SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The police have initiated an investigation following the discovery of card-shaped advertisements at Hongik University and Konkuk University that appear to be promoting the sale of drugs. These business card-sized ads are printed in English and claim to offer a product described as “liquid cannabis” with the assertion that it [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Voices are growing for the need to improve the system to foster regional universities because donations to private universities were concentrated in Seoul last year. According to data from the Korea Advancing Schools Foundation, the combined donation income of the nation’s 192 private universities totaled 408.8 billion won (US$309 [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of international students studying at South Korean universities shot up 10 percent on-year in 2022 to set a new record, data showed Sunday, following eased global travel restrictions. Around 166,870 foreign students were studying at local universities as of April 2022, rising sharply from 152,258 tallied a [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Inside a lecture hall at Inha University in Incheon on April 19, students brought out their laptops without hesitation, opened a new session in ChatGPT, and began typing in the questions set forth in their mid-term examination. The university said that it had conducted the country’s first open ChatGPT [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The agriculture ministry said Wednesday it will expand an initiative to offer breakfast at student cafeterias at universities for just 1,000 won (US$0.77) each. As part of the project, students can buy a breakfast for 1,000 won at a school cafeteria. The rest of the cost will be borne by [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of universities are offering breakfast at an affordable price as consumer prices continue to rise. Kyung Hee University has been selling breakfasts for 1,000 won (US$0.76) to 100 people on a first-come, first-serve basis, since Monday. Seoul National University, Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University and Kangwon National University [...]
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. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Higher education in South Korea is experiencing a crisis, with local universities particularly hard hit. On Jeju Island, all universities failed to meet their enrollment quotas in 2023, with just 33 new students enrolling in four-year universities. This is due to a sharp drop in the school-age population, caused [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid growing concern, instances have emerged of South Korean college students using ChatGPT, a chatbot developed by OpenAI, to complete their coursework and tests. Universities, however, are being criticized for their apparent lack of effective countermeasures to address the issue. Seoul National University recently began discussions with the school’s [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Universities in Seoul are scrambling to prepare for offline welcoming ceremonies for freshmen for the first time since social distancing measures were lifted in April last year. Seoul National University is holding three rounds of offline orientation programs on Jan. 5, 10 and Feb. 13, the first of their [...]