SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education’s expansion of in-person classes at schools went into effect Monday amid a growing concern over a widening learning gap and a recent drop in new coronavirus cases. The ministry raised the attendance cap, previously at one-third for elementary and middle schools, and two-thirds at high [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean students will take in-person classes more often starting this week, as attendance cap restrictions in schools have been eased amid a recent drop in new coronavirus cases. The Ministry of Education raised the attendance cap, currently at one-third in elementary and middle schools, and two-thirds in high [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s education ministry on Sunday said it will ease attendance caps for schools after health authorities decided to enforce the lowest level of social distancing measures. Schools around the nation are required to operate with antivirus limits amid the coronavirus pandemic. Currently, attendance is capped at one-third in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that parental income influences a student’s attendance at school and afterschool programs. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education conducted a study on academic plans among elementary schools prior to the schools’ offline reopening on May 27, which showed that private schools recorded 4.2 days [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — All elementary, middle, and high schools in Seoul will be banned from using symbols of Japanese Imperialism. Seoul’s city council passed a new city ordinance on Sept. 15 that took effect on Sept. 24. The new ordinance restricts the use of certain symbols of Japanese Imperialism in schools to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will set up gigabit wireless networks for all elementary, middle and high schools by the first half of next year as online classes have become a new social norm following the coronavirus outbreak. The Ministry of Education and Regional Offices of Education announced on Monday that they [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Students in Seoul and its surrounding area returned to school for in-person learning Monday as new coronavirus cases have declined recently. The measure, which will remain effective until Oct. 11, was introduced following the relaxed social distancing guidelines amid a recent drop in new coronavirus cases. It also reflects [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — All kindergartens and schools in Seoul and its adjacent areas will resume limited in-person classes this week, the education ministry said Sunday, as the spread of the new coronavirus is showing signs of slowing down. The move to be enforced until Oct. 11 is in line with the government’s [...]
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Sept. 16 (Kore Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and the Philips Foundation, with its mission to provide access to quality healthcare for disadvantaged communities through innovation, together with UK-based charity Global Action Plan reveal new analysis by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) that shows if outdoor [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education on Tuesday said all schools in Seoul and its adjacent cities will resume in-person classes next week as the spread of the new coronavirus has slowed down recently. The move, which will be enforced until Oct. 11, was made to keep with the relaxed social [...]