SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of young Koreans transferring to community college after studying at a general universities is on the rise, data showed Thursday, amid uncertainty over their future careers. According to statistics from the Korean Council for University College Education, the number of students who entered junior college after graduating from [...]
NAMHAE, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Namhae County in South Gyeongsang Province said Wednesday that it will operate a 100-won (US$0.08) cab program for students to return home at night. The free taxis program is exclusively available in the county, where there is a lack of sufficient means of public transportation. Middle school and high school [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The COVID-19 pandemic has left a profound impact on students, particularly the so-called “corona kids” whose emotional and social development has been disrupted during a critical period of their lives. Many have experienced a decrease in physical strength, suffering from poor psychological well-being and a loss of self-confidence. Despite [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s “medical school craze” has intensified to the point where students as young as elementary school are attending entrance exam classes. This phenomenon is not limited to the mecca of private education, Daechi-dong in southern Seoul, but is widespread across the country. This trend has become increasingly controversial [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Netflix documentary series “In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal” has sparked concern on university campuses across the country. A sense of apprehension was heightened after it was revealed that the religious fringe sect Christian Gospel Mission, better known as JMS (Jesus Morning Star) featured in the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The rising popularity of medical schools is leading to concern that they are becoming ‘black holes’ for depriving other fields of outstanding workers. Since 2006, only 3,058 students have been accepted into South Korean medical schools every year. The competition among top-tier students to enter medical school, therefore, has [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of students are looking for cheaper places to live as rising consumer prices are affecting rents of studio apartments near college campuses. Real estate brokerage app Dabang reported a 34-percent increase in the monthly rent of studio apartments near Ewha Womans University that are smaller than [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean college students majoring in nuclear energy-related studies turned upward last year amid the incumbent government’s policy to reverse the nuclear phase-out policy of the previous administration, a government report said Wednesday. According to the report by the Ministry of Science and ICT, 2,229 students [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Eight out of 10 South Korean teachers feel anxiety about being reported for child abuse by their students, a survey showed Wednesday. According to the survey of 5,520 kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school teachers across the country conducted by the Korea Federation of Teachers’ Associations, 77 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — One in four students in South Korea have no future job preference, a survey showed Monday. The Ministry of Education and the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training conducted a nationwide survey of 22,702 elementary, middle and high school students, among which 19.3 percent of elementary school [...]