Seoul National University (SNU) has introduced a new grading system that will be implemented as of the upcoming fall semester. The new system aims to ease students’ stress over elective course g
The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced that a section of the higher education act reform was passed during the cabinet meeting on May 2. To prepare for the fourth industrial revolution, the reform
Electronic attendance systems has tripled in universities in the last two years. Prior to the electronic system, professors would manually call attendance, or hire a teaching assistant to do so. Unive
On April 21, Seoul announced the final seven teams for the University student Public Art contest that was held from Feb. 3 to 24. The selected seven projects are from Kookmin Univeristy, Seoul Nationa
The recent introduction and adoption of an unmanned security system is steadily replacing on-campus security guards. Contrary to the existing security system, the new unmanned system works using high-
Kim Sam, the representative of the Flyhighpeace Network, was given an 18 months’ sentence for protesting against the “comfort women” settlement issue. On March 26, Kim was accused of
Universities are making changes to prepare for the anticipated fourth industrial revolution. The fourth industrial revolution refers to the technological revolution based on Artificial Intelligence, r
From 2017, student athletes must keep up a GPA of 2.0 or above in the previous two semesters to be eligible to compete in games hosted, sponsored or approved by the Korea University Sport Federation (
In response to the threat of North Korea’s nuclear weapon, the installment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), a missile defense system, was raised as a possible defense solution. Fo
To the right of Ewha’s Main Gate lies Ewha Start-up 52nd Steet, an alley of small stores run by university students. To support the trend of startups, the underground road in front of Yonsei Uni
At Yonsei University’s matriculation ceremony on Feb. 24, incoming freshmen were required to sign the “Student Honor Declaration.” Honor codes similar to that of Yonsei are currently
At the beginning of every semester, there are reports of sexual harassment incidents on and off university campuses. Even one-day orientation for freshmen, membership trainings (MTs) and school festiv
Many universities have increased tuition for international students after the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) controversial abolition of the tuition cap for international students last December. A
Beginning this year’s fall semester, seniors can change their majors if they complete the required credits of the new major. Previously, changing majors were only allowed for sophomores and juni
Confusion surrounding the possibility of the abolishing the Higher Civil Service Examination (HCSE, also known as Grade 5 Civil Service Examination) is leaving many students distressed. With the disco
Seoul city announced its intention of starting a business named Campus Town on June 27. The business will renovate the area within or around university campuses to create an environment for students t
On Nov. 9, at Sogang University, President Park Geun-hye’s alma mater, students gathered to submit their petition to withdraw Park’s honorary Political Science doctorate. In their press co
In an effort to advertise Sinchon Yonsei-ro as a multicultural activity avenue, Seodaemun-gu and Korea Tourism Organization held “2016 Sinchon Global Festa” on Oct. 29 along Sinchon Yonsei
Korea has outlawed abortion since 1953 and criminalized doctors and patients involved in the procedure. On Sept. 22, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced a bill that further intensified the pu
Conflict revolving around the establishment of a second campus is occurring at Sogang University for over a month. Sogang has been under a protracted conflict between its students and the board of dir