Student President Archives

Coronavirus Alters Landscape of Student Elections

CHEONGJU, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The landscape of student president elections at elementary schools has changed due to the coronavirus pandemic. As elementary schools began the new school year late on Monday, elections for student presidents, normally held in March, have just taken place. Buyong Elementary School, located in Yeongdong County, North Chungcheong Province, [...]

First Lesbian Student President Elected at SNU

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A lesbian was elected Thursday as the student president of the nation’s top-ranked Seoul National University (SNU) for the first time in the school’s history. Kim Bo-mi, 23, who ran unopposed, was elected with 86.8 percent of voters’ approval, according to the university’s election watchdog. Earlier this month, Kim [...]