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Korean Researchers Find Better Opportunities Abroad

DAEJEON, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Based on the IMD Talent Report 2015 published by the International Institute of Management Development of Switzerland, South Korea ranked 18th out of 61 countries suffering from weakening competitiveness due to a brain drain. According to an online survey conducted by the Biological Research Information Center (BRIC) 47 percent of 1,500 professionals [...]

Too Many PhDs, Too Many Unemployed

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) - While the number of Koreans with a PhD is increasing rapidly, the demand for those who have completed higher education is not showing any growth, worsening employment conditions for high-quality human resources. It takes about 10 years to go from getting a bachelor’s degree all the way up to [...]