SEOUL, April 28(Korea Bizwire) — Despite aggressive efforts to attract outstanding foreign talent to bolster its science and engineering sectors, South Korea is facing challenges in persuading international students to settle in the country after graduation, a new government report shows. On April 27, the National Research Foundation of Korea released findings from its study on [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A Chinese youth delegation has visited South Korea for the first time in six years as part of a bilateral exchange program, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. A 53-member delegation arrived in South Korea on Monday for a six-day stay, during which they were to participate in various cultural [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2025 spring semester has brought a striking shift to South Korean university campuses: generative AI tools like ChatGPT are no longer a novelty — they’ve become the academic norm. From lecture halls to online classrooms, students across the country are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence to complete assignments, generate [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s intensifying early childhood education culture has come under fire, with critics condemning hyper-competitive entrance tests for young children as a form of child abuse. On April 16, a coalition of 1,000 citizens filed a formal petition with the National Human Rights Commission, urging the government to investigate and [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Thursday they have transferred 100 people and companies, including many current teachers, to the prosecution on suspicion of selling questions on the annual college entrance exam. The National Office of Investigation (NOI) under the National Police Agency announced the result after wrapping up a 20-month investigation into [...]
SEOUL, April 16, (Korea Bizwire) — Private education during early childhood does not significantly enhance children’s language, problem-solving skills, or future academic performance, according to a new study by South Korea’s leading child policy research institute. Kim Eun-young, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute of Child Care and Education, presented the findings Monday during [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — From bedtime stories to discipline dilemmas, South Korean parents are increasingly turning to ChatGPT to help raise their children—ushering in what many see as the beginning of an AI-assisted parenting era. The phenomenon, dubbed “ChatGPT parenting,” has taken off across online communities, where parents share how the generative AI tool not [...]
DAEGU, South Korea, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — In a fourth-grade English class at Yonggye Elementary School in Daegu’s Dalseong County, a young student taps the play button on her tablet. “I am thirsty,” the screen reads. Her pronunciation of “I am” earns a 65; “thirsty” gets a perfect 100. Without a word from the teacher, she [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Students at nearly half of medical schools across the country returned to class as the government-imposed deadline for reinstatement is set to expire Monday, according to educational sources. Among 40 medical schools nationwide, 19 had all of its students, who have been on leave of absence en masse, complete [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has enacted a new ordinance prohibiting animal dissections at elementary, middle, and high schools across the city, marking a significant shift in science education practices. The amendment to the “Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education’s Ordinance on Animal Abuse Prevention Education and Support,” announced on March [...]