SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education announced Monday that extremely difficult questions not taught in schools will be eliminated from the annual college entrance exam as part of the government’s efforts to reduce private education expenses. The ministry said it will push for a “fair College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) centered [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Universities are reopening foreign exchange programs suspended during COVID-19 pandemic. Konkuk University held an orientation program for foreign exchange students on Tuesday for the first time in three years. A total of 203 foreign students will be attending the university for the fall semester. More than 150 of them [...]
Barcelona, Spain, Mar. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) announced today that the company will partner with Global System Mobile Association (GSMA) and Spain’s No.1 mobile carrier Telefónica to introduce South Korea’s coding education to Barcelona, Spain. The company said that its Smart Robot Coding School will be added to the school curriculum [...]
Seoul, Korea, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced that it will bring T.um Mobile, a travelling ICT museum, to Barcelona to provide Spanish children with the chance to experience cutting-edge technologies. T.um Mobile will be opened as part of the Youth Mobile Festival (YoMo) Barcelona at Fira Montjuic, from February 27 [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite the rainy weather today, SETEC EDUCARE 2016 opened with great attention from both exhibitors and visitors. The show is being held from April 7 for four days at SETEC. Organized by Segye Fairs and sponsored by Tuntun English and Baby League, the slogan for this year’s show is [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Asia’s largest cultural center that is expected to provide a window into pan-Asian culture will open in the southwestern city of Gwangju later this week, the organization running the center announced on Tuesday. The Asia Culture Center (ACC) was partially opened to the public in September, but its entirety [...]
DANVERS, Mass., May 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Essex Technical High School received a new addition to its Technology and Services Academy from Hyundai Motor America. The company donated a 2015 Sonata that will be used to train new technicians, which is extremely critical for the automotive industry. The students and faculty received the keys today. “We are [...]
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — LINE, the world’s leading mobile platform, and The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed a global partnership agreement on February 13, 2015. Jong Nam Oh, Executive Director of The Korean Committee for UNICEF and Jung-ho Shin, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LINE Plus Corporation and Chief Globalization Officer [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Chem., Ltd., the world’s largest OLED light panel manufacturer, today unveiled the world’s biggest building installation of OLED lighting at the inauguration ceremony for Seoul National University’s new main library. LG Chem supplied 1,100 OLED light panels for reading lights at the KwanJeong Library at Korea’s premier [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The KDI School of Public Policy and Management announced its launching of a completely revamped website of K-Developedia (www.kdevelopedia.org) in commemoration of the second anniversary of a comprehensive DB on Korean development. It has largely updated the DB in two years since its first official launch on [...]