SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A domestic AI model has demonstrated remarkable proficiency in South Korea’s notoriously challenging College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), achieving a near-perfect score in the Korean language section. According to the ICT industry on December 16, startup MarkerAI tested OpenAI’s models on the 2025 CSAT, with its “o1-Preview” model earning a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government’s ambitious plan to introduce AI-powered digital textbooks (AIDTs) has met with significant resistance from educators and civic groups nationwide, leaving the policy in jeopardy. Initially slated for rollout in March 2025 for select elementary, middle, and high school students, the initiative aimed to bolster digital [...]
CHUNCHEON, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – In a small elementary school in Gangwon Province, a second-grade classroom became the unlikely setting for a lesson in justice, inspired by South Korea’s recent political turmoil. On December 4, as the nation began to recover from a martial law crisis that had gripped its parliament and public, a teacher, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Microsoft has become the first global tech giant to receive security certification for cloud services in South Korea’s public sector, potentially paving the way for the company to introduce artificial intelligence tools in the nation’s schools. The certification, known as CSAP, was granted by the Korea Internet & Security Agency [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s private universities, including major institutions in Seoul, are grappling with mounting financial difficulties due to shrinking student populations and frozen tuition fees. An alarming analysis presented at a National Assembly forum on December 3 revealed that eight out of ten leading private universities in Seoul are operating [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea can no longer consider itself immune to the global scourge of academic “paper mills,” as a growing number of international students at Korean institutions have been found using these fraudulent services to fabricate research credentials, according to a new report. The National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) revealed [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Ministry of Education has announced adjustments to its timeline for introducing AI-powered digital textbooks, originally set for widespread implementation by 2028. The decision, unveiled on November 29, reflects growing concerns from educators about the suitability of such technology for certain subjects and the challenges of rapid adoption. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Seventy-six artificial intelligence-based digital textbooks have been certified for classroom use for the first time, covering elementary to high school students, the education ministry said Friday. The textbooks, which were listed in the official gazette, are for the subjects of math, English and information for elementary school grades 3 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The mental health of elementary school staff in South Korea is under scrutiny as nearly 10,000 employees reported suffering from depression in 2023, according to data released by the National Health Insurance Service. This alarming trend follows a high-profile incident involving the suicide of a new teacher at an elementary [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Higher Education Foundation, a nonprofit established by the late Chairman Jeonghyun Chey of SK Group, celebrated its 50th anniversary on November 26. Founded with a personal donation of 55.4 million Korean won, the foundation has supported over 5,100 scholars over the past five decades. Choi’s vision for [...]