SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant demographic shift, 1 in 10 marriages in South Korea last year was multicultural, while children born to multicultural families accounted for 5.3% of all births, according to statistics released on November 7 by Statistics Korea. The annual report on multicultural population dynamics revealed that multicultural marriages increased [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Education and the Korea Student Aid Foundation have announced plans to expand the “2024 Multicultural and North Korean Defector Student Mentoring Program.” This initiative pairs college and graduate students with multicultural and North Korean defector students to assist with Korean language education and adaptation to school life [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Entering into contact with immigrants without proper mutual exchange can instill a sense of caution and negativity among immigrant groups, a recent study revealed. Shin Dong-hun, a researcher at Hanyang University, and Prof. Yang Kyung-eun from Sungkonghoe University conducted a case study of 3,975 people who participated in the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — While the number of students from multicultural families is on the rise each year, there are not enough language specialists to educate them, a recent report has revealed. The Ministry of Education reported that there are now 137,225 students from multicultural families in South Korea, rising by almost 30,000 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost half of all teenagers from multicultural families said they have not decided on their future career path. Many of them were being influenced by economic situations, the educational background of their parents, and other external factors, according to a recent study. The National Youth Policy Institute conducted a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Language instructors from multicultural backgrounds working at schools in Seoul are calling for improved working conditions and better job stability. Since 2009, Seoul has been hiring 80 language instructors from multicultural backgrounds on yearly contracts to provide support to multicultural children at schools, sending them to some 80 kindergartens, elementary and [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – An increasing number of conscripts from a mixed-race family background is expected to make the Army multicultural starting in 2025, a government official said Monday. According to the official, the Defense Ministry has forecast that the number of men from multicultural families to be enlisted will reach an average [...]
SEOUL, Dec.15 (Korea Bizwire) – The ‘Korea Multi-Culture Adolescent Center’, which is a non-governmental organization supporting adolescents from multicultural families to reach their potential, will soon open. The ‘Korea Multi-Culture Adolescent Center’ announced that it will hold its opening ceremony on December 18. The center will help adolescents of different cultural backgrounds living in Korea [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The 18th Speech in Korean Language Competition started on May 14 at Kyung Hee University. The 16 finalists from 13 countries, who were selected from 1,241 competitors, will give speeches about various themes such as Korea’s 24-hour delivery culture, Dokdo and traditional Korean folk music. The competition is a [...]