Jeju Aims to Be English Education Mecca

For years, Korea has seen billions of dollars slip away with the thousands of students who go abroad to study English, and the government, despite pledging to strengthen public education to reduce the demand, has proved unable to halt the exodus.

Step forward Jeju Island. The volcanic outcrop, with ambitious plans to build an English-only education city over 3,793 square meters, about half the size of Yeouido in Seoul, could be at the vanguard to turn the tide if its ambitions are to be believed.

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