Korean media are worried that the rich people are too advocating to study abroad. Scholars: Everyone is envious and feels frustrated.

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] "Why do people born with a golden spoon scolding a huge sum of money to study abroad? Want to be a 'Korean elite'!" "Korean National News" analyzed the "Study Abroad Elite" for Korean society on the 3rd. Significance.

In South Korea, a diploma with famous overseas schools can not only prove that the holder is "international talent", but also a necessary step to become a Korean elite. The academic qualifications of large Korean business managers reflect this. It is reported that as of the end of December 2021, among the top 30 companies in the total market value, 33 of the 86 companies (38.4%) held a diploma of overseas universities. Similar situations also appear at the top of the Korean government. As of May 16 this year, 10 of the 17 ministerial officials confirmed or nominated by the Yin Xiyue government, 10 people (58.8%) had obtained a master's or doctoral degree overseas. Among the 31 children, 12 of them (38.7%) were undergraduate or graduate students overseas.

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Why does an overseas education become an important step in entering the Korean elite? It is reported that this is due to corporate policies and educational policies implemented in South Korea over the past 30 years, as well as worship of international elites. South Korea's "test abilityism" culture means that a person only needs to pass a few exams such as college and employment to ensure his lifelong position. Therefore, South Korea is a country with a chance to get higher and stable status as long as he has an international degree.

As the main participants in society, global elite members have always occupied more resources. And this imbalanced income distribution often causes more envy, not criticism. It is reported that South Korea's tolerance for the elite class is quite high. In 2018, a survey on "Korean social justice" showed that 66%of the respondents agreed that "according to personal ability and efforts, the greater the wage gap, the better" Essence Even the upper class with huge wealth, advocating to continue its social status through education and degrees.

Under this cognition, the Korean elite has increasingly valued "monopolies for economy, politics and culture", and these parents also spent huge amounts of money to seek "status" for their children, making most people frustrated. Although it cannot be denied the positive role of international talents in the process of globalization in South Korea, there are also some concerns in public opinion.

Professor Jin Zhongying of Qingxi University said that on the issue of education, everyone only expects the highest level, not the average level. The social voices and influence of the upper elites have great influence. "Seeing a few of them, everyone feels frustrated while envy." In addition, as early as 2013, there was a paper in South Korea that analyzed international talents in China that the longing for a better future through studying abroad was extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extreme was extremely extremely extreme. A few people can do so. The analysis believes that the South Korean people will want to pin the gold plating of study abroad and cover up the social problems that South Korea's labor force is unstable and low wages in the context of globalization. (Han Wen)

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