Last week, the Ministry of Education (MOE) inspected freshman orientation sites of 13 universities nation-wide, including Hanyang, Hongik and Seoul National University of Education.“We are deepl
Despite the successive amendments to the law to legalize and vitalize the food truck industry, there have been constant complaints regarding the strict restrictions that cut the business value of food
On March 1, 1919, many Koreans gathered to oppose the Japanese colonial rule to announce the Declaration of Independence, paving the way for Korea’s independence from Japanese colonial rule. Sin
More and more universities are promoting students’ start-up business by adopting separate leave of absence policies for those who need to take time off to start their own businesses.Ewha recentl
In recent decades, there has been a steady decline of movements by university student unions that were once prevalent in the 1990s. At the same time, there has been a great change in the role of today
Universities including Ewha, Sogang, Korea, and Seoul National University have recently expanded their liberal arts curricula by increasing the number of general curriculum courses and programs. Gener
Implementing maternity leave will become an obligation for universities in Korea.On Feb. 4, law makers revised a clause of the Higher Education Act. According to the revised clause, students who wish
On Oct. 12, controversy ignited when South Korea’s Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea declared the ministry’s plan to rewrite history textbooks under state control. Beginning this November,
Ivory towers that symbolize university education are increasingly being built below ground levels. Facing the limitation of ground area on campus, universities are making use of their underground spac
A new pan-governmental system was introduced to promote a better employment environment for foreign students wishing to enter small and medium Korean enterprises for . This system aims to alleviate th
Starting from last year, universities are abandoning merit-based scholarships and increasing need-based scholarships. This is becoming a widespread phenomenon on campuses. On Oct.14, Korea University
“Our firm started from a seed of thought to make something practical and fun with our own hands,” said Kang Jeon-wook, CEO of BIK Ventures. “Even though we have a lot to learn, the d
Seodaemun-gu has formed a cooperation with Ewha Womans University’s Alley Resident Union’s 18 landlords and Cultural Vitality Base on Oct. 16. The cooperation was formed to stabilize the r
The review of improvement scheme for university tuition payment system was revealed on Sept. 9. The scheme had been proposed by the Ministry of Education last January, aiming to lessen financial burde
On Sept. 14, the Seoul Administrative Court announced its ruling against Ewha Womans University, rejecting the school’s demand for property tax exemption amounting to 256 million won. Ewha had f
Seodaemun-gu Office held a contest, which ended on Sept. 9, to nominate nine majors for a link-enterprise of universities located in the Sinchon area. Sinchon-dong was nominated as one of the city-reg
While high school seniors nation-wide are intensely preparing for Suneung, the College Scholastic Ability Test in Korea, to be taken in November, universities are spurting to attract more applicants t
The Campus Food Truck Project, initiated at Yonsei, Sogang and Konkuk University to help students gain experience starting their own businesses, officially kicked off this September.As a cooperative p
In recent years, there have been controversies regarding the issue of university dormitory fees. Some school dorms turned out to be more expensive than one-rooms, rooms that are equipped for one perso
Every morning, commuters pack into buses and subways during rush hour, taking advantage of the affordable ways of commuting. These buses and subways often become a so-called “commuting hell.&rdq