SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The summer’s record-setting heatwave has finally subsided, the air swiftly chilled, and with brisk morning breezes, autumn is finally at hand. In Korea, autumn is referred to as the “Season of Book-Reading”. But amidst an abundance of technological distractions and with difficult economic times discouraging household consumption, the idea [...]
DAEGU, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – These children may be excited to be studying in an unusual set of classrooms made out of shipping containers, but they’re actually victims of a process to rebuild their school. Daegu’s Dongcheon Elementary School was deemed to be unsafe last year, with high susceptibility to natural and other man-made [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The latest study by Seoul National University’s College of Medicine revealed that an alarming number of Korean students are avoiding majors in basic medical science, preferring to study clinical science, which tends to guarantee more promising careers. Basic medical science is an area of study focusing on the fundamental [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city education office said Tuesday it will ban elementary schools from giving homework to lower grades starting next year, a move aimed at lightening the burden on households and strengthening the role of public education. The measure is part of a broader plan rolled out by the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s government on Tuesday said it has imposed administrative penalties on some hundreds of private education institutes illegally operating in the affluent southern part of Seoul this year. The Seoul Gangnam Seocho District Office of Education said a total of 259 cram schools were fined or received other [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea plans to set up solar schools, equipped with solar panels to power learning equipment based on information and communications technologies, in Zambia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe next year, the Education Ministry said Wednesday. A solar school is a solar-powered installation at any type of school or educational center [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Among many things, Korean parents are well-recognized for their passion for educating their children. But a recent KIET (Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade) report revealed that education expenditures are more sensitive to changes in income compared to other areas of household spending. The report showed that spending [...]
SUWON, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Hi School, Let’s Go to School’ is a short-term prep school program operated by Gyeonggi Province and the Suwon District Court to help at-risk juveniles who are currently not enrolled in secondary education, as part of efforts to help them return to school. What is different with other programs, [...]
SEOUL, August 3 (Korea Bizwire) – “I went to Ewha,” said Madam Jung, played by Kim Hye-su, in the popular Korean movie ‘Tazza: The High Rollers’. Ewha Womans University has long been known for its reputation as the largest and most prestigious women’s university in Korea. As many students and alumni of Ewha take pride in their [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Choosing a college major is an important decision that will have a big impact on one’s future career, and simply pursuing a teenage dream may not always be the optimal choice when it comes to practicality, especially with a faltering economy. According to a recent KEIS (Korea Employment Information [...]