SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s universities face mounting financial challenges as the number of incoming students declines and dropout rates rise. Many institutions, particularly private universities in Seoul, are debating strategies to address the crisis, including tuition hikes and increased reliance on government funding. According to data released on Sunday by the [...]
ASAN, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Soonchunhyang University has announced a new initiative to provide students with a hearty breakfast for a mere 100 won, starting from the fall semester. The program, revealed on September 24, aims to ensure students begin their day with a nutritious meal. This move comes on the heels of a broader [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Some foreign professors at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology have returned to North Korea after a four-year hiatus over COVID-19, Seoul officials said Monday, in the latest sign of the North’s further border opening. Late last month, an unspecified number of foreign professors at North Korea’s sole international [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will invest 650 billion won (US$471 million) over the next five years to help universities nurture workforces to lead prospective future industries, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced Tuesday. The plan aims to boost the city’s global competitiveness by empowering universities in the capital with their [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A striking wage gap has emerged in South Korea, with graduates from the top 20% of universities earning up to 50% more than those from the bottom 20%. This significant disparity is fueling intense competition for university admissions, contributing to social issues such as low birth rates and regional imbalances, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent analysis of the 2024 academic year’s regular admissions by Jongno Academy revealed that over 30% of universities recorded a competition rate of less than 3 to 1, indicating an admissions rate below the required threshold. The study analyzed 188 universities nationwide, finding an average competition rate of 4.67 [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – In response to the decreasing student population in South Korea, local education offices are set to actively recruit international students. The Ministry of Education announced on January 9 that nine education offices, including Gwangju, North Gyeongsang Province, Daegu, Busan, Seoul, Incheon, South Jeolla Province, South Chungcheong Province, and North Chungcheong [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Universities will be given more autonomy in curriculum management and students will be given more leeway in choosing or changing their major from next year at the earliest, the Ministry of Education said, announcing a set of deregulatory measures. A planned revision of the Higher Education Act’s enforcement decree [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — With the dwindling number of young professors, the average age of university professors is on the rise, a report showed Monday. According to the National Research Foundation, there were 73,948 faculty members at four-year colleges in South Korea as of 2021. Sorted by age, 16,247 professors were over 60 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s only college department for the game of Go, known as “baduk” in South Korea, is about to disappear, sparking a protest from the Go community. The Korea Baduk Association released a statement signed by 408 professional Go players, asking Myongji University to reconsider its plan to shut [...]