SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of elementary and secondary school students in South Korea is expected to drop below 5 million for the first time in 2026, the government said Thursday, citing an ongoing decline of the school-age population. According to the Ministry of Education, the number of elementary, middle and high [...]
SUWON, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The protracted COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a major change in teaching methods, leading to an increase in the number of teachers applying for voluntary retirement. According to the Gyeonggi Province Office of Education, the number of teaching faculty (teachers, vice principals and principals) at the public schools within [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Each new elementary school student in Seoul will be given a one-off allowance of 200,000 won (US$167) beginning this year, its education chief said Wednesday. The allowance, formally named “school admission preparation subsidy,” will be first paid to about 69,800 first graders in the capital this year, Cho Hee-yeon, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The employment rate of students with bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate degrees fell to a record low last year as the COVID-19 pandemic dealt a severe blow to job markets, government statistics showed Monday. Their employment rate stood at 65.1 percent last year, the lowest since the education ministry started [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drag on, high schoolers in their second year of remote schooling are considering dropping out of school to opt for a general equivalency diploma. The introduction of remote schooling has led to a deteriorating sense of concentration among students and limited engagement with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Schools in the capital area will resume remote learning this week as part of a government campaign aimed at stemming the fast spread of the coronavirus, officials said Sunday. Under the latest rules, schools in the capital area and overly crowded schools in other parts of the country will [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education on Friday signed a deal with two convenience store and supermarket chain operators BGF Retail Co. and GS Retail Co. as part of a job training initiative for disabled students. Under terms of the deal, a total of 83 convenience stores, including CU outlets run by [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Schools in the greater Seoul area will roll back their full in-person classes and go back to partial e-learning starting next week in line with the country’s tightened anti-COVID-19 curbs, the education ministry announced Thursday. Under its restored e-learning scheme, middle and high schools in the greater capital area [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Free lunch will be served to all kindergartners in Seoul starting in March, completing the city’s universal free meal program up to high school, officials said Wednesday. Seoul’s education office, city government and council of ward offices signed an agreement to provide funds for the program to all 790 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreigners seeking employment in South Korea under the Employment Permit System (EPS) will be offered access to a free online Korean language course starting next year, a state-run resource development company said Monday. The Human Resources Development Service of Korea said it has forged a partnership with King Sejong [...]