SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has larger class sizes and lower employment rates among the highly educated than Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) averages, the education ministry said Friday. According to the latest edition of the OECD’s “Education at a Glance,” released by the Ministry of Education, elementary and middle [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Cultural Center in Los Angeles is reopening K-pop classes 12 months after they were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The center announced that the ‘K-Pop Dance and Vocal Academy’ will reopen on Friday, until August 14. The program had been an annual event since 2016 until [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — All kindergartens and schools in Seoul and its adjacent areas will resume limited in-person classes this week, the education ministry said Sunday, as the spread of the new coronavirus is showing signs of slowing down. The move to be enforced until Oct. 11 is in line with the government’s [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — In a new learning environment in South Korea created by the coronavirus outbreak, getting glued to the television screen won’t be such a bad thing for young students. The education ministry announced on Sunday that, starting on April 20, first and second graders in elementary school will be following [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Universities that postpone the beginning of classes due to concerns over new coronavirus infections will also carry out all scheduled lectures using makeup classes or online classes. The Ministry of Education distributed guidelines for academic operations to universities on Wednesday. The ministry said that even if universities postpone the [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — CARE, a local animal rights advocacy group, revealed yesterday that it has initiated “pet etiquette” classes at primary schools as part of efforts to cultivate a healthy pet culture in South Korean society. CARE dispatched a team composed of two expert lecturers and one rescue dog to each 4th [...]
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 [...]