In Seoul for two months, Ewha-Harvard program's participants upgrade their Korean skills, knowledge about two Koreas

At a time when English skills in the business sector play a pivotal role in communicating and securing business deals, global education firm SPEP provides tailor-made language education and human resources consulting of professionals at local and overseas companies. The business language education provider develops its learning material based on its client’s needs and wants and operates an in-house research and development center comprising international and domestic English and business

Sejong University topped this year's Korean list for the Leiden Ranking, a global university ranking that assesses the volume and citation impact of publications released by universities, officials said Monday. It is the first time for the university to top the list after ranking second for the last two years, Sejong University officials added. After Sejong University, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) took second place, followed by Pohang University of Science and

The Justice Ministry announced Friday plans to allow foreign students to work as interns within their field of study during their vacation. The Justice Ministry said the move, to take effect from July 3, is designed to help foreign students pursue careers in Korea. Additionally, foreign students' maximum weekly working hours during term time will increase to 25 hours, from 20 hours. Currently, students are only allowed to get part-time jobs for up to 20-35 hours, depending on which type o

When talking about education, South Koreans often attribute their rising spending on children’s lessons outside school to an undemanding public education. My daughter, who went to a Singaporean public primary school for a year and half, and now goes to a Korean public elementary school, said the latter is less work and more fun. I did tell her once that I heard Korean kids do much of their studying at hagwon, or cram schools, and that I agree it is strange, but that’s how things are

Hopes high on bots helping improve English, while educators remain mindful of limits

Two professors from Sejong University were named among the academics listed on the Highly Cited Researchers 2022. Professor Han Hee-sup at the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management was named on the list for four consecutive years, where he was recognized for conducting research in sustainable consumer behavior, Muslim tourism and green marketing. Myung Seung-taek, a professor at the Department of Nano Technology and Advanced Materials Engineering, was named in HCR’s cross-field

Korea International School held the Massachusetts Institute of Technology International Science and Technology Initiatives in January for the first time in three years to offer new learning experiences to students. During the weeklong sessions between MIT and KIS students offered context-rich learning to middle and high school students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Some sessions included learning how to design programs using CAD, Onshape and Adobe Illustrator

In era of AI, good sense of humor becomes more valuable than exam skills

More and more young Koreans stuck on college admission exam for years, never mind mental health

Sejong University ranked 397th in the annual listing of the world’s best global universities in 2023, the ranking released by the US News showed Thursday. It is also the seventh-best global university in South Korea and the 79th-best global university in Asia now. The university's world ranking climbed up sharply from No. 506 last year. Its ranking among domestic peers went up by two notches. The US News provides an assortment of universities in the world by region or country and subj

Students from immigrant, foreign families take up 2.42% in Seoul schools, and numbers are going up

SEJONG -- The government plans to dramatically extend the after-school care and education program for elementary school students in an effort to help relieve the burden of child care for working parents, officials have said. Under the extension plan announced by the education ministry on Monday, after-school child care programs provided by elementary schools will be extended to the early morning hours from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m, and to 8 p.m., officials said. Currently, only about 30 percent of the el

The government and the ruling People Power Party agreed Sunday to transfer the education ministry's authority related to financial support for local universities to provincial governments by 2025 as part of education reform measures under the Yoon Suk Yeol administration. Top government and senior PPP officials also agreed to ease regulations on the operation of universities nationwide to allow them to restructure departments, adjust the number of students and dispose of their assets, PPP

Global cities have already started competing to be the host city for the 2030 World Expo, and South Korea’s largest coastal city Busan is one of them. The World Expo is a world fair that takes place every five years and is a place where representatives from over 170 countries meet to share ideas, technology, and culture. Every World Expo has a different objective to tackle a global issue. The city of Busan wants to highlight the problem of rising sea levels and hopes to be a global leader