Soonchunhyang University Accidentally Admits 11 Extra Medical Students Due to Staff Error; Ministry of Education Takes Action

The first hot topic is truly an absurd incident.

It has been belatedly confirmed that Soonchunhyang University mistakenly accepted 11 more medical school freshmen this year due to a staff member's administrative error.

According to the Ministry of Education, during the process of conducting additional recruitment for unfilled medical school quotas in February this year for the 2026 academic year, Soonchunhyang University selected 113 students, which is 11 more than the official quota.

The mistake occurred when the staff member incorrectly tallied successful applicants while calling additional recruitment candidates to check their enrollment intentions, resulting in 11 extra students being enrolled.

The university reportedly realized this mistake only after notifying the successful applicants.

It was reported that the university self-reported the incident to the Ministry of Education.

Deeming it difficult to revoke the admission of students who have already entered, the Ministry of Education took measures to reduce the medical school recruitment quota by 11 seats for the 2028 academic year.

This is because the recruitment guidelines for next year, 2027, have already been finalized and announced.

Additionally, the ministry requested the university to issue a disciplinary warning to the staff member responsible.
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