
How South Korea’s Credit-Based High School System Went Off Track
South Korea’s high school credit system promised flexibility and student choice. But staffing gaps, grading flaws, and private consulting are undermining reform.
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South Korea’s high school credit system promised flexibility and student choice. But staffing gaps, grading flaws, and private consulting are undermining reform.

Busan’s new 77km cycling event, the 2025 Seven Bridges Tour, will take riders across sea bridges, tunnels, and coastal roads on September 21.

As AI becomes a quiet co-author in South Korea’s school evaluations, universities are asking a new question: is this a teacher’s voice—or a machine’s?

Busan will begin a 5.6 billion-won public design project along a 1.2km stretch of Dadaepo Beach in 2025.

Busan has launched a pilot program for Level 3 autonomous buses along a 10.4 km BRT corridor, limited to night hours and supervised operation.

Busan opens the ‘Mulmeong Lounge’ at Korea Maritime and Ocean University, a key part of its workation center initiative.

Busan is investing in high-tech fulfillment centers with promises of jobs and growth. But behind the numbers, labor is becoming more fragile, fragmented—and increasingly invisible.

From July 15 to 17, Busan will host the 2025 K-ICT WEEK at BEXCO, bringing together 178 companies, public agencies, and research institutions across 409 booths.

The British private school Royal Russell is set to open its first international campus in Busan’s Myeongji International City by August 2028.

A vague clause targeting "violent extremism" in South Korea’s most-used messaging app has triggered fears of political overreach, digital self-censorship, and systemic mistrust.

Confidence scores look clinical. Precise. Coldly rational. But in practice? They often say more than they know—and less than they claim.

Busan has been selected as South Korea’s exclusive nominee to host the 2026 UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting, following a final round of evaluation that saw the port city narrowly surpass Jeju.
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