SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean civic group is initiating a class-action lawsuit to help parents recoup some of the excessive fees spent on college consulting services. Professor Yang Jeong-ho of Sungkyunkwan University’s Department of Education announced the plan at a seminar on so-called private education cartels held at the Korea Press Center [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent analysis of the 2024 academic year’s regular admissions by Jongno Academy revealed that over 30% of universities recorded a competition rate of less than 3 to 1, indicating an admissions rate below the required threshold. The study analyzed 188 universities nationwide, finding an average competition rate of 4.67 [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – In response to the decreasing student population in South Korea, local education offices are set to actively recruit international students. The Ministry of Education announced on January 9 that nine education offices, including Gwangju, North Gyeongsang Province, Daegu, Busan, Seoul, Incheon, South Jeolla Province, South Chungcheong Province, and North Chungcheong [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A high school specializing in educating students on K-pop and related performances will open in the southeastern port city of Busan, the city’s education authorities said Sunday. The Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education said it will push for turning a middle school, which is soon to be closed, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korea is witnessing a significant impact on its education sector due to a sharp decline in the school-age population, a consequence of the country’s critically low birth rate. This year, the number of students entering elementary school has fallen below 400,000, and it’s anticipated to soon drop below 300,000. [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –A recent study has revealed that housing prices are the most significant factor affecting the decision to have a first child, while the cost of private education becomes more influential for subsequent children. The study on future birth rates in South Korea showed that the factors most affecting the decision [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans studying in China shrank 78 percent this year from six years earlier, data showed Monday, amid China’s stringent COVID-19 border shutdown and the slowing growth of the world’s second-largest economy. The number of South Koreans who were studying in Chinese colleges, graduate schools and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – In a case highlighting the high-stakes nature of college entrance exams in South Korea, 39 students from Kyungdong High School in Seoul’s Seongbuk District have filed a lawsuit against the national education authorities. The legal action, announced by the law firm Myung Jin, seeks 20 million won per student for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean 15-year-olds were among the top performers in mathematics, reading and science among their peers from the member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a report showed Wednesday. The findings were made in the latest report by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — “English tutor robots” will be introduced to elementary and middle schools in Seoul next year to assist in students’ one-on-one English conversations, the municipal education office said Wednesday. The use of robots in English speaking education for young students was announced by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education as [...]