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Tue, October 24, 2017 | 14:39

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American private school opens on Jeju Island

Saint Johnsbury Academy Jeju, which will hold a ceremony at its compound in the city of Seogwipo on the resort island on Nov. 3 to mark its launch, takes its curriculum from the main school, Saint Johnsbury Academy in the U.S. state of Vermont.

Education | 2017-10-23 17:03

Sejong University ranking climbs to top 1% in Asia

Sejong University ranked 88th out of 11,900 universities in Asia in the 2017 evaluation by global higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). This puts the university in the top 1 percent of universities evaluated this year, the university announced in a press statement, Wednesday. Among Korean universities, it came in 14th, after Pusan National University and Dongguk University which ranked 78th and 82nd place in the QS Asian ranking respectively.

Education | 2017-10-20 16:23

Cash drain: Seoul-backed language teachers quit while on overseas postings

Some Korean language teachers the government sent abroad are ditching their teaching roles to seek other job opportunities in the countries, according to a lawmaker.

Education | 2017-10-19 15:23

QS World MBA & Masters Fair to be held Oct. 31

World University Rankings compiler Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) will hold a World MBA & Masters Fair, Oct. 31, at the Millennium Seoul Hilton. Over 65 universities including Imperial College London, the University of Michigan and the London School of Economics and Political Science will be present at the fair. Top-ranked Asian universities such as Nanyang Technological Universit...

Education | 2017-10-18 16:45

Juvenile delinquency: evidence over emotion

The latest public uproar over juvenile delinquency has been fuelled by two terrible cases, both involving girls (incidentally, the far less delinquent gender). Firstly, four middle school students in Busan brutally beat a 14-year-old girl. Publication of video footage of the attack along with a photo of the blood-soaked victim and the main perpetrator’s dismissive text messag...

Education | 2017-10-18 16:07

Dispute grows over alleged irregularities behind state-authored textbook plan

The National Assembly’s education committee had to adjourn its audit of the education ministry, late Thursday, to prevent an escalating dispute from developing into a physical scuffle. The dispute centered on allegations that Cheong Wae Dae and the National Intelligence Service (NIS) manipulated and falsified public opinion in favor of the disputed plan to replace existing hi...

Education | 2017-10-18 16:06

35 professors punished for sex crimes; 84 for drunk driving

Thirty-five professors at state universities were disciplined in the past three years over sexual crimes. Thirty-one percent were dismissed, according to education ministry data released Wednesday. There were five cases in 2014, 11 in 2015, 11 in 2016 and eight by August. Seoul National University, the nation’s top school, had the biggest portion with five professors discipli...

Education | 2017-10-18 15:45

'College education not necessary'

“I would like to close nine out of 10 universities and convert them into elementary and middle schools. I would like them to make their facilities available to students to conduct experiments, have access to more spaces specialized in more areas, talk to the faculty, etc., because university campuses are wonderfully overbuilt facilities which are now being underutilized,” sai...

Education | 2017-10-17 16:55

Kim Ho-sung named president of Sungshin Women's University

Media and communication professor Kim Ho-sung has been appointed president of Sungshin Women’s University in Seoul. Sungshin’s board of directors confirmed Kim’s appointment last Friday and presented a certificate of appointment the same day. The position has been vacant since mid-June after Shim Hwa-jin, stepped down following her conviction for embezzlement.

Education | 2017-10-17 14:20

KAIST fourth best university in Asia, first in South Korea

South Korea’s elite tech university KAIST ranked fourth out of 426 universities in Asia and first in South Korea in an annual evaluation by global higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The Daejeon-based university jumped two notches from last year in the Asia rankings, while maintaining top spot in Korea for four straight years.

Education | 2017-10-17 13:59

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