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Sungkonghae Univ. to open gender neutral toilet

The Sungkonghoe University in Seoul is expected to be the first university in the nation to have a gender neutral bathroom. According to the university, the student body and the school are discussing the issue currently. “Opening a gender neutral restroom was one of the promises the incumbent student body chief made when he was elected.”

Education | 2017-09-21 17:30

Seoul to boost support for Indonesian schools

Seoul is boosting its efforts to help improve public health programs at elementary schools in Indonesia. As part of this initiative, officials from the Seoul School Health Promotion Center and the Aceh Besar region in Indonesia will meet Thursday to discuss ways to improve programs for schools in Indonesia. “Over the past five years we have worked with officials from countries such as Indonesia and Myanmar known to have vulnerable public health systems,” Yoon Seon-ja, the program researcher at Seoul, said Wednesday.

Education | 2017-09-20 18:40

Test scores, college diplomas are mostly fictions

In Greek mythology, Procrustes owned an inn on the road between Athens and Eleusis. He lured travelers to his inn, fed them sumptuous meals only to fit them to his iron bed. Nobody fit the bed exactly so Procrustes made them fit. If they were too short, he stretched them. If they were too tall, he cut off their legs. He did what it took so all of his guests would fit his iron...

Education | 2017-09-20 18:39

Multicultural students need better mentoring

There are many explanations why students struggle in school. There are less of these for “multicultural youths,” the term used to describe children born to one parent who is not Korean. But it is widely understood that multicultural youths face many hurdles. And this is a challenge to be tackled seriously as they are making up a greater portion of the student population here....

Education | 2017-09-20 18:35

[INTERVIEW] English education should be optional, says chief educator

Many students are moving to scale down their enthusiasm for English after the government decided to evaluate language proficiency on an absolute scale in the state-administrated college entrance exam. The move will essentially lead parents to cut their investment in English education for their children. Education offices seem to be fueling the trend with pros and cons discuss...

Education | 2017-09-20 10:18

Should English be a mandatory subject at school?

Gov't vows to sternly respond to kindergarten strike

Education authorities have vowed to respond sternly to private kindergarten directors who are planning to go on strike on Sept. 18 and from Sept. 25 to 29. The Ministry of Education and education offices across the country called the protest illegal, Thursday, and warned that kindergarten directors will get the opposite of what they want if they push ahead with the plan. Abou...

Education | 2017-09-15 17:06

No. of slots for public school teachers to decrease 30% next year

Education offices nationwide will recruit 4,088 teachers for public schools next year, up 767 from the 3,321 in a draft plan announced last month, the Ministry of Education said Friday. This will decrease the number of slots for teachers by 32.1 percent next year. The increase, which education university students and graduates claim is too small, followed their vehement opposition after the ministry said on Aug. 3 that it planned to cut the number of teachers next year by 2,200 from 6,022 last year. The ministry said it took the measure because of the decreasing student population due to the...

Education | 2017-09-15 16:05

Ministry orders universities to fix advanced admissions tests

The education ministry on Thursday said it ordered 11 universities to remove content from their admissions tests for 2017 not covered in the high school curriculum. Having the content violates regulations intended to strengthen public education and prevent prior learning through private education. The regulation was enacted to reduce students’ reliance on private education. Currently Korea’s education system creates a division between those who can afford private education and those who cannot. The Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation analyzed 2,294 questions of 57 universities whic...

Education | 2017-09-14 16:20

5 private universities open gov't funded dormitories

Five private universities have opened dormitories that can house 2,461 students in Seoul and the surrounding area this month, the education ministry said Thursday. Their construction is a joint effort of the ministry, the Korea Foundation for the Promotion of Private Schools and the schools themselves. The opening is part of President Moon Jae-in’s pledge to increase dormitory capacity to house an additional 50,000 students, providing affordable housing for students, who are burdened by high tuition and housing costs.

Education | 2017-09-13 16:42

Gov't promises to build more special needs schools

Education Minister Kim Sang-kon vowed to build 18 new special needs schools in the country over the next five years, Tuesday. The plan is a major breakthrough for disabled children and their parents, who have long requested more of these schools as regular schools have failed to meet their needs. The move appears to have gained momentum after a video clip went viral last week...

Education | 2017-09-13 16:23

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