During the more than two years I served as South Korea’s minister of education, science, and technology, I found myself frequently astonished by the outside world’s lavish praise for our education ...

"Even university professors have said, 'I can't solve the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) questions.' I made a firm commitment not to become a superintendent who perpetuates education for the ...

During the past decade, South Korea has transformed itself from a developing nation into the world’s 11th largest economy, putting tremendous pressure on industry and the government to ensure that its ...

Public education spending per student in Korea has surpassed the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) average. However, this applies only to the primary and secondary levels; ...

The Ministry of Education and the National Institute for International Education on Sept. 4 announced the application period for the 2026 Global Korea Scholarship for undergraduates from Sept. 15 to ...

As global competition reshapes higher education, The Korea Times has announced the first-ever K-universities Global Excellence Rankings 2026, designed not only to assess universities’ global readiness ...

South Korea is poised to name what would be its fourth education minister—or candidate to hold the post—in a little over three months, prompting concern that political upheaval has left the university ...

Having already succeeded in giving free school lunches to all the needy (and unneedy) elementary students in Seoul, it seems newly minted Mayor Park Won-soon has now gone in on the next big populist ...

Editor’s Note: Monica Schnee, English as a Second Language (ESL) Program Coordinator at the River Edge Public School District in New Jersey, traveled to Korea as a Fulbright Distinguished Awards in ...

High school graduates are losing ground in Korea’s largest companies as hiring tightens, nonpermanent contracts become more ...