Byong-man Ahn is the vice chairman of the Presidential Advisory Council on Education, Science, and Technology in South Korea. He served as Korea’s minister of education, science, and technology ...

Despite lacking an abundance of natural resources, Korea has enjoyed remarkable economic growth over the past decades and emerged as a leader in many fields worldwide thanks to the abundance of ...

If students don't see any reason why they should be at school rather than at a hagwon, Korea's public education will never improve. The writer is finance editor at The Korea Times. Top 10 Stories ...

South Korea, often lauded for its high-performing education system, is now facing a disturbing trend: an increasing number of teacher suicides. The recent suicide of a primary school teacher has ...

For Doh Woo-gyung in Busan, a mother of a 14-year-old with brain lesions, it was a daring decision to send him to a general public school instead of a special school for the disabled.

South Korea’s education system is often praised globally for its academic excellence. In the 2022 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) , Korean students scored above the OECD ...

November 24, 2022 - In South Korea's educational system, proficiency in English has become a fundamental requirement. The expansion of the English language, or “English fever,” in Korea can be traced ...

Twelve students from the University of Nevada, Reno’s College of Education & Human Development, traveled to South Korea this spring for a week-long immersive educational exchange at the Korea National ...

According to OECD Education Rankings, Estonia, leads among all OECD countries with an average PISA score of 526, closely followed by Japan and Korea with scores of 520.On the other end of the ...