At the heart of the Korean education system is an intense focus on academic excellence and rigorous discipline. This approach stems from a deep-rooted cultural belief in the value of education as a ...

Childhood in today’s South Korea is no longer a sanctuary of play and wonder – it has become a training ground for survival in an academic war. The so-called “7-year-old exam” is now a growing trend, ...

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 ...

In 2011, former president of the United States Barack Obama lauded the South Korean education system, where teachers are seen as ‘nation builders’. Inspired by the commendable commitment and quality ...

It is now an era where one out of every three applicants for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) is a repeat test-taker, known as an "N-susaeng." The increase in N-susaengs is considered a ...

Parents are increasingly preparing their 5-year-olds to eventually sit for college entrance exams as competition for good universities grows ever more fierce.

The administrator in chief of Korea University, Kwon Mun Ju, is sitting in the middle of a row of empty armchairs under framed pictures of Kim Jong Il, the North Korean leader, and his father, the ...