Students from five medical schools who received a notice of impending expulsion for being absent without permission for over one month have reportedly returned.
According to the education sector on the 7th, 1,916 students from five medical schools, including Soonchunhyang University, Eulji University, Inje University, Konyang University, and CHA Academy (Medical Graduate School), have returned to classes.
They were notified of their impending expulsion from the school on the 2nd in accordance with the school regulations for being absent without permission for over one month. The number of affected students includes 606 from Soonchunhyang University, 299 from Eulji University, 557 from Inje University, 190 from CHA Academy, and 264 from Konyang University.
Expulsion can only occur if there are vacancies. However, it is highly likely that the first year, which includes students from the 24th and 25th classes, will not have vacancies next year due to new students enrolling. Therefore, unlike being retained, receiving expulsion could make it difficult to maintain the status of a medical student.
In this regard, the Ministry of Education is reviewing a plan to amend the basic transfer plan to allow for 100% filling of vacancies caused by retention or expulsion, accepting requests from some medical schools. Revisions are targeted for completion around October and could be applied starting next year.
On this day, 40 medical schools nationwide will report to the Ministry of Education on the status of the retention and expulsion of students who did not return.
Previously, on April 29, the government asked all medical schools to prepare and submit by the 7th of this month a form that includes the criteria for retention for students who have not returned (scheduled), the number of students subject to retention, the scheduled date for the retention review committee, and the number of confirmed retentions.
In contrast to the students facing impending expulsion, movements for the return of students subject to retention have reportedly been minimal.