ADMISSIONS

    Exchange Programs

    Summary of Program

    • Introduction
      • Exchange program is for students from overseas sister universities who can acquire Korean language and culture and earn credits in their majors and other subjects.
    • Period of Study
      • 6 months(one semester) or 1 year(two semesters)
    • Academics
      • Undergraduate Studies / Graduate Studies(except AUEA)
    • Classes
      Description Undergraduate Graduate
      Available Subjects Major, Other Majors, Liberal Arts, Korean Courses for Foreign Students Major, Other Majors
      Available Credits Minimum 6 ~ Maximum 18 Minimum 3 ~ Maximum 9
      ※ Graduate students can take fee-paying Korean Special Course.

    Calendar (2021)

    Description 1st(Spring) Semester 2nd(Fall) Semester
    Nomination and Application Deadline December 31 June 30
    Online Application December 31 June 30
    Documents Screening November ~ January 5 May ~ July 5
    Delivery of Admission Document(Certificate of Admission and Registration Information) December ~ January 10 June ~ July 10
    Payment of Dormitory Fee January 20 ~ February 10 July 20 ~ August 10
    Arrival in Korea February 27 ~ March 1 August 30 ~ August 31
    Incheon Airport Pick-up Service February 27 August 30
    Orientation February 28 August 31
    Beginning of Semester March 2 September 1
    Course Registration March 2 ~ March 6 September 1 ~ September 5
    End of Semester June 20 December 24
    ※ The date may change slightly every semester.

    Online Application

    Required Documents

    • Application Form
    • Study Plan and Self-introduction in Korean or English
    • Academic Transcript
    • Certificate of Enrollment in English (If it is written in another language, required Korean translation.)
    • Letter of Recommendation in English (If it is written in another language, required Korean translation.)
    • Photocopy of Passport
    • 3 Photos(White background)
    • Tuberculosis Test Report(Chest X-Ray Examination)

    Courses

    • Exchange students(undergraduate) can apply for at least 6 credits and up to 18 credits per semester.
    • Exchange students(Graduate) can apply for at least 3 credits and up to 9 credits per semester.
    • Exchange students can register for all classes of other grades.
    • Korean Courses for Foreign Students
      • Only for Undergraduate Exchange Students
      • Fee-free
      • Credit granting (3 courses = 9 credits)
      • Depending on the Korean language proficiency of exchange students, JBNU basically provides 3 courses in Korean language courses.

    • Korean Special Course for Graduate Students
      • Fee-paying, 450,000 KRW/semester(14 weeks, 70 hours), 13:00~14:00(Monday~Friday)
        Levels Subjects Credits
        Basic 1, 2 Speaking and Listening 3
        Reading 3
        Writing 3
        Intermediate 1, 2 Speaking and Listening 3
        Reading 3
        Writing 3
        Advanced 1, 2 Advanced Korean of Current Affairs 3
        Advanced Korean of Video 3
        Advanced Writing 3
      • No credit
      • Conversation Class
      • 1 hour/day, 14 weeks, 13:00~14:00
      • Levels : Basic / Intermediate / Advanced

    • Courses Taught in English(Credit granting courses)
      • School of International Studies
        Grade Semester Subject Credit-Lecture
        1 1 Academic Reading and Writing
        Academic Debate and Presentation        		 3-3
        3-3
        2 Introduction to International Studies
        Introduction to International Development
        Reading Contemporary Korea        		 3-3
        3-3
        2 1 Introduction to Economics
        Social Research Design        		 3-3
        3-3
        Understanding International Law
        Area Studies 1
        International Political Economy
        Introduction to Human Rights        		 3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        2 Theories of International Relations
        Economic Development        		 3-3
        3-3
        Global Issues in Development
        Area Studies 2
        International Organizations and Global Governance
        Quantitative Research Method        		 3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3 1 Development Management
        ODA Policies in Global Development Strategy
        Culture and International Relations
        International Development Cooperation in Northeast Asia
        Area Studies 3
        International Communication        		 3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        2 Introduction to Public Diplomacy : Issues and Topics
        Politics of the Developing World
        International Ethics and Social Justice
        Public Diplomacy and Korea
        Qualitative Research Method        		 3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        4 1 Advanced Topics in Human Rights and Security
        Gender, Politics and the Law
        Special Topics in Global Affairs : International Development
        Advanced Seminar on the Global South        		 3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        2 International Negotiation
        Migration and Multiculturalism
        Advanced Seminar on the Korean Peninsula
        International Peace and Security        		 3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3

