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 ...

Join Jenny and Reverend Chris as they dive into the intense world of Korean education, exploring the lives of students ...

MIRIM HIGH SCHOOL for girls in Seoul is living proof that South Koreans take education seriously. The students, aged 15 to 18, bow respectfully whenever a teacher passes. Many of them board, and all ...

On Thursday in South Korea, hundreds of thousands of high-school seniors sat down to take the Suneung, or the College Scholastic Ability Test. As students walked to the exam centers, well-wishers ...

South Korea paused flights, delayed markets and eased rush-hour traffic Thursday as more than half a million students sat for the all-day college entrance exam that can shape their futures. The ...

A government plan seeks to strategically expand Korean-language education at elementary, middle and high schools abroad amid higher demand for Korean and Han Kang winning the Nobel Prize in Literature ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Preston Cooper writes about the economics of higher education. Bong Joon-ho holds the Oscars for best original screenplay, best ...

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 ...

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 ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly ordered the execution of a top higher education official for "anti-party activities" — after he complained about not receiving support and resources from ...