Jonathan Levin, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts (at left in the picture) and Christopher M. Biehn, Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at Drew University visited Fulbright on March 11. They met with leadership of the Commission and are pictured here (click on the image to view a full-size photograph) in discussions with Deputy Director James Larson in the U.S. Education Center.
As reported in the Chosun Ilbo today, it will become easier for Korean universities to establish overseas campuses under a government plan to absorb demand for study abroad. An official said the government will lift restrictions for overseas campuses of universities within this month and is preparing to support not only educational institutions, but also other services such as medical, IT and financial firms in branching out overseas.
Statistics Korea has released a report showing that the student-to-teacher-ratio in Korean elementary schools dropped below 20 to 1 last year, while the proportion of those aged 65 and over to the entire population rose to 10.7 percent. As reported in The Chosun Ilbo, the figures confirm the aging trend and low birthrate in Korea. The student-to-teacher ratio in elementary schools stood at 19.8 to 1, as the number of elementary school children fell 15.9 percent between 2000 and 2009 from 4.02 million to 3.47 million. The proportion of over 65s to the entire population reached 10.7 percent last year, up from 7.2 percent in 2000.