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Seoul conf. examines technology's key role in education

Friday, 27 February 2015 12:43 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 27 February 2015 12:43 AM ]

Jennifer Chang
Press TV, Seoul

The British Council is holding an international conference in Seoul where participants. Including representatives of foreign tech behemoths like Microsoft and Intel. can share ideas on what the university of tomorrow should look like given the changes and challenges digital technology brings to education.

As well as learn what schools in South Korea, renowned for its electronics giants like Samsung and highly-educated workforce are doing to keep up with the fast-changing IT sector so South Korean companies can win the race for top-tier global talent.

This museum at SK Telecom's headquarters shows the South Korean tech giant's cutting-edge products including e-learning tools already being used to teach kids. A popular attraction in the heart of Seoul it shows how the digital age is rapidly pervading every area of life. The online university market is also expanding Simon Nelson, one of the conference's speakers heads FutureLearn. Britain's online university platform.

With so many prominent members of the education community gathered at this conference and so much insightful lively dialogue and debate going on here the education sector's digital future looks bright indeedTV.

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