International students in South Korea

The International enrolments in South Korea have reached 207,125 as of June 2023. The number of international students in Korea is 181,842. In 2023, South Korean government announced its five-year plan to attract 300,000 international students. Its main content is to lift the Korean language reguirement for college admission, expand internship and employment opportunities, and establish a quick visa system.

As of 2024, the most common nationalities of international students were Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, and South America. Among the students, 69.8% were degree students, and 30.2% were non-degree students such as exchange students or language students. The number of students attending universities in the Seoul Metropolitan Area was 56% of the total.

{{See also|Scholarships in Korea}}

The department of the National Institute For International Education under the Ministry of Education supports foreigners who came to study in South Korea.{{Cite web |title=International Student Service Center |url=http://niied.go.kr/user/nd12204.do |website=Ministry of Education (South Korea)}}

The Korean government scholarship program is named Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) and includes seven programs, including a full scholarship program and a study tour program.

• Korean Government Support Program for Foreign Exchange Students

The exchange student support program provides financial support from the government to international exchange students selected from cooperative Universities in South Korea, and the period is four months.{{Cite web |title=GKS Non-degree Program for Foreign Exchange Students |url=http://niied.go.kr/user/nd96422.do |website=Ministry of Education (South Korea)}}

• Korean Government Scholarship Program

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The Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) is an academic scholarship funded and managed by the National Institute for International Education (NIIED), a branch of the Ministry of Education in South Korea.{{cite web| url = http://www.niied.go.kr/eng/contents.do?contentsNo=71&menuNo=324| title = About NIIED| date = | access-date = November 1, 2015| archive-date = July 24, 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180724080000/http://www.niied.go.kr/eng/contents.do?contentsNo=71&menuNo=324| url-status = dead}} This scholarship provides non-Korean scholars (or overseas Koreans who fulfil certain criteria) with the funding and opportunity to conduct undergraduate or postgraduate level studies in South Korea after completing one year of intensive Korean language studies.{{cite web| url = http://www.niied.go.kr/eng/contents.do?contentsNo=78&menuNo=349| title = KGSP (Korean Government Scholarship Program)| date = | access-date = November 1, 2015| archive-date = July 31, 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180731093521/http://www.niied.go.kr/eng/contents.do?contentsNo=78&menuNo=349| url-status = dead}} Since its conception in 1967, over 3,000 students from 148 countries have successfully completed the scholarship program.{{cite web | url = http://hdonair.com/2015_06_niied/int_01.html| title = NIIED News| date = June 2015| access-date = November 1, 2015| trans-title =}}

{{Main|Universities in South Korea}}

{{See also|Seoul}}

{{See also|Daejon}}

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University-level education includes:

• Yonsei University Korean Language Institute
• Myongji University Korean Language Institute
• Seoul National University Korean Language Education Center
• Sogang University Korean Language Education Center
• Busan University of Foreign Studies
• Language Education Institute of Pusan National University

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• Education in South Korea
• Visa policy of South Korea
• Korean Government Scholarship Program
• Scholarships in Korea
• Korean language
• Korean as a foreign language
• KLAT
• TOPIK

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