» 2010 » MarchMartin Jacques’ new book, When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order, is causing controversy. Is it possible that China will “rule the world” in the not-so-distant future? Perhaps, but only if it’s able to successfully transform from an industrial-based economy to a knowledge-based [...] Within South Korea, the three most prestigious universities are Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. Collectively, they are referred to by the acronym SKY. Graduating from a SKY university often leads to a prestigious job with a high salary—especially if the graduate is in the field of education. Opinion polls show that South Koreans [...] Since 2004, the world’s top 200 universities have been ranked annually by the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings. Recently, Asian universities have been making significant gains on the U.S., long considered to have the world’s best universities. In 2008, the U.S. had 37 universities in the top 100 and 58 in the top 200. In [...] Bill Costello visits the 63 Building SkyArt exhibition in Seoul. Bill Costello visits the Hammering Man sculpture in Seoul. Bill Costello visits the statue of King Sejong the Great in Seoul. Bill Costello visits the statue of Admiral Yi Sun-shin in Seoul. Bill Costello visits the Cheonggye Stream in Seoul. Bill Costello visits the N Seoul Tower. Bill Costello visits the War Memorial & Museum in Seoul. Bill Costello interviews Dr. Lim Cheolil, associate professor of education at Seoul National University. |
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