South Korea is struggling to produce sufficient numbers of science and engineering graduates.
The trend among students is to shun science and engineering majors. Furthermore, those
who do enter these fields often leave South Korea to pursue their careers. There are several
distinct types of mismatches in the labour market. These include the problems of overeducation,
rather than a shortage of skilled workers; the potential under-supply of trade
workers; the complaints of employers about the skills of recent graduates; and the overall
flexibility of the existing system in responding to changes in employment