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<p><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Dear Colleagues and Friends,</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:tahoma;">The Graduate School of Korean Studies at the Academy of Korean Studies is now accepting applications for its <strong>Master's and doctoral programs</strong> for 2026 spring semester. The application period runs <strong>from September 8 to September 19</strong> via <strong><a href="https://www.studyinkorea.go.kr/">www.studyinkorea.go.kr</a></strong>.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:tahoma;">As you may be aware, all international students at the AKS are provided with a full tuition waiver, and 15 newly admitted students each semester are awarded a monthly stipend of 800,000 KRW.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:tahoma;">What is more, starting this year, thanks to the generous support of the POSCO TJ Foundation, we are offering the <span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>POSCO Global Scholarship</strong></span> to three newly admitted international students. The scholarship includes:</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><strong>A monthly living allowance of 1,000,000 KRW</strong> for the full duration of the program (2 years for Master\u2019s, 3 years for Ph.D.)</span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family:tahoma;">A one-time settlement grant of 1,000,000 KRW</span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family:tahoma;">A monthly health insurance subsidy of 100,000 KRW</span></strong></li>
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<p><span style="font-family:tahoma;">To be eligible for the POSCO Global Scholarship, applicants must be nationals of one of the designated countries listed below.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;">Nayeon Lee</span></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>
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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 face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">\u25cb<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</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>
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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">\u25cb </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">\u25cb </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">\u25cb </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">\u25cb </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">\u25cb </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">\u25cb </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">\u25cb </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">\u25cb </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:20.8px">Korean Cultural Studies(Only available for a Master\u2019s 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>
<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 color="#333333" face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;">\u25cb<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\u2019s 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;">\u25cb<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;">\u25cb<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;">\u25cb<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\u2019s 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\u2019s degree and doctoral degree students should write a thesis. </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;"> </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;">Entry Requirement </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="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;">\u25cb<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\u2019s 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);">\u25cb<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>
<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);">\u25cb<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;">Korean language proficiency equivalent to or higher than </font><b><font color="#ff0000" style="line-height: 20.8px;">TOPIK(Test of Proficiency in Korean) level 4</font></b><font color="#333333" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> for applicants </font><b><font color="#0000ff" style="line-height: 20.8px;">except 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 </font></b></font><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><span style="color:#ff0000"><span style="line-height:20.8px;"><strong>2026 spring semester</strong></span></span></span></span><font face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> <font style="line-height: 20.8px;"><font color="#333333">is open </font><b style=""><font color="#ff0000">from 8 Sep to 19 Sep 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 fall 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 16 Mar to 27 Mar 2026</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>
<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 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>
<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;">\u25cb<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;">Personal Statement </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;">\u25cb<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;">\u25cb<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;">\u25cb<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;">\u25cb<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 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;">Selection Process </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="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;"> \u25cb </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;"> \u25cb </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 or In-person 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;"> \u25cb </span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">An interview is held to those who have passed the document screening.</span></font></p>
<p class="0" style="margin-left:42.3pt;text-indent:-42.3pt;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;"> \u25cb </span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">Interview schedule will be informed individually. Applicants who do not participate in the interview are automatically disqualified.</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;">Contact Us </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;">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 +82-31-730-8183/8187. </font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; word-break: keep-all;"><font face="tahoma" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px; background: blue;"><font color="#ffffff" style="line-height: 28.8px;">LOCATION</font></span></b><b style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.8px;"> </span></b></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;">Seongnam City - South Korea </font></span></p>
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