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Myongji University’s Unique Go Department Faces Closure Amid Legal Battle

Myongji University’s Unique Go Department Faces Closure Amid Legal Battle

SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – In a legal dispute surrounding the planned closure of Myongji University’s Go department, the only such program in the world, a court has rejected a request by professors and students to suspend the university’s admission plan that would discontinue new student enrollment.  According to legal circles, the Seoul Southern District [...]

S. Korean Science Ministry to Open Joint AI Research Lab with NYU

S. Korean Science Ministry to Open Joint AI Research Lab with NYU

SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s science ministry said Tuesday it will create a joint artificial intelligence (AI) research lab with New York University (NYU). The Global AI Frontier Lab will be co-led by two distinguished computer scientists — Cho Kyung-hyun and Yann LeCun — who are both professors at NYU, according to [...]

South Korea Faces Shortage of Cadaver Donations for Medical Education

South Korea Faces Shortage of Cadaver Donations for Medical Education

SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – As the government plans to increase admissions to medical schools, a major concern raised by the medical community is the shortage of donated cadavers for anatomy lessons, which could undermine the quality of medical education. While promoting body donation is crucial for high-quality medical training, a recent survey revealed that [...]

Low Pay and ‘Gapjil’ Driving Young Teachers From South Korean Classrooms, Survey Finds

Low Pay and ‘Gapjil’ Driving Young Teachers From South Korean Classrooms, Survey Finds

SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Low salaries and abusive complaints from parents are the top reasons young teachers in South Korea are leaving the profession, according to a new survey that highlights disillusionment in a field once seen as a stable career path. The poll of over 1,000 teachers in Seoul by the Korean Teachers [...]

S. Korea Expresses Strong Concerns Regarding Japanese Textbooks’ Distorted Portrayal of Wartime History

S. Korea Expresses Strong Concerns Regarding Japanese Textbooks’ Distorted Portrayal of Wartime History

SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korea lodged a strong protest against Japan on Friday after Tokyo approved new school textbooks that downplay the coercive nature of its wartime atrocities and reinforce its territorial claims to Dokdo.   The foreign ministry also called in Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Aiboshi to deliver the formal [...]

Paraguay to Teach Korean as Second Foreign Language to Middle, High Schoolers

Paraguay to Teach Korean as Second Foreign Language to Middle, High Schoolers

SEJONG, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Middle and high school students in Paraguay will be able to learn Korean as a second foreign language under an agreement between the two countries, officials said. The education ministry said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with its Paraguayan counterpart, effectively adding Korean to the list of [...]

Soccer Star’s Father Rejects Idea of Being a ‘Friend’ to Children

Soccer Star’s Father Rejects Idea of Being a ‘Friend’ to Children

SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) –In a recently published book, Son Woong-jung, the father of Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min, firmly rejected the notion that parents should strive to be friends with their children. “People often say parents should be friends with their kids, but I see that as dereliction of duty,” said Son Woong-jung, [...]

Gangnam District Launches ‘Bite-Sized Math’ Video Series for Students

Gangnam District Launches ‘Bite-Sized Math’ Video Series for Students

SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Gangnam District Office in Seoul has announced the launch of a new “Bite-Sized Math” video series through its online Gangnam Video Lecture platform, designed to help middle school students master key concepts in just five minutes per topic. Catering to the growing “short-form” video trend that emphasizes time efficiency, [...]