SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Controversy looms over certain flight attendant schools that allegedly forced students to wear designated uniforms as well as hairspray. One university department of aviation and tourism allows applicants to wear the attire of one’s choice, except for clothes that cover the applicant’s neck. As for female applicants, the rules [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Many university student residences located in Seoul have been called on to revise the so-called “no curfew” rule, which is required by students. The student council of Sookmyung Women’s University recently conducted a survey on dormitory rules. As a result, 88.7 percent of the respondents said they did not [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Business administration appears to be the most popular and common major for South Korean university students, with domestic universities having more than 800 departments of business administration, a report said Saturday. According to the report by the Korean Educational Development Institute, four-year universities in South Korea had a total [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Research equipment dispersed throughout research labs will be now be moved to a single location to allow easy access to multiple colleges. The Ministry of Education (MOE), Korea Research Foundation, and Korea Basic Science Institute announced plans on Wednesday to collect all low-usage equipment dispersed throughout colleges and place [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of universities in Seoul will create a platform to share credits, libraries and certain facilities. The Seoul Forum of University Presidents discussed the possibility of establishing such a platform during the “11th Seoul University Presidents Forum” held at the President Hotel. According to the plans, students of [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Graduates of prominent universities still dominate the C-suites at South Korea’s leading conglomerates, although the latest analysis shows a slight drop in their proportion, a corporate tracker said Wednesday. CEO Score surveyed the alma maters of 480 CEOs at 347 companies that rank in the country’s top 500. Results [...]
CHANGWON, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – As the shipbuilding industry in Korea suffers through a catastrophic slump, some universities in South Gyeongsang Province that offer majors related to shipbuilding are having difficulty maintaining their programs. Due to the recent economic downturn, the employment outlook in the shipbuilding industry, which was bright just a few short years [...]