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<p><span style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">We are pleased to inform you that online application for <strong>MA or PhD studentship for 2025 fall semester is open from 17 Mar till 28 Mar 2025</strong> at <strong>www.studyinkorea.go.kr</strong>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="background-color:#0000ff;">Why Study at the Graduate School of Korean Studies, the Academy of Korean Studies? </span></font></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;">As an educational institute established and funded by the Korean government with the aim of promoting Korean studies, we provide international students with excellent educational and living environments as follows: </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.3pt; word-break: keep-all;"><font face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" style="line-height: 20.8px;">○</font><span style="line-height: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;"><font color="#333333" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> </font><font color="#ff0000" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> </font></span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#ff0000" style="line-height: 20.8px;">Tuition fees are fully waived</font></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> for the whole coursework period for all international students. </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.3pt; word-break: keep-all;"><font face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">○<span style="line-height: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" style="line-height: 20.8px;">About 80% of international students benefit from the </font><b><font color="#ff0000" style="line-height: 20.8px;">Government Grant, a monthly stipend of 800,000 KRW (equivalent to $600)</font></b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">for a year, renewable upon evaluation. </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.3pt; word-break: keep-all;"><font face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">○<span style="line-height: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" style="line-height: 20.8px;">A </font><b><font color="#ff0000" style="line-height: 20.8px;">5:1 student-faculty ratio</font></b><font color="#333333" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> enables close one-to-one guidance by professors. </font></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.3pt; word-break: keep-all;"><font face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">○<span style="line-height: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#ff0000" style="line-height: 20.8px;">Korean language courses are offered free of charge</font></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">to assist international students with academic writing, presentations, and discussions. </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.3pt; word-break: keep-all;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">○<span style="line-height: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">Various programs such as tutoring, writing clinic, cultural activities and airfare subsidy for attending overseas conferences, etc. support students’ academic performance. </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;">Currently, approximately 200 students are enrolled in our Master’s or doctoral degree programs, </font><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;">including 103 international students from 31 countries,</span></span></span><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> in the fields of humanities and social sciences pertinent to Korea. </font></span></p>
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<p><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background:blue"><span style="line-height:20.8px"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="line-height:28.8px;">SUBJECT AREAS</span></span></span></span></b><b style="color:#333333"> </b></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-indent:-21.3pt; margin-left:28px"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">Korean History </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:-21.3pt; margin-left:28px"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">Diplomatics and Bibliography </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:-21.3pt; margin-left:28px"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">Philosophy </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:-21.3pt; margin-left:28px"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">Korean Linguistics · Korean Literature </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:-21.3pt; margin-left:28px"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">Anthropology · Folklore </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:-21.3pt; margin-left:28px"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">Religious Studies </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:-21.3pt; margin-left:28px"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">Musicology </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:-21.3pt; margin-left:28px"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">Art History </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:-21.3pt; margin-left:28px"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">Cultural Informatics · Human Geography </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:-21.3pt; margin-left:28px"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">Political Science </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:-21.3pt; margin-left:28px"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">Sociology </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:-21.3pt; margin-left:28px"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">Education </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:-21.3pt; margin-left:28px"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">Korean Cultural Studies(Only available for a Master’s degree program) </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="background-color:#0000ff;">The Program </span></font></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.3pt; word-break: keep-all;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">○<span style="line-height: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">Coursework period is 2 years for a Master’s degree program and 3 years for a doctoral degree program. </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.3pt; word-break: keep-all;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">○<span style="line-height: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">An academic year consists of two semesters and courses are provided for 15 weeks per semester. A spring semester begins in March, and a fall semester in September. </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.3pt; word-break: keep-all;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">○<span style="line-height: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">Most courses are taught in Korean, while courses in Korean Cultural Studies are provided in in English. </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.3pt; word-break: keep-all;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">○<span style="line-height: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">Students earn 3 credits per each course. In order to graduate, students of a Master’s degree program should complete 24 credits, and a doctoral degree program 36 credits, other than mandatory Korean language courses which are non-credit. Both Master’s degree and doctoral degree students should write a thesis. