Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Facing low pay and long hours, elite students snub science and engineering for medical school

Science and engineering personnel, who typically complete master's and doctoral programs after their undergraduate degrees before securing positions as researchers or professors, earn far less than licensed physicians.

2025-07-01

Time to produce world-class scientists

If sovereignty in research and researchers’ persistent zeal are combined, we can produce Korean pioneers who can discover an uncharted path in the science and technology field.

2024-07-24

Conventional capabilities, nuclear ambiguity key to U.S. extended deterrence, say experts

Nuclear policy experts speaking at a Thursday afternoon roundtable emphasized that South Korea's conventional capabilities and U.S. ambiguity regarding nuclear weapons use form the core of Washington’s extended deterrence commitment to Seoul.

2023-12-07

Yoon pledges support for Korean science at home and abroad

President Yoon Suk Yeol stressed that the government must invest in "world-class" research and development and support building a "global network" of Korean scientists at a symposium on Wednesday.

2023-07-05