Welcome foreigners to avoid demographic cliff edge, Korea told

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Top Korean universities more ‘glass floor’ than ‘social ladder’

Low-income women the least likely to get an earnings boost from higher education, study shows

By Joyce Lau

14 July

Person standing amongst empty seats as a metaphor for Concerns have been raised about the viability of some South Korean universities reported a record-high number of vacancies.

Demographic dive leaves South Korea struggling to fill campuses

Most universities yet to meet enrolment quotas for new academic year, raising concerns about institutional viability

By Joyce Lau

26 February

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Asian higher education at the demographic cliff edge

With East Asia’s governments failing to reverse falling birth rates, how should universities adjust to declining numbers of local students? Joyce Lau reports

By Joyce Lau

3 June

Population collapse must speed South Korean university reform

Soul-searching is required by institutions if they want to survive the alarming decline in student numbers that will leave many classrooms empty, says Jayden Kim

By Jayden Kim

23 August

Welcome foreigners to avoid demographic cliff edge, Korea told

Non-Korean academics must often accept ‘dead-end jobs’ and isolation among native colleagues

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Demographic dive leaves South Korea struggling to fill campuses

Asian higher education at the demographic cliff edge

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