Jo Min, Whose Admission to Korea University Was Canceled, Maintains 'Acceptance' at Seoul National University Graduate School

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who has been indicted on charges of entrance exam fraud and covering up an inspection, is attending a trial held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 14th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Kyung-jun] It has been confirmed that although Cho Min, the daughter of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, had her admission to Korea University canceled, Seoul National University is maintaining her graduate school acceptance.

According to a response submitted by Seoul National University to Jeong Gyeong-hee, a member of the National Assembly's Education Committee from the People Power Party, the Graduate School of Environmental Studies lists Cho, who enrolled in the first semester of the 2014 academic year, as being in a "non-registered expulsion" status. Non-registered expulsion is a measure where a student's name is removed from the academic register due to non-payment of tuition fees.

Although Korea University canceled Cho's admission in February on the grounds that some records in her high school student record book were false or untrue, her graduate school admission, which requires an undergraduate diploma, has remained intact.

Seoul National University cited the appeal lawsuit Cho filed against Korea University as the reason for not canceling her admission. In April, after the news of Korea University's admission cancellation became public, Cho filed a lawsuit against Korea University, claiming that "the cancellation based on student record contents that had little or no impact on admission results or whose causal relationship was not proven is an unfair disposition."

Seoul National University explained, "If we cancel the admission without waiting for the lawsuit outcome, there is a concern that additional exhausting legal disputes such as civil lawsuits and injunction applications to suspend the effect may arise."

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