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107 storiesCornell president defends assault-case response as faculty weigh no-confidence vote
Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff defended his administration's response to a former student's sexual assault allegations at a faculty meeting Wednesday, as senators considered a no-confidence resolution. He had acknowledged knowing of th…
DGIST plans 353.9 billion won AI campus in Daegu by 2030
DGIST and Daegu signed a cooperation agreement on October 15 to build an AI-focused campus in Suseong Alpha City by 2030. The project is expected to cost about 353.9 billion won and include an AI college recruiting at least 200 new students…
Cornell suspends fraternity house parties through the 2026-27 academic year
Cornell University said Tuesday it is suspending parties and social events at fraternity houses for the rest of the 2026-27 academic year amid scrutiny of its handling of 2024 sexual assault allegations. President Michael Kotlikoff also ann…
Kyoto cuts subsidy to Doshisha International High over Henoko boat capsizing
Kyoto Governor Takatoshi Nishiwaki (西脇隆俊) announced on the 9th that the prefecture will cut this fiscal year's private school operating subsidy to Doshisha International High School by 25% and seek the return of 50% of last year's already-p…
Cornell trustees tap Sally Yates to review handling of sex assault claims
Cornell University trustees announced Tuesday that Sally Yates, a former deputy U.S. attorney general, will lead an independent review of how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints, including the alleged 2024 assault of a forme…
Applications to South Korea's four science institutes top 30,000 for first time
Early-admission applications to South Korea's four science and technology institutes — KAIST, GIST, UNIST and DGIST — totalled 33,349 for the 2027 academic year, the first time the figure has passed 30,000, according to an analysis by the p…
Civic groups urge Seoul to proceed with school for North Korean defector youth
A coalition of 261 civic and religious groups held a press conference outside the Seoul Metropolitan Council on Oct 7, demanding that the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and the city council's education committee push ahead with cons…
Cornell president says university “must do better” amid rape allegation scrutiny
Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff said in a Saturday video statement that the university “must do better” in handling sexual assault allegations and the investigation that followed them. A former student identified as Jane Doe …
More Than 250,000 Rally Across France as Student School Protests Escalate
More than 256,000 people rallied across France on Tuesday and hundreds of schools were shut or blockaded as students, parents and teachers demanded more education funding. Police fired tear gas in Paris and other cities, and Fox News, citin…
South Korea urges tighter exam checks after smart-glasses cheating cases
South Korea's Education Ministry asked universities to strengthen exam supervision after candidates were caught wearing smart glasses at Yonsei University and the University of Seoul. The cases occurred during admissions essay exams on Octo…
Cornell Faculty Introduce No-Confidence Resolution; Students Target President
Members of Cornell University's faculty have introduced a resolution for a vote of no confidence in the university administration over its handling of an alleged 2024 gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity house. The resolution is expected to …
French teen loses hand in school protest clash; over 5,000 detained
A 15-year-old male student lost a hand in a serious injury during a clash with security forces in the northern French city of Reims on Oct. 5, as high-school students continue blockading schools in protests across France. A police crowd-con…
Some 20,000 teachers rally at National Assembly in Seoul seeking child abuse law changes
Three South Korean teacher groups held a joint rally in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on October 9, with 94 teacher organisations and unions taking part and an organiser-estimated 20,000-plus teachers attending. They called for re…
Putin backs plan for a dedicated neural network in Russian education
President Vladimir Putin supported a proposal to create a dedicated neural network for Russia's education sector at a video meeting with teachers on 5 October, Teacher's Day. Education Minister Sergey Kravtsov said the ministry will impleme…
Bucheon kindergarten principal suspended for two months after teacher's death
Gyeonggi education authorities imposed a two-month suspension on a private kindergarten principal in Bucheon after a teacher died following work while ill with influenza. The principal also faces a separate criminal case over an allegedly f…
French student protests widen to teachers and universities; hundreds of schools shut
High school students across France are protesting poor education conditions, and classes have been suspended at hundreds of schools. Education Minister Édouard Geoffray said on Oct 4 that about 400 to 500 high schools would be fully or part…
Hanyang Cyber University signs staff training agreement with Daegu education office
Hanyang Cyber University said it signed an industry-commissioned education agreement with the Daegu Metropolitan City Office of Education at a ceremony on September 30. Under the deal, the office's teachers, officials and other staff can ap…
China sets vocational training targets for 15th Five-Year Plan
China aims to provide 50 million subsidised vocational-skills training participations during its 15th Five-Year Plan period, Deputy Minister Li Zhong (李忠) said on October 10. The targets also include 40 million additional skill-certificate …
UAE marks World Teachers’ Day as Dubai grants Golden Visas to educators
Dubai awarded Golden Visas to outstanding educators working in private early childhood centres, schools and higher education institutions, under directives of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, timed to coincide with World Te…
University of Arizona suspends fraternity activities over misconduct reports
The University of Arizona has placed its 21 Interfraternity Council chapters on “interim activities suspension” after persistent reports of misconduct including physical assault, hazing and drug and alcohol-related behaviour, Dean of Studen…