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The South Korean government has unveiled a series of measures that relax class attendance requirements for medical students. The move by authorities is aimed at helping medical students avoid failing the semester due to their ongoing boycott, which consists of not attending classes in protest of the increase in the admission quota from the medical schools.
Education Minister Lee Jo-ho urged medical students participating in the protest to “stop collective action and make a responsible decision to return to school.”
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Under the latest relief measures, medical schools will be able to determine whether a student should fail at the end of a year of classes, rather than a semester. This means that medical schools will be able to decide whether to fail a student due to a lack of class hours at the end of February next year, rather than August this year.
Medical schools will also be able to flexibly extend or shorten the length of each academic year or operate three terms per year, instead of the current two, to give students enough time to catch up on their class time requirements. Evening, online and weekend classes may also be offered.
In addition, government officials plan to schedule an additional nationwide medical licensing test in 2025 to provide more opportunities for students to take the exam.
Source: https://reporteasia.com/region/corea-del-sur/2024/07/12/nuevas-medidas-gobierno-surcoreano-evitar-reprobacion-masiva-facultades-medicina/