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Family’s Economic Status Impacts Inequality in Digital Literacy: Survey

Family’s Economic Status Impacts Inequality in Digital Literacy: Survey

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — As the government has decided to nurture digital talent, there is inequality in digital literacy depending on a family’s economic situation among middle and high school students, a survey showed Monday. The Seoul Education Research & Information Institute conducted a survey of 13,141 middle and high school students in [...]

Student Loans Nearly Triple in Four Years

Student Loans Nearly Triple in Four Years

SEJONG, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Student loans from the government rose nearly three-fold from 2010 to 2014 due to tuition increases, a private research institute said Friday. Outstanding government-funded student loans came to 10.7 trillion won (US$9.8 billion) as of the end of last year, 2.9 times higher than 3.7 trillion won in 2010, [...]