The Korea Herald

Ministry cracks down on illegal overseas study programs

Jan 6, 2013

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has filed a complaint with the prosecution against 12 private agencies involved in illegal overseas study programs. The accused agencies have been luring students who seek to obtain an overseas degree by allowing them to transfer to foreign colleges without tests, the ministry said Sunday.Under their special admission programs, students study English for one or two years in local colleges and transfer as second or third-year students to foreign c
It’s the little changes that keep us going

Dec 30, 2012

It can be said that most people want to live a life that gives them some precious meaning. Even from their sorrows, they learn a lesson and find happiness. However, when we feel that we live every day losing something important in life, there seems to be almost nothing to help us realize the value of life. For the entire last year, I experienced exactly the same feeling, and I couldn’t find anything to tell me why I have to live. Then I found this book by chance at my aunt’s home, and I began to
Pagoda Group looks beyond successful English hagwon

Dec 30, 2012

CEO Park emphasizes corporate social responsibility, extends support for community
Understanding Korean education based on international study

Dec 30, 2012

An international assessment of mathematics and science for the fourth and eighth grades, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, or TIMSS, has been conducted every four years since 1995. According to the analysis of the TIMSS from 2011, Korea is placed in the top tier of participating countries. Korea’s fourth-grade mathematics and science achievements are respectively ranked second and first place, and eighth-grade scores respectively ranked first and third place. The results ind
Seoul caps college tuition rise at 4.7%

Dec 21, 2012

The Ministry of Education announced a set of plans to restrict the increase in college tuition fees to no more than 4.7 percent next year to counter rising education costs that have contributed substantially to the nation’s heavy household debt. The government’s measure is expected to induce universities to freeze or lower their tuition fees next year, officials said. The state limit on tuition fee hikes was 5 percent this year and 5.1 year in 2011.College tuition fees have increased at almost d
YouthECA provides online platform for young people

Dec 17, 2012

YouthECA, a website dedicated to students, has launched an online platform for young people to find information on contests and prizes.The company is in partnership with nine government offices including the Ministry of Environment, as well as various nonprofit organizations including the Korea Junior Leadership Center.The site (www.youtheca.com) provides up-to-date information to help students participate in competitions and contests, divided into 10 categories.YouthECA currently runs a special
Science education for future leaders

Dec 17, 2012

The world is changing rapidly. Twenty years ago, Sony was a leading electronics provider for every instrument. Now, it is leading basically none. Kodak, which had first developed digital camera technology, has already disappeared. Nowadays we never hear the names of the former top sellers of 2G cell phones. And all of this happened in the last decade.According to Alvin Toffler, human history has witnessed three waves. Before the first wave, the era of hunting and gathering lasted about 30,000 ye
Sejong University bets on new technology

Dec 17, 2012

President Shin’s global growth plan expands research in environment, energy and aerospace
ETS opens Facebook page for TOEFL candidates

Dec 17, 2012

The Educational Testing Service, or ETS, the U.S.-based firm that administers TOEFL and TOEIC tests, has launched a new Facebook page for TOEFL candidates.The TOEFL page (www.facebook.com/TOEFL) provides a wide range of test prep materials and study resources along with sample questions to assist students.The Facebook page also offers students a forum to connect and communicate with other TOEFL test takers regarding study-abroad opportunities, according to ETS.(596story@heraldcorp.com)
Generations divided on presidential poll

Dec 16, 2012

Wednesday’s presidential election is likely to see the biggest-ever clash of generations as the younger and older voters are split almost evenly behind Park Geun-hye and Moon Jae-in, with 40-somethings holding the casting vote. The election is one of the most tightly contested ever, according to the survey conducted Wednesday by the pollster Realmeter for Herald Corp. The poll showed the Saenuri Party’s Park’s lead over the Democratic United Party’s Moon had narrowed to 0.1 percent. Although not
Campaign for education chief turns ideological

Dec 16, 2012

With three days to go before Wednesday’s by-election for Seoul education chief, two main candidates Moon Yong-lin and Lee Soo-ho are focusing on ideological accusations rather than policy.Moon, a former education minister on a conservative platform, is targeting his progressive rival Lee’s background as head of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers’ Union, calling him a “pro-North Korea leftist.”Moon also accused Lee of involvement in now-defunct Democratic Labor Party. “He caused a disrupti
English educator leads global online campaign

Dec 14, 2012

Konkuk Univ. professor Min Byoung-chul envisions a cyberspace where people willingly offer positive and encouraging comments
Spread a little sunshine online

Dec 14, 2012

Sunfull Movement expands nationwide campaign, with more than 3.5 million positive comments having been posted
Alternative school helps young N.K. refugees adapt

Dec 10, 2012

Head of Yeomyung School aims to create a role model after reunification
The constant promise and problems of legal education

Dec 10, 2012

The promise and problems attending legal education are old. In 450 B.C., the Roman commoners, the “plebes,” forced the elite patricians to make the laws publically available for the first time, posting them on 12 bronze tables so everyone could learn and assert their rights. According to the greatest Roman republican lawyer, Marcus Tullius Cicero, they were written in an easy metrical form so that children were taught to sing the Twelve Tables, the “carmen necessarium,” as part of their basic ed