SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Sungkonghoe University in Seoul said Tuesday that a 92-year-old student had acquired a doctoral degree from the department of sociology, making her the oldest person to receive a PhD in South Korean history. Lee Sang-sook graduated from Sookmyung Women’s University department of family studies in 1961 and enrolled in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Postgraduate students serving as ‘technical research personnel’ instead of joining the military will lose their military duty exemption if they fail to obtain a doctorate degree during their service period, the defense ministry said Thursday. The Ministry of Defense issued advance notice for the revision of the legislation containing [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]