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Shaffer sai Oct 13, 2019 Education US Ambassador Harris celebrates International Day at Korea International School Korea International School held its annual “International Day” on Oct. 2 with US Ambassador Harry Harris opening the event. In his opening address, Harris gave a message of empathy, saying that global citizenship serves us well in business, the arts, sciences and diplomacy. He also encouraged the students to express gratitude. “You cannot express enough gratitude,” he said, concluding his speech before he thanked the school for inviting him to be part of International Day Sep 29, 2019 Education Teaching ‘digital natives’ to pursue knowledge in a creative way Kim Hyeon, an expert on digital humanities, showcases the potential of convergence and digital storytelling for high school students Sep 27, 2019 Education [Herald Interview] ‘Take the burden off our children’ Song In-soo leads a grassroots movement to reform education, make childhood a time for happiness Aug 28, 2019 Education British ambassador attends opening of new facilities at Seoul Foreign British School British Ambassador to South Korea Simon Smith and British Embassy deputy head of mission Nikesh Mehta visited Seoul Foreign British School on Monday, joining principal Andy Freeman and head of Seoul Foreign School Colm Flanagan in the official opening of the school’s new learning and collaboration facilities, including a reception area, gym, multipurpose area and expanded design lab.Seoul Foreign British School, established in 1981, offers the English National Curriculum within the IPC, IE Aug 13, 2019 Education [Graphic News] Applicants for Korean language test surpass 300,000 The annual number of applicants for the state-run Test of Proficiency in Korean surpassed 300,000 for the first time last year, its administrator said.A total of 329,224 people across 76 countries applied for the Korean language test for non-native speakers and ethnic Koreans in 2018, according to an official in charge of TOPIK at the National Institute of International Education under the Ministry of Education. The figure marked a 13 percent increase from 290,638 in 2017 and was 120 times more Jul 9, 2019 Education Education authorities cancel licenses for 8 elite high schools in Seoul The Seoul education office decided Tuesday to cancel licenses for eight out of 13 "autonomous private high schools" in Seoul, as the education authorities and the government push for scrapping the privileged category of schools and bringing equality to public education. The cancellation came after the eight high schools -- Kyunghee, Paichai, Sewha, Soongmoon, Shinil, Choongang and two high schools affiliated with Ewha Womans University and Hanyang University, respectively -- failed to May 31, 2019 Education [Journalism Essay Contest] Winners in environment category Following are the winners of the 2019 Herald Journalism Essay Contest organized by Herald Edu in May. -- Ed.[Part 1]First Step to Clearer Air: A Common Scientific LanguageBy Shin Jae-imHankuk Academy of Foreign StudiesAs fine dust particle levels in South Korea reach over double the OECD average, many Koreans have pointed to China as a significant source of the lethal pollutant. China, for its part, has repeatedly dismissed such charges as groundless. Throughout this endless back-and-forth, it h May 30, 2019 Education [Journalism Essay Contest] Winners in humanities category Following are the winners of the 2019 Herald Journalism Essay Contest organized by Herald Edu in May. -- Ed.[Part 1]Media and Feminism: A South Korean PerspectiveBy Shin Hee-eunDaewon Foreign Language High School“My life is not your porn!" Over the course of eight months in 2019, thousands of South Korean women flooded the streets near Hyehwa Station to protest the proliferating crime of spy-cam pornography, made with clandestine cameras targeting women in a variety of public spaces. May 29, 2019 Education [Journalism Essay Contest] Winners in social science category Following are the winners of the 2019 Herald Journalism Essay Contest organized by Herald Edu in May. -- Ed.[Part 1]The Anachronism of South Korean EducationBy Shin Seung-binHankuk Academy of Foreign StudiesThe South Korean television show SKY Castle recently caused a stir for its painfully realistic satire of the domestic education system. Many have understood the drama’s main criticism to be about the system’s excessive competitiveness. A closer look, however, reveals an equally co May 28, 2019 Education [Journalism Essay Contest] Winners in international relations category Following are the winners of the 2019 Herald Journalism Essay Contest organized by Herald Edu in May. -- Ed.[Part 1]Are Chinese policies keeping North Korean defectors trapped in China?By Nam Je-hyeonHigh School Attached to College of Education, Chung-Ang UniversityAccording to the Ministry of Unification, the number of North Korean defectors arriving in South Korea since the death of Kim Jong Il fell from 2,706 in 2011 to just 1,502 in 2012 and has remained low ever since. What could have led t May 27, 2019 Education [Journalism Essay Contest] Winners in business category Following are the winners of the 2019 Herald Journalism Essay Contest organized by Herald Edu in May. -- Ed.[Part 1]Ways to Solve the Problem of PovertyBy Lee Hae-jinGoyang Hwa Jung Elementary SchoolPoverty is a very serious problem all around the world. Since it is a serious problem which affects all of us, our world should be one and try to solve this problem. There are three steps that will probably make no poverty exist in our world. It will be hard and require lot of concentration and atten May 22, 2019 Education Young N. Korean defectors aim high by studying English On a recent Friday morning, a small number of mostly teenaged students trained their eyes on their American teacher, repeating short English sentences after her and raising their hands from time to time to ask questions.At a glance, they look no different from ordinary students in South Korea, where parents are known for their zeal and investment in English education, with the hope that proficiency in the language will help children gain admission to better schools and land better jobs after gra Apr 22, 2019 Education Japan’s Akito Tani wins 1st Tchaikovsky online piano competition The first International Tchaikovsky Online Piano Competition for Young Musicians ended last week with an award ceremony at Seoul Cyber University in Seoul, where a South Korean student claimed the second prize. (Clockwise from second row) Judges Yasuo Watanabe of Japan, Pascal Nemirovski of France, Lee Kyungsook of Korea, Vladimir Ovchinnikov of Russia and Alexander S. Sokolov of Russia. Lee Sang-kyun, board chair of the Shinil Educational Foundation and Seoul Cyber University, and Andrey M. Sch Apr 9, 2019 Education KAIST-KU Joint Research Center opens in UAE Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and United Arab Emirates’ Khalifa University of Science and Technology opened the KAIST-KU Joint Research Center in Abu Dhabi, as part of their efforts to enhance cooperation in the wake of “Industry 4.0,” KAIST said Tuesday. KAIST President Shin Sung-chul (left) and Arif Al Hammadi, executive vice president of the Khalifa University of Science Technology, shake hands during the KAIST-KU Joint Research Center opening ceremony held in Abu Dhabi, MORE 15 / 928
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