2008년 2월 20일 16:26

Strong Improvement Measures Set for Teacher Training

On February 19, 2008, the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development promulgated a revision of the “Regulation on the Training of Teachers and Others,” with aim to enhance the teaching capacity of over 400,000 primary and secondary school...

2008년 2월 18일 16:28

National Institute for Lifelong Education Launched

A government body to oversee and implement Korea’s lifelong learning policies was launched on February 15, 2008 under the name of the National Institute for Lifelong Education. The establishment comes in line with the newly enacted Lifelong Educat...

2008년 2월 18일 16:28

10 Billion Won in Support for Junior College Students through Work-Study Program

Around 5,000 junior college students from low-income families will be able to receive financial support through the Work-Study Program in 2008, according to an announcement of the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development on February 15....

2007년 10월 24일 16:15

New teacher qualification test to focus on practical instructional capacity

Starting 2009, new teachers will be appointed through an intensive three-stage qualification system, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development on October 1, 2007. Teacher candidates will be required to...

2007년 10월 10일 16:31

Domestic MBA programs recruit 851 freshmen for Fall 2007

Twelve Korean Professional Graduate Schools of Business Administration recruited a total of 851 freshmen for the Fall 2007 term, marking an average competition rate of 1.8 to 1, according to the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development ...

2007년 9월 21일 16:20

First-Year BK21 evaluation leads to incentives and subsidy cuts

Five hundred sixty-nine programs and project teams at 79 universities under the second-phase Brain Korea 21 were evaluated their first year of performance, resulting in a 20 percent cut of funding for the bottom 120 performers, and incentives for ...

2007년 9월 19일 16:21

80,000 applicants sit for the test of Korean proficiency

The number of test applicants for the Test of Proficiency in Korea(TOPIK) is estimated to reach more than 80,000 in 2007, a 260 percent increase compared to 2006, according to the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development and the Korea I...

2007년 6월 18일 15:31

Ministry steps up to improve university education

On May 31, 2007, the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development announced a three-winged plan to help enhance the educational capacity of universities. The plan came in line with the ministry’s recent efforts to shift its policy foci from...

2007년 6월 18일 15:29

School libraries see encouraging development

The 2007 School Library Exhibition opened on June 4 and 5 at the Gyeonggi Center of Culture, providing venue for the public to view how school libraries are being utilized and fostered, and to discuss ways for school libraries to better function a...

2007년 6월 18일 15:28

60 regions to benefit from priority educational welfare support

As a follow-up on its plan announced earlier in February to double the number of priority regions that are to receive concentrated educational welfare support within the year, the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development selected and an...

2007년 6월 18일 15:28

Bill approved for the corporatization of national universities

The ‘Law on the Establishment and Operation of Corporatized National Universities’ was deliberated and approved in a Cabinet meeting held on June 5, according to the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development on the same day. The ministry...

2007년 5월 18일 15:24

School facilities improve for disabled students

A total of 25 billion Korean won from lottery funds will be invested in 2007 to upgrade and furnish facilities for disabled students at special classes within general pre-primary, primary and secondary schools, according to the Ministry of Educati...

2007년 5월 16일 15:26

University competitiveness discussed at industry-university-gov't meeting

On May 10, 2007, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Kim Shinil invited Finance Minister Kwon OKyu, leaders of Korea’s five largest business groups, and presidents of major domestic universities to a tripartite "Industry-University-Gov...

2007년 4월 23일 16:39

Public sector to seek best HRD authorization

The “Best Human Resources Developer Authorization” system will be fully introduced across the public sector this year, as a quality standard to award public organizations that demonstrate good HRD practices such as employing qualified manpower bas...

2007년 4월 23일 16:38

Korean language proficiency to be tested twice a year

Starting 2007, the Test of Proficiency in Korean(TOPIK) will be conducted twice every year, according to the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development and the Korea Institute of Curriculum & Evaluation(KICE) on April 19. A “Business Kore...

2007년 4월 18일 16:05

1,439 helpers to assist disabled college students

Physically disabled students at universities and junior colleges will all be provided with assistants upon request, to help them move around the campus, assist their teaching/learning activities, and provide books in Braille. The Ministry of Educa...

2007년 4월 16일 17:05

Support Extended to High Schools of Excellence in 88 Rural Counties

Educational Welfare Policy Division The Education Ministry announced on April 5 its plans to invest 24.1 billion Korean won in 2007 to increase financial support in nurturing one high school of academic and environmental excellence per each 88 cou...

2007년 4월 16일 17:04

Exhibition features various enjoyments of e-Learning

From April 11 through May 4, the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development is holding the 10th E-learning Exhibition in four major cities in succession, starting at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center(BEXCO). Jointly organized b...

2007년 4월 16일 17:03

Pilot operation scheduled for the Open Recruitment of Principals

Beginning September 2007, principals of primary and secondary schools will be selected through an open recruitment system under a pilot tryout, according to the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development. The new development comes as a ...

2007년 4월 9일 15:09

49.7 Billion Won Earmarked for After-School Activities in 2007

With enlarged participation from the government and local authorities, agricultural and fishing villages will now be able to benefit from more after-school activities. In 2007, support for after-school programs will be extended to 89 cities and co...

2007년 4월 2일 14:27

Higher Standards Applied in Selecting Secondary Teachers

Undergraduate students general universities(other than teachers colleges) undertaking teacher education courses as a double major will be allowed extended opportunities to acquire a secondary teacher’s certificate starting 2008, according to the M...

2007년 3월 14일 16:32

Education Ministry Takes Hands with KT Telecop to Ensure Safe School Environment

On March 13, the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development signed a memorandum of understanding with KT Telecop, a private security company, to cooperate in building a safer school environment for the youth. A major scheme agreed upon by...

2007년 3월 12일 14:17

Digital Textbooks to be Available in 2008

Curriculum Policy Division Ministry of Education and Human Resources The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development plans to supply e-textbooks of all subjects to 5th- and 6th-grade students at twenty schools as of next year and to expa...

2006년 10월 11일 16:07

Over 258,000 students benefit from loan scheme in fall 2006

A total of 258,439 students received government-guaranteed loans equivalent to 793 billion KRW in the fall semester of 2006, according to the Ministry of Education and the Korea Housing Finance Corporation, the organization commissioned to oversee...

2006년 10월 11일 16:05

Korean language proficiency test administered in 28 countries

The tenth Test of Proficiency in Korean(TOPIK) was carried out on September 24 at 73 test centers in 28 countries, according to the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development and the Korea Institute of Curriculum & Evaluation(KICE). India...

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