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Gov't to host war history camp for American teachers

The South Korean government has invited some U.S. teachers to an annual program meant to enhance public awareness on the historic meaning of the 1950-53 Korean War, a related ministry said Thursday. The weeklong camp to open Sunday is timed with the 64th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice Agreement that put an end to the conflict.

Education | 2017-07-20 13:10

Students embrace multiculturalism in Korea's farmland

HONGCHEON, Gangwon Province - At a middle school in Korea’s countryside, students from various ethnic backgrounds learn how to mix and blend their different cultures. At Hae Mill School, located in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province, students learn to appreciate the simplicity of the rural lifestyle, spending time each week helping with farm work and living in harmony with members o...

Education | 2017-07-19 16:38

Korean GPA admissions system and 'Top 10% Rule' in Texas

For decades, Korea has attempted various policies to solve the problem of educational inequality. The evaluation of foreign language sections of the Korean SAT has recently been changed to absolute evaluation, to minimize the need for private tutoring. What is more, all examination subjects will soon be evaluated absolutely. President Moon Jae-in has pledged that all “special...

Education | 2017-07-19 15:45

KAIST third-best university in QS's 'Top 50 Under 50'

South Korea’s top science and technology university KAIST ranked third in the list of world universities aged under 50 (“Top 50 under 50”), as judged by British education evaluator Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). Another major science and tech university, POSTECH, ranked fifth, reflecting the country’s increasing academic competitiveness in technology and science.

Education | 2017-07-13 15:57

Helping North Korean defectors overcome the language gap

Dedicated to closing the education gap in Korea, “Dream Touch For All” provides afterschool tutoring services to students from disadvantaged backgrounds - including North Korean defectors. With an emphasis on providing quality and continuous education, the nonprofit organization is striving to make its programs meet the students’ academic needs. For most students, this means ...

Education | 2017-07-12 18:01

Korea International School's annual fine arts week

We are surrounded by inspirations every day, whether on the next page of the book we open or the person just around the corner. These inspirations drive us to pursue our passions, to strive when challenges block our way. Korea International School (KIS) Pangyo campus students tackled the idea of inspirations as it held its annual Fine Arts Week from April 10 to 13. Focusing o...

Education | 2017-07-12 16:38

Celebrated Korean poems (28)

He was always drinking, he went mad, grew rowdy, then finally the rascal died.

Education | 2017-07-12 16:37

Egyptian professor caught exploiting foreign students' pay

An Egyptian professor at a Korean university stole his overseas students’ wages and threatened to get them deported unless they kept quiet, according to KBS.

Education | 2017-07-12 15:16

Chief educator mulls 'open book' at Seoul schools

Seoul is considering changing school exams to include “open book” tests. “Innovation inside classrooms leads to an innovation of evaluation,” Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon said at a meeting with reporters that marked his third year in office. “We are considering options to innovate these evaluation procedures such as introducing ope...

Education | 2017-07-11 14:48

S. Korea scraps mandatory HIV test for native English teachers

South Korea will no longer require foreign English teachers to test for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to land a job here, on growing criticism over its discriminatory nature, the justice ministry said on Saturday. Under the revised rules, which took effect July 3, those who come with an E-2 visa, a permit for English teaching in Korea, will only need to get a mandato...

Education | 2017-07-08 16:55

Scrapping HIV test for native English teachers 'unacceptable'

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