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Ex-UNESCO Chief to Teach at S. Korean University

SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Irina Bokova, former director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), will join Kyung Hee University in Seoul as a chair-professor and head of its arts and humanities faculty starting next month, the university said Wednesday. The university said Bokova has been invited to assume the [...]

S. Korea to Donate Funds to ICT Education in Africa

INCHEON, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea Thursday committed millions of dollars to equip classrooms in three African countries with information technology. Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Irina Bokova, secretary-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), stating that South Korea would contribute US$6 million [...]