Government of South Korea
National governing authority of South Korea
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| 2023 | The Korean Ministry of Education announced a new policy prohibiting mobile phone use during class in elementary, middle, and high schools, except for emergencies. |
| 2023 | South Korea aimed to increase foreign student numbers threefold, but experienced a decline from 89,537 to approximately 5,000 fewer students due to competitive job market challenges. |
| 2021 | Sociology professor Lew Seok-choon at Yonsei University was indicted and charged with three counts of defamation for controversial remarks about comfort women during his lectures, sparking a debate about academic freedom on South Korean college campuses. |
| 2020 | South Korea significantly improved its English proficiency, ranking 6th out of 25 countries in Asia according to Education First. |
| September 2018 | The government implemented a nationwide ban on coffee in all schools to improve children's health. |
| 2017 | South Korea ranked fifth globally for the percentage of 25 to 64-year-olds with tertiary education, with 47.7 percent of this age group having attained such qualifications. |
| 2017 | Over 68.9% of South Korean high school graduates advanced to a university, demonstrating the continued strong emphasis on tertiary education in the country. |
| 2016 | South Korea spent 5.4 percent of its GDP on education, which was 0.4 percentage points above the OECD average, demonstrating a strong national commitment to educational investment. |
| 2016 | South Korea expanded opportunities for foreign students, offering cyber-universities and scholarships to attract international students, particularly in fields like technology, computer programming, and web design. |
| 2014 | South Korean government increased university admissions, resulting in a university enrollment rate of 68.2 percent, a 15 percent increase from the previous year. |
| 2013 | Only 18 percent of students were enrolled in vocational education programs, reflecting the continued low perception of vocational training in South Korea. |
| February 2013 | The ministry was renamed to the Ministry of Education, removing science and technology from its portfolio. |
| 2012 | 154,000 South Korean students were pursuing degrees at overseas universities, with the United States, Japan, Canada, and Australia as top destinations. |
| 2012 | Primary and secondary schools, including middle schools, stopped holding official Saturday classes, though some schools continued to do so illegally due to parental pressure for additional study time. |
| 2011 | Increasing accounts of sexual abuses in schools were reported. |
| 2011 | Corporal punishment was officially and legally prohibited in every classroom in South Korean schools. |
| 2011 | A survey by the Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations found that 79.5% of school teachers were not satisfied with their careers, a trend continuing for three consecutive years. |
| July 7 2011 | The National Intelligence Service conducted a search and seizure of the Korea Higher Education Research Institution, a civilian think tank, under a warrant investigating an alleged South Korean spy supposedly following North Korean instructions to organize university student rallies against tuition increases. |
| May 2011 | The Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of National Defense, and Korean Federation of Teachers' Association signed an MOU for national security education for younger children, potentially violating UN Children's Rights protocol. |
| March 2011 | Superintendent Kwak No Hyun of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education publicly criticized the poor development of students' rights during a seminar. |
| February 8 2011 | Lee Ju-ho, the Minister of Education & Science Technology, announced a plan to dispatch un-hired reserve teachers overseas for extra training, despite opposition from the Korean Teachers Union. |
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