SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) of Korea revealed on July 29 its ‘2016 Innovation Plan for Engineering Schools’ during the 85th National Policy Revision Council, presided by Hwang Kyo-ahn, the Prime Minister of South Korea. A ‘junior’ research team consisting of undergraduate students majoring in engineering [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Education announced on July 28 plans to overhaul the graduate school system in Korea to reflect current education trends. Benchmarking the Grandes Écoles of France, higher education institutions that receive excellent ratings on their structural reform evaluations will be allowed to reduce undergraduate student numbers and accept more [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – An increasing number of college applicants are applying to police academies and military schools. The unrelenting economic downturn, leading to prolonged low employment rates for college graduates, has led more youth to consider a career in the military or as a police officer, both of which are seen as [...]
BUSAN, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – How long can you study in a seated position? Students at Jurye Girls’ High School decided to put themselves to the test. The school recently held a ’30-Hour Infinite Study’ challenge, with over 230 students participating, starting at 7 a.m. Monday and finishing at 10 p.m. on Tuesday evening, [...]
CHANGWON, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – As the shipbuilding industry in Korea suffers through a catastrophic slump, some universities in South Gyeongsang Province that offer majors related to shipbuilding are having difficulty maintaining their programs. Due to the recent economic downturn, the employment outlook in the shipbuilding industry, which was bright just a few short years [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that three out of ten international school-aged children (primary & secondary) residing in Korea struggle to receive the full benefits of the Korean public education system. Some of these children even give up on schooling and turn to labor instead. According to the Ansan [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study conducted by the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade revealed that although software developers or software-related personnel tend to work high-intensity hours in their 20s and 30s, they often retire early and end up with almost no work thereafter. These workers, referred to as ‘software [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – If you have ever wondered what it would be like to sit in a classroom at a prestigious university and listen to lectures from world-renowned professors, K-MOOC does just that. K-MOOC stands for Korea Massive Open Online Course, and offers free college lectures from some of the most reputable [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The declining Korean birth rate is raising concerns for colleges as they face a future of lower student numbers. In order to secure enough incoming students, universities are setting their sights on opening campuses abroad to help boost enrollment. Ewha Womans University took the lead and announced a plan to [...]
BANGKOK, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Thailand announced on July 8 that the Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT) decided to include Korean as one of the second languages on the Professional and Academic Aptitude Test (PAT), which is a college entrance exam. The Ministry of Education [...]