SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – As the craze for early English education intensifies in South Korea, tuition at so-called “English kindergartens” — private institutions offering immersive language instruction for preschoolers — has surged significantly over the past year, according to a new report. Data compiled by lawmaker Kang Kyung-sook of the Innovation Party and [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The musical “Maybe Happy Ending” won Best Musical at the Tony Awards, a historic first for an original Korean musical, demonstrating the power of a Korean-created show to resonate on the global stage. The musical brought home the top honor from the 78th annual Tony Awards, celebrating excellence in [...]
DAEJEON, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on Thursday that it has successfully implemented an artificial intelligence-powered virtual teaching assistant (VTA) in a large-scale undergraduate course, marking a significant milestone in AI-driven education. The AI assistant, developed by Professors Yoonjae Choi of the Kim Jaechul Graduate [...]
GWANGJU, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae-myung emerged as the top choice in a nationwide mock presidential election held among South Korean youth, winning more than half of the votes cast by participants under the age of 18. The mock election, organized by Gwangju YMCA and the Youth Mock Voting Coalition, surveyed 17,466 [...]
INCHEON, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – In a modest classroom in Incheon’s Bupyeong District, a teacher peered at a monitor, offering pronunciation tips to a group of high school seniors located nearly 200 kilometers away on Baengnyeong Island. The students, otherwise unable to access a Japanese language class due to teacher shortages, followed intently from their [...]
Tokyo, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bustling classroom at the Tokyo Korean School in Shinjuku on Sunday, more than 100 participants—ranging from local residents to educators and Korean expatriates—gathered for a spirited seminar on Korean paper folding, known as Jong ie jupgi. The event was part of the 2nd K-Paper Folding Festival, commemorating the [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study suggests that students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds in South Korea are significantly more likely to take multiple gap years (“N-sus”) and enter university through standardized test-based admissions — raising concerns that recent reforms aimed at fairness may be deepening educational inequality. According to a report published [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Biawire) — South Korea’s declining school-age population has led to a steady drop in university enrollment, with vocational and technical colleges bearing the brunt of the demographic shift. In response, universities are increasingly recruiting nontraditional students — including adult learners and international students — to fill empty seats, a new government [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Embassy in South Korea appears to have paused scheduling new interviews for student visa applicants amid reports of Washington preparing to require social media vetting for such applicants. The embassy’s website no longer shows available dates for those seeking to schedule interviews for student visas, according to [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study from the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS) reveals that elementary and middle school students in South Korea show varying levels of interest in AI-assisted learning based on region, class size, and school level — findings that could shape the future rollout of AI-enhanced digital textbooks. [...]