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 Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:23 am Post subject: SNU President on Korea |
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President of Seoul National University, Chung Un-chan, spoke bitter words concerning the economy and the reality of education in Korea.
Chung diagnosed, "Economic growth is produced by only a few large enterprises, while the livelihood of the middle-class and masses are threatened." He also expressed his worry saying, "Due to credit card debt, students of prominent universities are turning into burglars and, on account of unemployment, 40 people a day, from young people to the elderly, are committing suicide not to trouble their children."
Additionally, he explained, "Bizarre occurrences such as elementary school students joining violent gangs and people hiring assassins to murder other family members are happening" and that "due to parents who believe that it is impossible to raise children in such a deteriorating environment, Korea has become the country with the world��s lowest birth rate."
Chung emphasized, "In such a state, no matter how plausible a system we implement, we cannot establish a healthy society," and that "rather than conducting heavy surgery on and prescribing powerful medicine to a weak body, we need to build-up our fundamental strength."
by Young-Hae Choi, Donga.com (March 23, 2005)
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005032488938 |
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