SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) announced yesterday the development of a smartphone application that will foster the prevention of smartphone addiction in youth. One function of the application locks the screen of the smartphone when a young user is walking while using the device. The service will initiate today. [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of universities in Seoul will create a platform to share credits, libraries and certain facilities. The Seoul Forum of University Presidents discussed the possibility of establishing such a platform during the “11th Seoul University Presidents Forum” held at the President Hotel. According to the plans, students of [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Four out of 10 high student students believe that sexual harassment by teachers takes place in school, according to a survey carried out by a government institution. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea released on Thursday the results of an investigation into sexual harassment by teachers. Of the [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean university students are helping to foster the dreams and hopes of youth in Kiribati, an island republic in the Pacific that lies at risk of being submerged due to rising sea levels. Global outreach NGO IYF (International Youth Fellowship) said yesterday that it had opened on alternative [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Less than half of parents in South Korea are pleased with the quality of teaching their children are getting from school, the lowest among the countries surveyed, an international poll showed Tuesday. Forty-three percent of 1,000 respondents with kids aged 4-18 said they find the education provided to their [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul has announced plans to invest billions of won over the next four years to improve the city’s public education system. According to the action plans revealed on Monday, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will help establish a creative environment in classes to nurture problem solving capabilities and prepare students for [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Total household spending on private education for children exceeded 40 trillion won (US$37 billion) last year despite the country’s declining birth rate, the central bank said Saturday. South Korean households spent a total of 40.94 trillion won on private education in 2017, up 2.8 percent from 39.84 trillion won [...]
JECHEON, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Students at Semyung University in Jecheon are raising their voices in protest at what they perceive to be exorbitantly priced housing options near the university. Already burdened with costly tuition fees, the continually climbing rent has students accusing property rental businesses of taking advantage of the high demand for [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — English evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins’ influential book “The Selfish Gene” is the most borrowed scientific literature from South Korean public libraries, with “Sapiens” by Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari ranking third. South Korean KAIST professor Chung Jae-seung’s edited and re-released edition of “Science Concert” was the second most sought [...]
BANGKOK, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) - The average marks for the Korean language test were the highest among those for seven foreign languages, including Japanese and Chinese, in this year’s Thai college exam, the Korean Education Center said Thursday. In the exam, known as the Professional and Academic Aptitude Test and conducted by the National Institute of Educational Testing Service in February, the average score of the 4,087 students who [...]