      • School of International Engineering and Science
        Grade Semester Subject Credit-Lecture
        2 1 Organic Chemistry
        Differential Equation
        Circuit Theory 1
        Engineering Science C Language
        Discrete Structure
        Microbiology 1        		 3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        2 Python Programming
        Data Structure
        Linear Algebra
        Organic Chemistry 2
        Circuit Theory 2
        Microbiology 2        		 3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3 1 Basic Machine Learning
        Instruction to Algorism
        Polymer Science & Technique
        Digital Engineering 1
        Probability and Statistics
        Genetics 1        		 3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        2 Physical Chemistry
        Engineering of Semiconductor
        Digital Engineering 2
        Creative Engineering Design 1
        Fundamental of Bio-informatics
        Genetics 2        		 3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        4 1 Creative Engineering Design 2
        Mechatronics
        Display Engineering
        Biochemistry 1        		 3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        2 Flexible and Printable Electronics
        Device for Energy Conversion
        Deep Learning Project
        Artificial Intelligence
        Robotics)
        Biochemistry 2        		 3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        3-3
        ※ In addition, students can choose major courses in English from each department. (Major courses in English vary on each semester.

    • Short-term Semester
      Session Period Course Registration
      Summer end of June ~ middle of July beginning of May
      Winter end of December ~ middle of January beginning of November
      • Credits : Students can apply for up to 6 credits.
      • Fee : 23,000 KRW/1credit

    • Official Transcript and Certificate of Completion
      • 1stSemester : July 15
      • 2ndSemester : January 15
      ※ The transcripts and certificates of completion will be sent by airmail to home universities of exchange students.
      ※ The transcript can be issued by the exchange student himself/herself through the certificate issuing machine installed on the first floor of the law school(4-1 Building).

    Dormitory

    • Location: Chambit Building, Jeonbuk National University Residence Hall No.93 Changpo-gil, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk 54896
    • Payment of Dormitory Fee
      • Period : January 20 ~ February 10, July 20 ~ August 10
      • Amount : Approximately 1,100,000 KRW
    • Others
      • Twin room
      • Serving 3 meals a day except Saturdays and Sundays
      • Each room is furnished with a desk, chair, wardrobe, bed, shoe rack, bookshelf, Internet, bathroom, shower room, phone, desk lamp, etc. ※ Dormitory does not provide bedding, so exchange students should prepare their own bedding and pillows.
      • Common Facilities : reading room, computer room, fitness room, laundry room(coin operated)
      • Amenities : convenience store, stationery store, cafe, restaurant, pizza/chicken place
      • Caution : light fire, smoking, drinking, and cooking are prohibited in dormitory, and students who violate the rules will leave immediately from dormitory by force.
      • Homepage :http://likehome.jbnu.ac.kr/
      • Phone : +82-63-270-4723

    Insurance

    • Amount
      • Insurance Company : 110,000 KRW/year, 60,000 KRW/semester (Present)
      • National Health Insurance : 40,000 KRW/month or more (within the next few years)
    • Guarantee items : General hospital treatment cost, Medicine cost, Operation cost, Hospitalization cost, etc. (Cosmetic surgery, Dermatology and Dentistry cannot be reimbursed)
      • Regardless of the domestic insurance of home country, exchange students must join the insurance in Korea after entry.
      • Accidents caused by driving and riding motorcycles are not guaranteed.

    Contacts

    • E-mail : inbound@jbnu.ac.kr, inboundct@jbnu.ac.kr(China, Taiwan), yunhap91@jbnu.ac.kr(AUEA-Southeast Asia)
    • Phone : +82-63-270-4757, +82-63-270-2184(China, Taiwan), +82-63-270-4892(AUEA-Southeast Asia)
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