SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean college applicants continue to place greater weight on a university’s name recognition than on academic fit or career prospects when choosing where to enroll, according to a new survey released Wednesday. A poll conducted by the education consultancy Jinhaksa of 1,649 students applying through the 2026 regular admissions [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — At a university auditorium in Hanoi last October, a single figure electrified the room: 900 million dong — the equivalent of about $50,000. That, visiting professors from Seoul National University told students, was the starting salary for a new hire at Samsung Electronics. The murmurs that followed captured a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign students who graduate from South Korean universities face steep hurdles in securing stable residency through employment, according to a new academic study, raising questions about the country’s ability to retain international talent amid demographic decline. The findings, published Friday in the Journal of the Korean Association for Immigration Policy, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — More than one in 10 foreign students who entered South Korea to attend universities or language institutes have ended up overstaying their visas illegally, underscoring growing concerns that the country’s foreign student recruitment policy has prioritized scale over sustainability. According to a study published this week in the Journal [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of young teachers in South Korea are reconsidering teaching as a lifelong career, with a sharp decline in those planning to stay in the profession until retirement following the widely publicized death of an elementary school teacher in 2023, a new academic study has found. The findings, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s media watchdog said Wednesday it has asked U.S.-based social media platform X to come up with measures to protect minor users from sexual content generated by the artificial intelligence (AI) model Grok. The Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) said it delivered the request to the operator [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea braces for sweeping changes to its college admissions system following a particularly difficult 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test, winter break has become the most intense—and expensive—season yet for private education. Enrollment at winter academies and early preparatory courses for repeat test-takers has surged beyond capacity, with programs [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s shrinking population is poised to reach another stark milestone this year, as the number of children entering elementary school is expected to fall below 300,000 for the first time on record, according to the Education Ministry. The ministry said it now estimates that 298,178 students will enter first [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A large majority of South Korean teachers are seeking to establish personal brands rooted in their professional expertise, reflecting a growing interest in entrepreneurship and self-directed career development within the education sector. According to a survey released this month by the Korea Federation of Enterprises’ Center for Entrepreneurship Development, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Applications to artificial intelligence–related majors surged in South Korea’s 2026 regular university admissions cycle, underscoring the growing perception of AI as a gateway to future employment and industrial relevance. According to an analysis released Monday by Jongro Academy, the number of applicants to AI-related departments at 20 leading universities rose [...]