South Korea's Education Ministry allows medical students conditional leave to protest increased medical school quotas.
South Korea's Education Ministry has announced that medical students can take conditional leave to protest a government plan to increase medical school quotas, requiring them to return next academic year. This decision follows mass leave requests from about 780 students at Seoul National University. The ministry insists collective protest isn't a valid reason for leave, and students who do not return could face penalties, including expulsion.
October 06, 2024
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