SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Biawire) — South Korea’s declining school-age population has led to a steady drop in university enrollment, with vocational and technical colleges bearing the brunt of the demographic shift. In response, universities are increasingly recruiting nontraditional students — including adult learners and international students — to fill empty seats, a new government [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — With a number of colleges using government funds to provide breakfasts to students for 1,000 won (US$0.77), other students excluded from such benefits are feeling relatively deprived. Jongno Academy and the Korean Educational Development Institute data showed that 73.3 percent of last year’s high school graduates advanced to Korean [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The rising popularity of medical schools is leading to concern that they are becoming ‘black holes’ for depriving other fields of outstanding workers. Since 2006, only 3,058 students have been accepted into South Korean medical schools every year. The competition among top-tier students to enter medical school, therefore, has [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy is rising among students attending colleges located in mountainous areas, where the population of stray cats is increasing. While many students volunteer to organize clubs to protect stray cats, others disapprove of them. The student clubs believe that protecting stray cats helps control the cat population in the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Elite colleges and universities appear to be riding the metaverse wave as Yonsei University recently held an exotic off-campus team-building outing — commonly referred to in South Korea as “membership training” (MT) — using popular virtual platforms including Gather Town and Roblox. Over 100 college students from Global Leaders [...]