The Graduate School of Korean Studies is an affiliated institution of
the Academy of Korean Studies(“AKS”), which operates under the Korean
Ministry of Education. It was established in 1980 to nurture scholars contributing to the development and globalization of Korean studies, through a liaison between the AKS’ research capacity and graduate education.

As a research-oriented institution in the fields of humanities and social sciences pertinent to Korea, the Graduate School of Korean Studies has maintained its commitment to the highest quality teaching and research through eminent professors’ close mentoring of students for the past 40 years. Our graduates are playing pivotal role in the various educational and research organizations of Korean studies around the world with their academic excellence. The statistics show that 61.1% of our 95 international graduates with a doctorate are working as professors/full-time instructors.

Currently, approximately 300 students, including around 150 international students from 40 different countries, are enrolled in a master’s or doctoral degree program at the Graduate School of Korean Studies.

(Scholarship)

◦ Tuition fees are fully waived for all international students.
65.2% of international students ◦ benefit from the Government
Grant.
- Monthly stipend of 500,000KRW (for master’s degree students)
or 750,000KRW (for doctoral degree students) is provided for a
year, renewable upon evaluation.
◦ Opportunities for division assistants, dormitory assistants and
research assistants are available.

(Education)

◦ A 5:1 student-faculty ratio enables close one-on-one guidance of
students by professors.
◦ Students are encouraged to participate in the AKS’research
projects because we, as an affiliate of a research institution, put
a high value on links between research and education. 20% of our
international students in a doctoral degree program took
advantage of it and worked as RAs.
◦ Korean language courses specifically designed for academic
purposes are provided free of charge.
◦ Various programs supporting student’s academic performance are
run such as tutoring, cultural activities, and airfare subsidy for
presentation in overseas conferences.

(Environments)

◦ On-campus dormitory accommodations are available at the rate of
543,000KRW per semester(six months), double occupancy.
◦ Subsidy for students club (table tennis, soccer, calligraphy, etc.)
are provided.
◦ A gym and a table tennis room are available free of charge.

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