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Gov't Warns of Legal Action against Unapproved International Schools
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (101+ words) [Domestic]: The government says it will take legal action against international schools operating without authorization if they fail to comply with corrective orders. The Ministry of Education said Wednesday that it will work with regional education offices to tackle unapproved…...
Lee Urges Measures to Reverse Decline in School Outings
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (101+ words) [Politics]: President Lee Jae Myung has called for measures to address schools" growing reluctance to organize field trips, saying avoiding responsibility by shunning school outings deprives students of learning opportunities. Lee issued the order to Education Minister Choi Kyo-jin during…...
Korean Studies Center to Open at University of Oxford as Early as October
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (172+ words) [International]: A center dedicated to Korean studies is set to open at the University of Oxford as early as October. The university is expected to announce the launch of the Oxford Centre for Korean Studies, during a ceremony to mark…...
Gov't, Universities to Mull Ways to Improve Visa System for Int'l Students
1+ week, 2+ day ago (174+ words) [Domestic]: The government and the nation's universities will seek ways to improve the visa system for international students in an era when the nation has attracted more than 300-thousand foreign students." On Monday the justice ministry announced that a public-private…...
Survey: 50% of Teachers Have Experienced Violence from Students
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (165+ words) [Domestic]: In the wake of a violent knife attack against a high school teacher earlier this week in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, a new survey shows that about half of all teachers have experienced assault by a student. The Korea…...
Jobs Increase Stays Above 200, 000 for 2nd Consecutive Month
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (116+ words) [Economy]: The number of people who found jobs in the country increased by more than 200-thousand for the second month in a row, after climbing above the mark in January. According to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics…...
Gov't Moves to Protect Infants, Toddlers from Excessive Study
4+ week, 5+ hour ago (111+ words) [Domestic]: The government is banning intense cognitive instruction for infants and toddlers under three years old as part of efforts to curb academic and societal pressures that are deemed harmful to healthy development. The Ministry of Education announced the ban…...
AI Department Supplants Information Science Department at N. Korea's Kim Il Sung University
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (119+ words) [Inter-Korea]: North Korea's Kim Il Sung University has changed the name of its information science department to the artificial intelligence(AI) department, in an apparent bid to foster talent in the global race for dominance in AI technology." According to…...
New Unification Textbooks Reflect Lee Government's Peace-First Policy
4+ week, 2+ day ago (105+ words) [Inter-Korea]: The government has published new official unification education textbooks highlighting the Lee Jae Myung administration's policy of peaceful coexistence on the Korean Peninsula and reflecting the latest developments in North Korea. The unification ministry's National Institute for Peace, Unification....
No. of Foreign Students in S. Korea Breaks 310, 000 for First Time
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (116+ words) [Domestic]: The number of foreigners enrolled in universities or language schools in the country has surpassed 310-thousand for the first time after more than doubling over the past five years. According to data from the Korea Immigration Service on Saturday,…...