education

South Koreans sit key exam as flights halted to limit distraction

By Claire LEE SEOUL, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) - More than half a million students in South Korea sat the…

Millions of Chinese students sit grueling college entrance exams

BEIJING, China, June 7, 2023 (AFP) -- Millions of Chinese students sit for notoriously tough college entrance exams on Wednesday,…

Self-made millionaire sits China’s university exams for 27th time

By Luna LIN Agence France-Presse BEIJING, June 7, 2023 (AFP) -- Among the millions of fresh-faced high schoolers sitting China's…

Jack Ma takes up visiting professor post in Japan

TOKYO, May 1, 2023 (AFP) - Chinese billionaire Jack Ma on Monday took up a visiting professor position at a…

Jack Ma accepts university teaching post in Hong Kong

Jack Ma, founder of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, has been made an honorary professor of business at a top Hong…

Florida teacher fired after having students write own obits

  Miami, United States | AFP | A high school teacher in the US state of Florida has been fired…

China’s students leap ‘Great Firewall’ to get homework help from ChatGPT

by Poornima WEERASEKARA Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese schoolchildren are turning to AI bot ChatGPT to slash their…

Afghan universities reopen but women still barred

by Estelle Emonet and Qubad Wali Agence France-Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Male students trickled back to their classes Monday…

Gunman kills three at Michigan campus

Washington, United States | AFP | Tuesday 2/14/2023 A gunman who killed at least three people and wounded five on…

Haitian schools becoming targets of violence: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Schools in Haiti, previously considered safe havens from the Caribbean nation's turmoil, have become…

Swedish kids take the plunge in icy lake survival lessons

SOLLENTUNA, Sweden (AFP) -- The frigid water under the frozen Ravalen lake north of Stockholm doesn't intimidate Elton as the…

Schoolkids lost third of a year’s learning to pandemic: study

Paris, France | AFP | Monday 1/30/2023   School-aged students lost more than a third of a year's worth of learning…

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