School opens to keep Rengmitchya language alive in Bandarban
The language of Bandarban's Alikadam is nearly extinct, with only seven people, all in their sixties, speaking the language.
Education
President Yoon to expand state-backed college student aid
President Yoon told some 460 participants in a policy debate held in the city of Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, that the government "has the responsibility to help the talented…
Education watchdogs condemn viral bullying at international high school
Observers allege that the school did not form an antiviolence task force, as mandated in a 2023 education ministerial regulation, which is tasked with preventing and handling…
62% young women not in employment, education
Experts think the tendency among young women to move to non-wage jobs and their higher rate of dropouts in the post-pandemic period have been the main factors for the spike in…
Pay benefits to non-govt teachers, staff within 6 months of retirement: High Court
While delivering the verdict on a writ petition, the High Court said the teachers and staff members of non-government educational institutions are victimised and face harassments…
Timely win for Malaysia’s vernacular schools as courts affirm constitutional status
MCA publicity bureau chairman Chan Quin Er said Malaysians can be assured that their children’s right to mother tongue education is protected.
‘Accommodating 2,000 new students impossible’: Deans of South Korea’s medical schools
The statement comes after the Education Ministry held an emergency meeting with presidents from 40 medical universities in the country to urge schools to thoroughly guide students…
In the future, humans will become ‘Homo digitalis’, live in physical, virtual and artificial worlds
In this first of a four-part series on the artificial intelligence revolution, Sandra Davie talks to Professor Toby Walsh about the impact that AI will have on work, war and our…
Ministry downplays risk of doctors’ strike despite growing calls for action
Earlier, fourth-year students at Hallym University’s College of Medicine in Chuncheon, announced their joint decision to take a one-year leave of absence in protest of the…
1 in 6 elementary schools in Seoul to have under 40 students per grade: study
Though small schools do not directly imply the imminent closure of schools, the schools could face difficulties in operation, as fewer than 240 students per school means there…