Korea`s unemployment rate rose for the first time in eight months in September, according to data from the National Statistical Office 2009. But recruitment plans at some domestic companies may melt t

Professor Shin Hei-soo (Graduate School of International Studies), the head of the Korean Council for Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan (Korean Council), has devoted the past 12 years

Seeing how their peers evaluate their professors has long been a wish for students who want as much information as possible before choosing what lectures to take. Schools, meanwhile, differ over the b

Nationwide local elections are coming, and soon 4,000 administrators and legislators for provincial, municipal and smaller autonomous units will be elected. Results of the election will be a referendu

Traditional markets in have been suffering from low attention since hypermarkets emerged in cities. The younger generation grew up without knowing about traditional markets and there was growing conce

The National Institute for International Education (NIIED) has changed its admission procedures for the Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP). A paper exam will be replaced by in-depth intervie

Korea’s youth unemployment rate reached almost 10 percent in February, the highest in a decade, according to Statistics Korea. As a solution, the government is nurturing one-man businesses in cr

Daily routines such as buying a cup of coffee or paying the bills have become financial dilemmas to Chung Ye-rim (Voice, 3) ever since she began lodging in Dangsan-dong. Chung decided to live alone wi

Earning a humanities degree lowers your chances of landing a full-time job, compared to other majors, according to statistics from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST). Those major

Competition to become a student ambassador for companies, banks or department stores has become tougher among undergraduates, and efforts by corporations to attract candidates have also increased. Shi

It takes great effort to imagine a world of no sound. But for some people, their lack of hearing ability is reality. It is something they must live with their entire lives. Often, their desire to hear

The Lee Myung-bak administration announced its “purple-job” policy to help working men and women handle both their careers and household duties through the Ministry of Gender Equality last

Approximately 46 percent of female students who apply for Korean Income Contingent Loans (ICL) may not be able to repay the principal and interest 35 years after graduation, according to simulation re

In 2009, colleges of interdisciplinary studies (IS) opened in universities including Ewha, Seoul National University (SNU), Korea University (KU), and Yonsei University. as colleges of law and pharmac

The harsh competition to get a job these days has lead many college students to participate in various types of extracurricular activities to build their resumes. Such extracurricular activities inclu

Time is golden for Ewha students as their exam period approaches. Some students stay overnight and skip meals to save time for reading textbooks thoroughly. If they have exams three to four days in a

Earlier this semester the Career Development Center (CDC) held the Happy Forum, a coaching program and mentoring service made up of professionals of various occupations who aim to help students develo

Both foreign and Korean students have been establishing common ground since last year through the Seoul International Students Forum (SISF). The SISF, which has both foreign and Korean students, is fu

Foreign students, who were new to Korea and reside in Seoul, went on a one-day tour around Seoul and experienced various Korean cultural activities on October 24. The Seoul Administration and Culture

The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), a college-based officer commissioning program in Korea since 1963, is a restricted zone that female students cannot even think of applying since the