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Sejong Institute's overseas enrollment tops 230,000 for first time
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (281+ words) Students attend a Korean language course at the King Sejong Institute center in Gaborone, Botswana, May 14, 2024 (local time). Yonhap The annual number of students enrolled at King Sejong Institutes, which teach Korean language and culture overseas, surpassed 230,000 for the first…...
Wage gap between big businesses and smaller firms hits record high
21+ hour, 33+ min ago (682+ words) A job seeker looks at a job information board in Mapo District, Seoul, Feb. 11. Yonhap The wage gap between large conglomerates and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) widened to a record high in Korea, fueling concerns about widening income disparities…...
Jeonbuk National University partners with Vietnamese university for academic exchanges
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (345+ words) Jeonbuk National University and Duy Tan University faculty members and students pose during a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony at the Vietnamese university's campus in Da Nang, Monday. Courtesy of Jeonbuk National University Jeonbuk National University signed a memorandum of…...
In the global race to attract experts, Korea urged to listen to int'l students
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (800+ words) Korea has never been more popular with the world's students, its classrooms filling with thousands drawn by the global allure of K-pop and high-tech prowess. But for those who stay, the transition from "guest" to "resident" remains governed by top-down…...
How to create jobs for the world's 1.2 billion new workers
2+ day, 7+ min ago (685+ words) The world moves on different wavelengths. Some are high-frequency shocks " wars, emerging technologies, market panics " that spike quickly and dominate our attention. Others are low-frequency forces that move slowly but relentlessly: demographics, globalization, water and food scarcity. The high-frequency waves…...
Sejong University strengthens partnership with ASEAN colleges
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (220+ words) Sejong University campus building / Courtesy of Sejong University Sejong University has been selected for the third batch of the Korean government's CAMPUS Asia-AIMS program, expanding academic cooperation with universities in Southeast Asia, the university said. The initiative, led by the…...
Aspiring candidates write books
3+ day, 27+ min ago (10+ words) Aspiring candidates write books'The Korea Times Aspiring candidates write books...
Personal data of foreign teachers exposed on recruiter sites, raising privacy concerns
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (717+ words) A screenshot of personal information belonging to Allison Hall, a 30-year-old American teaching English in Korea, is displayed on a recruiting website. The information includes personal details such as her birthday and marital status. Captured from the recruiting website It…...
Global Elim Foundation grants scholarships to 33 int'l students - The Korea Times
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (407+ words) Lee Young-hoon, left, senior pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church and chairman of the Global Elim Foundation, poses with Monica Viviana Pinzon Bobadilla, a student from Colombia attending Ewha Womans University, after presenting her with a scholarship certificate during a…...
Gov't expands university-led AI, digital training for working adults - The Korea Times
5+ day, 35+ min ago (241+ words) The Ministry of Education and the National Institute for Lifelong Education said Friday that they will significantly expand an intensive artificial intelligence (AI) and digital retraining program for employed people and adult learners this year. The "AI and digital intensive…...