Education Minister Announces Special Probe into College Application System Crash, Weighs Publicly Managed System

Minister of Education Choi Kyo-jin announced that the ministry will form a special investigation team with the Korean Council for University Education (KCUE) to conduct on-site inspections through September 23 regarding the recent college admissions application system crash, while also reviewing plans to overhaul the system into a publicly managed application platform.

During his opening remarks at the National Assembly's Education Committee plenary session today (the 16th), Minister Choi stated, "We will thoroughly investigate the overall system, including the root cause of this failure, to formulate preventive measures and ensure that no similar cases occur during the upcoming regular admissions."

He emphasized, "Based on the results of the special investigation, we will hold parties strictly accountable and simultaneously review transitioning to a public application system."

Earlier, around 5:50 p.m. on the 11th, about 10 minutes before the deadline for early admissions applications, an error occurred in the UwayApply application system, causing major chaos as some applicants failed to properly complete their submissions and payments.

In response, the Ministry of Education and the KCUE extended the early admissions application deadline by one hour, but controversy over fairness arose as 17 universities released their competition rates based on the original deadline.

(Photo: Yonhap News)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.