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Primary school opening highlights S. Korea's birth decline with just 1 student
A primary school’s opening ceremony on Tuesday underscored South Korea’s ongoing population crisis, with only one first-grade ...
Private education spending in South Korea hits record $26.8b despite fall in student numbers
A notable trend in the data is the steep rise in private education spending in rural areas. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South Korea offers to freeze medical student numbers to resolve 13-month dispute
The education ministry is trying to end the dispute involving a walkout by trainee doctors and the boycott of classes.
South Korea Reverses Plan to Boost Medical School Student Intake
South Korea will scrap plans to increase the number of medical school students on condition that current students who took ...
South Korean medical schools face expulsion amid ongoing strike over quotas
The government proposed increasing the medical school admission quota to address a doctor shortage, but students argue poor ...
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N. Korean students face pressure to give expensive graduation gifts to teachers
As graduation day approaches, North Korean students are busily preparing gifts for their homeroom teachers. While the custom ...
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South Korean doctors hold massive anti-government rally over medical school recruitment plan
The government wants to increase South Korea’s medical school enrollment quota by 2,000 starting next year, from the current 3,058, to better deal with the country’s rapidly aging population.
U-turn on medical school quotas leaves students, parents reeling
With only 4 months left until admissions process for 2026 kicks off, uncertainty on med school quota fuels confusion among ...