SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The government’s ongoing push for medical reform is for the people, and it cannot be subject to negotiations, the health ministry said Friday, effectively rejecting the medical community’s call for modifying the state plan to markedly raise medical school enrollment quota. More than 90 percent of the country’s 13,000 [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of medical professors on Monday demanded the government scrap a reform plan that increased medical school admission seats, saying it would sit down for talks with the government only if the plan is abolished. The demand by the Medical Professors Association of Korea is expected to complicate [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that older doctors are more likely to support the expansion of medical school admissions quotas, in contrast to their younger counterparts who often oppose the increase due to concerns about job security and competition. The analysis suggests that senior doctors, being in a more stable [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent analysis of the 2024 academic year’s regular admissions by Jongno Academy revealed that over 30% of universities recorded a competition rate of less than 3 to 1, indicating an admissions rate below the required threshold. The study analyzed 188 universities nationwide, finding an average competition rate of 4.67 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Students with a history of school violence will have their disciplinary records reflected when applying for university admission beginning in the 2026 academic year, the university policy recommendation council said Wednesday. The measure was part of the university admission guidelines for students with records of school bullying, unveiled jointly [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean action comedy film “The Roundup: No Way Out” on Saturday became the first movie released in the country this year to surpass 10 million admissions. The third installment of the crime action franchise starring Ma Dong-seok reached the milestone on the 32nd day since its release, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The competition rate for admission to private elementary schools in Seoul has marked a sharp increase compared to a year ago. The average competition rate for admission to private elementary schools in the capital city stood at 11.7:1 in the 2022 academic year, a sharp increase from 6.8:1 a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of commercial sites that refuse admission of specific age groups, including ‘No Kids Zones,’ ‘No Middle Age Zones,’ and ‘No Seniors Zones,’ is growing at a steady pace. The owners of such commercial sites claim that they have no other option but to do so since certain [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Students at Sookmyung Women’s University are strongly opposing the recent decision by school authorities that a transgender female has been admitted to the university. The transgender female, 22, received a sex change operation in Thailand last year and was reassigned a new gender by authorities before being admitted to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Hollywood star Angelina Jolie’s eldest son will begin attending Yonsei University next week, the school said Monday. Maddox Jolie-Pitt, 18, has been accepted to Underwood International College at Yonsei, one of the most prestigious universities in South Korea. The school will hold an entrance ceremony next Monday followed by [...]