2018
Education
KIS 5th graders showcase creative works at Eco Trade Show

Fifth-graders at the Pangyo Campus of Korea International School showcased inventions for rehabilitating the environment at the Eco Trade Show held at the school located in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Provinc...

Feb 26, 2018
Education
Ministry to consider hiring more native-speaking English teachers

The government will review plans to hire more native-speaking English teachers and introduce video teaching, in a bid to strengthen language education in elementary schools. The Ministry of Educatio...

Feb 21, 2018
Education
[Graphic News] Number of foreign students in Korea grows

According to the National Institute for International Education, the number of foreign students registered at South Korean universities was nearly 124,000 as of April last year. Around 70,000 of the...

Feb 6, 2018
Education
Education Ministry to re-examine controversial ban on English lessons for preschoolers

SEJONG -- The Education Ministry on Tuesday said it will postpone by one year the decision on a controversial plan to ban extracurricular English courses for preschool children. “We have found that ...

Jan 16, 2018
Education
Education Ministry to impose stricter regulations on hagwon

Private English language education institutes for preschoolers are expected to be put under stricter operating regulations. The Ministry of Education on Friday said it is currently discussing ways t...

Jan 5, 2018
Education
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

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