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The IITP first began as the Institute of Information Technology Advancement when it merged with Information & Telecommunication Technology Promotion Center on April 4, 2014. [2] Then it was annexed to National IT Promotion Agency on June 5 of the same year, changing the name to the Institute for Information and Communications Technology ...
The South Korean college entrance system requires all graduating high school students (or those with equivalent academic standing) to take an entrance exam called the College Scholastic Ability Test [1] which takes place once every year. Admission to universities in South Korea is heavily dependent on applicants' test scores and grades.
Admissions rate to Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies was 9.4% (9.6:1) in 2004 and 8.1% (11.4:1) in 2005. [6] [7] The admission tests changed from time to time; exams in the field of Korean, English, and Mathematics were mandatory (except for candidates who were specialized in English) until the class of 2011.
Most students enter at age 12 and graduate at age 14 or 15. These three grades correspond roughly to grades 7–9 in the North American system and Years 8–10 in the English system. Middle school in South Korea marks a considerable shift from primary school, with students expected to take their studies much more seriously.
The College Scholastic Ability Test or CSAT (Korean: 대학수학능력시험; Hanja: 大學修學能力試驗), also abbreviated as Suneung (수능; 修能), is a standardised test which is recognised by South Korean universities. The Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) administers the annual test on the third Thursday in November.
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's presidential office said on Friday it was open to revising a plan to increase medical school admissions which has triggered months of protests by doctors nationwide.
The number of international students in Korea is 181,842. [3] In 2023, South Korean government announced its five-year plan to attract 300,000 international students. Its main content is to lift the Korean language reguirement for college admission, expand internship and employment opportunities, and establish a quick visa system. [4]
Desperate to end a weeks-long strike by thousands of doctors, South Korea’s government said Friday it will slow down a plan to admit more students to the country's medical schools from next year ...