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The PIE News - MOU between Scottish and Korean universities
Universities in Scotland and South Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding to foster closer academic ties and student mobility. The agreement between Universities Scotland and the Korean Council for University Education builds on the success of visits to Scotland by two delegations from South Korea in 2011 and 2012.
University World News - East aims high for international student numbers
International education used to be dominated by Western countries. While the US and the UK are still the leaders in foreign student intake, East Asia is quickly becoming a major player in this sector. China, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan have made huge investments in international education, with the aim of attracting more students from around the world.
The Salt Lake Tribune - University of Utah moves ahead with South Korea campus
University of Utah trustees signed off on a plan this week to open its first international branch campus in a project subsidized by the South Korean government.
Thomson Reuters - BRICK Report, Global Research Report
The report, “Building Bricks: Exploring the Global Research Impact of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Korea,” tracks global research publications, R&D spend and patent filings over a 10-year period to gauge benchmarks of economic innovation in the BRICK countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Korea.
AME Info - Academic and scientific exchange between UAEU and Korean universities
United Arab Emirates University and Korean universities are exploring scientific research collaboration and student and staff exchanges.
ICEF Monitor - South Korea places ban on some pathway programmes
The South Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) is in the midst of a legal battle against 12 study abroad agencies due to their involvement in illegal “1+3″ pathway programmes, which have been banned at a number of participating universities.
The Australian - South Koreans spend $17 billion on extra education
Parents in education-obsessed South Korea spent 19 trillion won ($17 billion) on extra classes for their children last year, seeking any edge in the hugely competitive race for a coveted college place.
The Asahi Shimbun - South Korea helps young emigrate, Singapore wants them back
Times are hard for young job seekers in South Korea. So hard, in fact, that the government is now helping them find work overseas. The real unemployment rate among South Korea's twentysomethings is 20 percent, so the government is searching abroad for 30,000 internships and 50,000 jobs for its beleaguered youth.
Korea IT Times - KPU: An Innovative Model for Academic-Industry Partnership
South Korea has one of the world’s highest college enrollment rates, and the government is sparing no effort to back universities as they work to foster talents for industry.
The PIE News - Asian firms place high value on Australian education
Koreans and Chinese who study at Australian universities have a strong chance of finding work when they return home and are highly valued by their employers, new research has shown.
Education Week - N.Y. Governor Unveils Education Agenda
Expanding the amount of learning time for students and creating a new class of higher-paid "master teachers" are among the major changes New York state needs to improve its K-12 system, says Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is also championing the idea of opening more community schools that would provide health care and family-counseling services.
Openmarket.org - Teaching Self-Esteem Undermines Students’ Academic Achievement
Self-control, not self-esteem, leads to success, researchers have found. Indeed, teaching self-esteem actually harms students’ achievement and work ethic. “In one study, university students who’d earned C, D and F grades ‘received encouragement aimed at boosting their self-worth.’
The Chronicle of Higher Education - Growing Pains for Foreign Academics in South Korea
In South Korea, Foreign Professors Can Have a Hard Time Fitting In. "One of the students in evaluations said that I insulted Korea".
New Scientist - West vs Asia education rankings are misleading
Mathematics and science are as essential to modern economies as coal was to the industrial revolution. So when the results of international tests show Western schoolchildren lagging behind their peers in countries like Singapore and Japan, alarm bells start ringing.
The Chronicle of Higher Education - In South Korea, foreign professors can have a hard time fitting in
Some Americans have struggled to match their expectations with those of universities in a country that is pushing hard to globalize its higher-education system.
The Chronicle of Higher Education - Looking Ahead: 5 International Trends for 2013
In honor of the New Year, we wanted to put forward five trends that we think will affect international branch campuses in 2013. As is always the case with predictions, we run the risk of being completely wrong. A year from now we will revisit this list to see how we did. In the meantime, feel free to add your own predictions—and critiques—in the comments. And we wish everyone a very happy 2013!
Toowoomba Chronicle - South Korean delegation reaches out to USQ
Despite being nearly 8000km away, a leading South Korean university has made a big effort to strengthen ties with the University of Southern Queensland.
Zawya - Korean delegation visits U of Wollongong in Dubai to seek inspiration for Korea's Global Education City
A high-level delegation from the Korean Prime Minister's Office recently visited the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) to study the university's academic and financial model in connection with the implementation of Korea's Global Education City which is being built on the picturesque island of Jeju.
Press Information Bureau - India and Republic of Korea Sign MoU
Both leaders appreciated the ongoing cooperation between the two countries in the field of education and discussed the need to have more arrangements for cooperation in the field of education and research.
Swissinfo - Wealthy Asian nations lead in education, studies find
Relatively wealthy Asian nations including South Korea and Singapore, as well as Hong Kong, led a ranking of international student achievement, a result that researchers said reflected a strong societal commitment to primary education.
Newser - Asia tops study of school reading, math, science; US results fall off in higher grades
Asian schoolchildren dominate in reading, math and science, coming in ahead of their peers in Europe and the U.S., according to an international study released Tuesday.
CNA ENGLISH NEWS - Do we love South Korea too much?
Many Taiwanese envy South Korea's economic achievements, watch its soap operas, dance to PSY's "Gangnam Style," and enjoy South Korean kimchi, which is why a recent article in a National Taiwan University publication, NTU Consciousness, on the dark side of South Korea has triggered widespread debate. The article, called "Kimchi and Sweet Potatoes, Life Is Good?" is an interview with Seoul National University exchange student Kim
University World News - Debate on potential to host several higher education hubs
With Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia and, more recently, Sri Lanka and Bhutan aspiring to become global education hubs in Asia, India’s potential to host several hubs – and the challenges it would face in doing this – has become a point of recent debate.
The PIE News - Giljun Yang, Organiser of K Conference, Korea
K Conference brought not just European and US providers to agents from around Asia but also aimed to unite Asian providers with agents in the region. Giljun Yang speaks with The PIE News about inter-Asia mobility, trends in Korea and what to expect from the second conference in April.
The Vancouver Sun - Year of Korea is Harper government’s latest pro-Korea initiative
This just in from the Prime Minister’s Office: 2013 will be the year of Korea in Canada.This comes out the same day South Korea’s prime minister was in town, and as Canada and South Korea are trying to restart free trade talks.
NYTimes.com - How Much Homework Does It Take to Educate a Nation?
Finland and South Korea’s school systems are practically polar opposites.The former is typically Scandinavian – relaxed, humane, egalitarian and state-funded. Kids have short school days, minimal homework and a balanced view toward extracurricular activities. Public schooling is free, even in university and even for foreigners. Private tutors are usually only used for students who genuinely need the extra help.
University World News-Building Asia’s platform for student mobility
A time scale has been established for setting up a common credit transfer scheme between several South East Asian and neighbouring countries, which will be crucial for encouraging student mobility within Asia.
University World News - Universities must better prepare young people for labour market
Asia’s universities must align more closely with labour market needs to ensure graduates have the skills and knowledge demanded by employers, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report, one of many released by international and regional organisations this year stressing the need for higher education to produce labour-market skills.
Foreign Policy Journal - Global Concerns and Hopes for Korea-Japan Relations
South Korea-Japan relations have experienced growing tensions over the disputed islet of Dokdo/Takeshima, Japanese historical textbooks, and especially apology and compensation to former Korean “comfort women,” who were forced into military prostitution during the Asian Pacific War.
CNA ENGLISH NEWS - China expands eligibility for independent travel to Taiwan
College students and office workers in six of China's major cities are now eligible to visit Taiwan as independent travelers, even if they are not registered residents of those cities, a Chinese government official confirmed Wednesday.