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Celebrated Korean poems

If somewhere someone exists who knows my heart, who knows my solitary heart as I do,

Education | 2017-08-23 16:36

Radio service for foreigners celebrates 9th anniversary

A radio station airing music programs for foreign residents in Korea celebrated its ninth anniversary, Tuesday. Since the Multicultural Family Music Broadcasting station was started in 2009, it has offered various programs in eight different languages to meet the needs of the growing number of foreign residents here. The station was founded by Woongjin Group with the aim of h...

Education | 2017-08-22 18:48

Private university joins move to cut entrance fees

Wonkwang University said Monday it will significantly reduce its entrance fee for freshmen, becoming the first private university to do so. This follows an earlier move by state universities to eliminate the entrance fee system. Wonkwang said it will cut its entrance fee by 80 percent over 10 years starting next year. The entrance fee covers the cost of freshmen orientation and other admissions-related affairs.

Education | 2017-08-22 16:51

Plagiarism found in 1,500 college admission essays

Plagiarism was found in more than 1,500 college admission essays submitted last year, according to data released Sunday. The Korean Council for University Education (KCUE) found 1,502 essays suspected of being plagiarized based on its database. Among them, 173 were highly suspected as more than 30 percent of their texts matched the texts of documents in the database.

Education | 2017-08-20 16:13

Teachers act against contracted colleagues

A group of 500,000 teachers are taking collective action against the government’s plan to provide regular teacher status for irregular instructors. On Thursday, the Korean Federation of Teachers’ Associations (KFTA) sent out documents to 11,000 schools nationwide to encourage teachers to sign the petition. The move comes after nationwide education offices announced earlier this month they would be cutting down on new recruitments for elementary and middle school teachers next year, reflecting the decreasing student population due to the low birthrate.

Education | 2017-08-18 17:15

'Feces Elementary School' to change name after 55 years

Imagine telling friends and family that you are going to “Feces Elementary School.” For 55 years, students and graduates of Daebyun Elementary School in Gijang-gu, Busan, have had to refer to the word when mentioning their school. (“Daebyun” means “feces” in Korean) Because of its name, the school has been a laughing stock, while some students currently enrolled felt hurt see...

Education | 2017-08-17 14:59

East Asia emerges as role model for education

The U.K. is introducing Chinese textbooks in order to enhance mathematical skills in its education _ and for a good reason. According to the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) testing, China scored 531, Korea 524 with the U.K. scoring only 2 points above the OECD average of 490 in math.

Education | 2017-08-16 19:34

Student numbers plunge: Empty Seoul classrooms get public facility makeover

Elementary schools in Seoul are undergoing major reconstruction to turn their empty classrooms into public facilities following a steep decrease in enrollments. Student numbers at over 860 of 985 elementary and middle schools decreased or were unchanged this year compared with last year, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. There was a fall of 38,348 stude...

Education | 2017-08-16 17:03

Teacher oversupply causes stir

Aspiring teachers are up in arms after the government announced it would drastically cut recruitment next year. Earlier this month, nationwide education offices unveiled the number of teachers they would be recruiting for 2018. The total number of elementary school teachers decreased to 3,321 from 5,549 this year, and middle school teachers dropped to 3,033 from 3,525 this ye...

Education | 2017-08-15 17:07

Celebrated Korean poems

The grass is lying flat.

Education | 2017-08-15 16:58

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