Education
Nearly All Seoul Students Use AI While Teachers Sound the Alarm Shocking Numbers: 95% of Students Using ChatGPT The numbers are absolutely wild! A July 2025 study by the Seoul Education Research and Information Institute found that 94.7 percent of Seoul’s middle and high school students have used generative AI tools like “ChatGPT” and “Gemini.” … Read more
Korea’s Young Generation: The Caffeine Addiction Crisis From Childhood Candy to Daily Necessity When “Yoo” was young, caffeine felt like a rite of passage into adulthood. It was something only grown-ups could handle. But fast forward to 2026, and the story is completely different. Meet “Lee Jung-yeon,” a 26-year-old florist who started drinking sweetened canned … Read more
TOPIK Goes Digital by 2029 Digital Transformation of TOPIK South Korea is taking Korean language education global with groundbreaking changes. The government announced Friday that the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) will be fully digitized by 2029, marking a historic shift in how foreign learners access Korean language certification. 한국 정부가 금요일 한국어능력시험(TOPIK)을 2029년까지 … Read more
The Reality of Korea’s Demographic Crisis A Shocking Milestone in Education South Korea is facing a heartbreaking reality as the number of school closures surpasses a grim milestone. According to data revealed by Rep. “Jin Sun-mee”, a staggering 4,008 elementary, middle, and high schools have shut their doors nationwide due to the plunging student population. … Read more
Record Low Scores Spark Private Education Debate The Shocking Results Only 3.11% of students scored Level 1 on this year’s English test — the lowest since absolute grading started in 2018. The government expected around 7% to hit the top grade, but reality fell way short. 올해 수능 영어 시험에서 1등급을 받은 학생이 3.11%에 불과해 … Read more