An appeals court said Thursday one of the questions from last year’s college entrance exam, the Suneung, had a defect, ruling in favor of four test-takers who requested that the grading on the cited question should be nullified.The four plaintiffs had challenged a question on 2013 the Suneung’s world geography exam concerning the gross domestic product of member counties of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the European Union. The students were asked to pick two out of four choices, bu

An introductory session for students looking to study in Europe will be held at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, officials said Thursday.The Study and Research in Europe fair on Oct. 30 at the university’s Obama Hall, will provide information related to studying in European countries such as scholarship programs, application processes and curriculums. It is cohosted by a delegation from the European Union, along with European embassies and higher education institutes here. A total of 15 cou

Chadwick International will hold information sessions and an open house for the 2015-16 school year next Thursday, school officials said.The sessions will provide information on its curriculum along with a campus tour for prospective students and their parents. Students of all grades will be invited to the campus, located in Songdo, Incheon, to learn about the school.A session for pre-kindergarten to fifth grade students will be held at 10 a.m. while a separate session for older students -- who

Most parents of preschoolers believe that learning English at an early age can be effective, but teachers are more doubtful of the supposed effects of “the earlier, the better” approach, a survey showed Wednesday.About 71.9 percent of parents whose children are in kindergarten said they approve of preschoolers getting English education while only 40.8 percent of kindergarten teachers thought it was a good idea, according to a survey conducted jointly by Rep. Yoo Eun-hae of the New Politics Allia

A decreasing number of students from Korea’s regular high schools are being admitted to top universities, recent data showed Tuesday, indicating that the education inequality induced by disparity in income is worsening.Graduates from just 42.5 percent of 1,525 regular high schools were accepted by Seoul National University in 2014, according to Education Ministry data disclosed by Rep. Park Hae-ja of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy. The figure marked a sharp drop from 56.43 percent in 20

Education superintendents are entitled to their right to designate new autonomous private high schools, Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea said Wednesday, possibly reversing his previous position.“The issue of designating new autonomous private high schools is up to the education chiefs,” said Hwang, when asked whether the Education Ministry would “continue to increase the number of corporate-affiliated autonomous schools” during the parliamentary audit held at the Government Complex in Sejong.Kor

South Korean universities’ fortunes were mixed as its top university saw its ranking drop in the Times Higher Education’s 2014 world university ranking, but the second-ranked university in the country climbed several steps.Seoul National University slid to 50th from its previous 44th spot, ending its impressive streak of three straight years improving its standing, according to the annual report released Thursday. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, on the other hand, continu

The monthold policy by Gyeonggi Province to shift the time students go to school from 8:30 to 9 a.m. could contribute to the mental well-being of students, experts said. Psychiatrists say that allowing students to sleep more during weekdays could combat sleep deprivation, which can lead to psychological issues.“Our research shows that if there is a large disparity between how much a student sleeps during weekdays and on weekends, it is more likely for him or her to become more impulsive. The res