At the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Education announced a draft of the University Innovative Support plan for 2025 and 2026, and universities have also released a plan that they will expand the number of students who haven’t decided their major yet. Students will be admitted without a majo
The Korean government is preparing for major changes in the healthcare industry. The Yoon Suk-yeol administration is considering boosting the yearly medical school enrollment quota by more than 1,000, according to official sources and local media reports. In view of an impending physician shortage a
The Ministry of Employment and Labor will test out the “foreign housekeeper” system under a pilot program in December. It is the first time that foreign workers will be allowed to work in the domestic households and the childcare sector. The government will hire 100 foreign housekeepers and send the
The private education craze has long been a hot topic and has had a great influence on the education sector in Korea. The most important part of Korea's education is the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT). Recently, the government announced measures to reduce private education expenditure, of wh
Recently, violent crimes such as stabbing rampages near the Sillim subway station and at a department store near Seohyeon station have been on the rise. With a surge in crime, opinions are divided on whether the disclosure of criminals' personal information should be implemented as one of the corres
On April 24, the Personal Information Protection Commission of South Korea announced that the government will implement a pilot project for children’s digital right to be forgotten to help young people remove their digital trace data and protect their right to be forgotten. Anyone under the age of 2
Yoon Suk-yeol and his administration have a plan which aims to provide monetary compensation to victims who were forced to work for Japanese companies during the colonial period. The plan also includes a fund for education and research on the issue of forced labor. This is a significant gesture, as
Seo Chang-hyeong (Sophomore, Faculty of Economics)ChatGPT, an interactive artificial intelligence software, is one of the biggest issues around the world. Compared to other interactive intelligence services, it is better in that it can dramatically change the ways that humans originally have searche
Kim Min-ju (Junior, Department of English Language and Literature)The project of building a new mega shopping mall in Gwangju has become visible after each major retailer submitted its plan. Unlike most metropolitan cities in Korea, only Gwangju does not have a large shopping complex. If the new ven
E-Guidebook for International Students is available on the website of the Office of International Affairs at Chonnam National University. The copies of the guidebook written in English or Chinese were distributed from January 20 to February 17 to help foreign students adapt to a new environment at t
The Chonnam Tribune listened to students’ opinions on two social issues. What do you think about these issues? – Ed.These days, it has been the subject of controversy that the People Power Party (PPP) has accused the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) of reporting President Yoon Suk-yeol’s hot mi
The Chonnam Tribune listened to students’ opinions on two social issues. What do you think about these issues? – Ed. 156 people were crushed to death during a Halloween celebration in the Itaewon area of Seoul on October 29. I think the crowd crush accident, “Itaewon disaster”, occurred in a narrow
The Ministry of Education in Korea announced on July 29 a policy plan to lower the age of elementary school entry from six to five from 2025. This policy aims to increase the birth rate and increase the economically active population and also intends to expand public education to provide high-qualit
These days, the rate of cash use by city bus passengers is decreasing. It costs a lot of money to manage fare collection boxes compared to the low amount of cash required for the passengers to pay the bus fares. So, cashless buses that remove cash boxes and only can use transportation cards are alre