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The Junior Herald: an English newspaper for future leaders

Dec 5, 2014

The Junior Herald: Korea's representative English newspaper for teenagersLaunched in May 2004 to foster tomorrow’s brightest talent, The Junior Herald has established itself as the nation's most influential English newspaper for teenagers.The weekly owes its achievement largely to its commitment to quality and a growing interest among parents and students in ENIE, short for English Newspaper in Education.For the past 10 years, The Junior Herald has set many records.In December 2008, the paper be
College entrance exam at crossroads

Dec 4, 2014

Education authorities scrutinize state test, seek reform
(Photo News) Moment of truth

Dec 3, 2014

Seniors at Dunwon High School in Daejeon check their scores on the college entrance exam on Wednesday. The annual exam, which plays a critical role in college admission, took place on Nov. 13. (Yonhap)
‘Easiest-ever’ math, English tests see surge in high scores

Dec 2, 2014

Korea’s education authorities on Monday announced the results of this year’s college entrance exam, which saw the highest-ever number of perfect scores for the math and English tests.According to Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, 3.37 percent of test-takers got a perfect score in English on the annual test, known here as the Suneung. This was considerably higher than the 2.67 percent who received perfect scores on the 2012 test, which was the previous record-holder. Grades rose yet
Ministry to work on new science, math curriculum

Dec 1, 2014

Scholars, education experts and teachers of math and science will team up to work on a blueprint for a new curriculum for elementary, middle and high schools, officials from a state-run body said Monday.The Korea Foundation for Advancement of Science and Creativity, which will host the discussions, said their aim was to design a curriculum that makes math and science more approachable as subjects. The announcement was made at a debate for math and science education hosted by the Ministry of Scie
University student elections face hurdles

Nov 30, 2014

Students at universities across Korea have kicked off elections for student representatives, but many of this year’s contests have been stained by accusations of election fraud and lack of participation. Last month, Korea University was embroiled in an election scandal concerning last year’s vote. A student surnamed Shin claimed that a previous president of the university student council had violated his duty to remain impartial in the election and urged students to vote for a certain candidate
School violence on decline in S. Korea: survey

Nov 27, 2014

About one out of every 100 students attending primary, middle and high school have recently experienced school violence, a poll showed Thursday, a decline from earlier this year amid the government's efforts to eradicate the problem. The survey conducted by the Ministry of Education jointly with city and provincial educational offices showed that 1.2 percent of the respondents answered they have suffered violence at school, slightly down from 1.4 percent in the first survey conducted this year
Classmates main school violence perpetrators: survey

Nov 27, 2014

Classmates are the main culprits behind school violence in South Korea, a survey showed Thursday. According to the report by the Education Ministry, 72.1 percent of the perpetrators were classmates, indicating that most school violence was inflicted by those who are closest. Nearly half ― 45 percent ― of the incidents happened within the classroom and 74.8 percent occurred on school grounds. The ministry’s second biannual survey on school violence was conducted from Sept. 15 to Oct. 24 on 4.3 mi
Incheon National University looks to connect Korea to world

Nov 26, 2014

In 2009, Incheon National University moved from its old home in Nam-gu, Incheon, to Songdo International City, located in the city often cited as the “doorsteps to Korea.” It was a move in keeping with the school’s goal of achieving “Glocality,” a combination of “global” and “local” within the campus.INU has set the China Project and “Becoming the key university of creative city Incheon” as its specialized strategy. Through these goals, it aims to propel itself as a flagship university of the In
Exam agency admits errors, will accept multiple answers

Nov 24, 2014

South Korea’s education authorities decided to accept multiple answers for two questions in this year’s college entrance exam, officials said Monday, a move expected to alter the scores of thousands of test-takers.The cited questions, each from biology and English language sections of the annual test known here as Suneung, have been challenged by test-takers who said there were two possible answers out of five choices.The Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation announced that two answers f
S. Korea exam chief resigns over errors in high-stakes college test

Nov 24, 2014

South Korea's education minister apologised and the head of the national exam board resigned Monday after accepting that there were errors in two questions in the country's cutthroat college entrance test. The acknowledgement that mistakes were made followed a flood of complaints to the exam board from students and parents for whom the college exam is the culmination of 10 years of gruelling, high pressure study and substantial financial sacrifice. "I express deep regret and recognise an urg
Exam agency admits errors, will accept multiple answers

Nov 24, 2014

South Korea’s education authorities decided to accept multiple answers for two questions in this year’s college entrance exam, officials said Monday, a move expected to alter the scores of thousands of test-takers.The cited questions, each from biology and English language sections of the annual test known here as Suneung, have been challenged by test-takers who said there were two possible answers out of five choices.The Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation announced that two answers f
Agency to decide on disputed college exam questions

Nov 23, 2014

South Korea’s education authorities will decide on Monday whether to award credit to students who wrongly marked two disputed multiple-answer questions in this year’s college entrance exam, a move that could tweak scores for thousands of students and affect the college admission process.The Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation is slated to unveil its final decision on the issue for the latest College Scholastic Aptitude Test, known here as Suneung. The focal point of the announcement wi
Learning to fail before reaping success

Nov 23, 2014

UAL’s vice-chancellor advices students to explore possibilities to find creative new solutions
Ministry announces plan to offset 2013 exam error

Nov 20, 2014

The Education Ministry on Thursday said it would apply the existing cutoff score in deciding who would be qualified for admission to the colleges they had failed to enter due to a flawed question in last year’s entrance exam. The decision is likely to leave many students scrambling to add up the numbers to check whether they are qualified, but the actual number of students admitted to their original schools is smaller than expected. Under the ministry decision, all the students are now given the