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="background-color:#0000ff;">Entry Requirement </span></font></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.3pt; word-break: keep-all;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">○<span style="line-height: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">A keen interest in Korean studies, coupled with an undergraduate degree (for a Master’s degree program) or a graduate degree (for a doctoral degree program) </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.3pt; word-break: keep-all;"><font face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">○<span style="line-height: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" style="line-height: 20.8px;">English language proficiency equivalent to or higher than </font><b><font color="#ff0000" style="line-height: 20.8px;">TOEFL iBT 80, IELTS Academic Module 6.5, or TEPS 301</font></b> <font color="#333333" style="line-height: 20.8px;">for applicants </font><b><font color="#0000ff" style="line-height: 20.8px;">for Korean Cultural Studies</font></b></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="background-color:#0000ff;">Application Deadline </span></font></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> </font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" style="line-height: 20.8px;">We seek for applications twice a year. </font><b><font color="#ff0000" style="line-height: 20.8px;">Application for 2025 fall semester</font></b> <font style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333">is open </font><b style=""><font color="#ff0000">from 17 Mar to 28 Mar 2025</font></b></font><font color="#333333" style="line-height: 20.8px;">. Applications for</font><span style="color:#ff0000;"><font style="line-height: 20.8px;"><strong> 2026 spring semester</strong></font></span><font color="#333333" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> will be sought </font><span style="color:#ff0000;"><font style="line-height: 20.8px;"><strong>from 8 Sep to 19 Sep 2025</strong></font></span><font color="#333333" style="line-height: 20.8px;">. </font></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="background-color:#0000ff;">How to Apply </span></font></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" style="line-height: 20.8px;">To apply, visit </font><b><font color="#ff0000" style="line-height: 20.8px;">www.studyinkorea.go.kr</font></b> <font color="#333333" style="line-height: 20.8px;">and complete the online application form. A soft copy or a scanned copy of the following documents should be uploaded on the application website: </font></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.3pt; word-break: keep-all;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">○<span style="line-height: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">Research Plan </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.3pt; word-break: keep-all;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">○<span style="line-height: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">A graduation certificate and official transcripts </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.3pt; word-break: keep-all;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">○<span style="line-height: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">A score report of TOFEL iBT, IELTS Academic Module, or TEPS (if applicable) </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.3pt; word-break: keep-all;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">○<span style="line-height: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">A TOPIK certificate (if applicable) </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;">In addition, a letter of recommendation should be sent directly from the recommender by email at admission_intl@aks.ac.kr. </font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="background-color:#0000ff;">Selection Process </span></font></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="0" style="margin-left:29.9pt;text-indent:-29.9pt;tab-stops:left blank 18.3pt left blank 38.3pt;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font face="tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">A. 1</span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; vertical-align: super;">st</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">Process</span></font><font face="tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;"> : </span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: bold;">Document Screening</span></font></p>
<p class="0" style="margin-left:48.5pt;text-indent:-48.5pt;tab-stops:left blank 18.3pt left blank 38.3pt;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font face="tahoma"><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;"> ○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">Document screening is held for applicants who meet all the application requirement. </span></font></p>
<p class="0" style="margin-left:49.1pt;text-indent:-49.1pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;tab-stops:left blank 18.3pt left blank 38.3pt;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font face="tahoma"><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;"> ○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">Overall evaluation of applicants' research plan, academic ability, language proficiency, and academic background (shown in personal statement and a recommendation letter) takes place.</span></font></p>
<p class="0" style="margin-left:30.6pt;text-indent:-30.6pt;tab-stops:left blank 18.3pt left blank 38.3pt;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font face="tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">B. 2</span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; vertical-align: super;">nd</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">Process : </span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: bold;">A Video Interview</span></font></p>
<p class="0" style="margin-left:44.7pt;text-indent:-44.7pt;tab-stops:left blank 18.3pt left blank 38.3pt;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font face="tahoma"><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;"> ○ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">A video interview via Zoom is held to those who have passed the document screening.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;">If you have any queries about the program or the application process, please contact us at <a href="mailto:admission_intl@aks.ac.kr" rel="noopener noreferrer">admission_intl@aks.ac.kr</a> or +82-31-730-8183. </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;">We are also available at Kakao Talk Open Chat Room at </font></span><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><a href="https://open.kakao.com/o/gkclkKih">https://open.kakao.com/o/gkclkKih</a></span>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;">Seongnam City - South Korea </font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;">Perched on the side of Cheonggye Mountain, 30km south of the center of Seoul, the campus provides a fantastic setting for the academic pursuits of students with its peaceful atmospheres and natural environments. Also, students can reach dynamic youth culture of Gangnam area within 30 minutes by bus as well as artistic and historic heritage of Seoul city center within an hour. </font></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font face="tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal;"><font style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333" style="line-height: 20.8px;">- <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal;"><a href="https://grad.aks.ac.kr/cop/bbs/selectBoardArticle.do?nttId=321636&bbsId=BBSMSTR_000000000290&adiInfo7=B&menuNo=2010124000&lang=eng" rel="noopener noreferrer">Application guidelines in English</a></span></font></font></span></font></p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;">Nayeon Lee</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;">International Student Advisor</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;">The Graduate School of Korean Studies</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;">The Academy of Korean Studies</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;">323 Haogae-ro Bundang-gu Seongnam-si Gyeonggi-do 13455</span></span></p>
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