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3 awarded grand prize in IYF English Speech Contest

Nov 13, 2018

International Youth Fellowship awarded grand prizes to three winners for its 18th English Speech Contest on Saturday. The annual contest with it final round in Sejong Hall at Seoul Human Resources D...
Ratio of unredeemed student loans edges up in 2017

Nov 12, 2018

The ratio of South Korea's unredeemed student loans rose in 2017 for the first time amid the country's unstable job market, government data showed Monday. According to the data from the National Tax...
Teacher arrested on charges of leaking exam papers to daughters

Nov 6, 2018

A Seoul court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for a teacher at a private school on charges that he leaked exam questions to his twin daughters who attend the same school. Earlier in the day, the...
Angelina Jolie's son not on Yonsei admissions list

Nov 5, 2018

Yonsei University spoke with The Korea Herald on Monday, denying widespread rumors that Angelina Jolie’s son was on the list of applicants for any of its 2019 programs. The actress visited Korea Nov...
[Graphic News] Stanford most innovative university in world

Oct 25, 2018

For the fourth year running, Stanford University tops Reuters' ranking of the World's Most Innovative Universities, a list that identifies and ranks the educational institutions doing the most to ad...
Ruling camp to reinforce monitoring of private kindergartens’ accounts

Oct 25, 2018

The government and the ruling party vowed Thursday to reinforce monitoring of accounting practices at private kindergartens and to increase the number of the state-run facilities, after accounting fr...
[Herald Interview] ‘Liberal arts education offers key ingredient in tech economy’

Oct 25, 2018

Korean students interested in pursuing music can combine their musical training with economics, business management, finance or psychology to lead the way in promoting Korean culture or K-pop in innovative ways.
Govt., ruling party unveil measures to root out preschool irregularities

Oct 25, 2018

The government and the ruling Democratic Party on Thursday unveiled a set of strict measures to eradicate irregularities and enhance accounting transparency at private kindergartens. Government and ...
Conflict over kindergarten accounting fraud deepens

Oct 23, 2018

A conflict between public and private kindergartens is deepening following a lawmaker’s revelations of thousands of cases of accounting fraud by private kindergartens. As the Education Ministry and ...
Education Ministry to disclose private kindergartens found with accounting fraud

Oct 19, 2018

The Education Ministry began operation of a corruption report center to monitor private kindergartens for irregularities Friday, after thousands of private institutes were found with accounting fraud...
[Herald Interview] Toronto education leads way in ‘Second Machine Age’

Oct 17, 2018

“The history of technological development shows that the very forces that disrupt the economy also create new employment opportunities and whole new industries that we can’t predict.”
Govt., ruling party prepare measures to curb preschool irregularities

Oct 16, 2018

The government and the ruling Democratic Party will come up with measures to tackle widespread irregularities in private kindergartens next week, a party official said Tuesday. They plan to hold a c...
Chadwick International offers experience-based learning opportunity

Oct 11, 2018

From its diverse education methods and state-of-the-art facilities, Chadwick International in Korea offers experience-based learning opportunities. Located in Songdo International Business District ...
NLCS Jeju students head to top universities around the world

Oct 10, 2018

North London Collegiate School Jeju said its 2018 graduates have achieved outstanding results in the International Baccalaureate Diploma, with students receiving scores higher than the global average...
Designing the future at Korea International School

Oct 9, 2018

Korea International School aims to help students prepare for their future. With its North American-based school curricula, KIS pursues education that builds a strong academic foundation for students ...