The 36th & 37th AKS Summer Program for International Students
The 36th & 37th AKS Summer Program for International Students
As an important part of our mission is to cultivate young leaders, who can contribute to the development of Korean studies, the academy has organised an intensive summer program for international undergraduate students in Korean studies. This program is composed of various components, such as special lectures on Korea, intensive Korean language courses, field trips, excursions, and traditional cultural activities. Since its starting in 1993, we have held the program 35 times and 982 students from over 70 countries have attended the program.
If you want to participate in AKS Summer Program for International Students that will be held twice during summer vacation, please refer to the following and apply.
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱
▶️ The 36th: July 1 (Mon) ∼ July 19 (Fri), 2024 (3 weeks)
▶️ The 37th: August 5 (Mon) ∼ August 23 (Fri), 2024 (3 weeks)
❗️Please choose one that is more convenient for you. You CANNOT select both.
- Language of the Program: Korean
❗️The participants are recommended to possess basic Korean language skills.
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
▶️ The Academy of Korean Studies will cover the cost of registration, lectures, accommodations, and meals during the program as well as expenses incurred during field trips and excursions.
▶️ All participants are responsible for their own travel expenses including the round-trip airfare, transportation fee between airport and AKS and medical insurance.
𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 ◦ 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
Undergraduate students of second year or above from universities abroad who are majoring or minoring in Korean Studies and/or those who took Korea-related courses from their universities.
- Those who are in graduate school or hold Korean nationality are not eligible for this program.
- For those who took Korea related courses, the course names should be specified in the transcript.
- If an applicant's university does not offer Korean Studies major or Korea-related courses, Korean language institute certificate can be substituted for a university transcript.
▶️ Required Documents
1) Application form
2) Certificate of Enrolment
3) Official University Transcripts
4) “Korean Proficiency Evaluation Sheet” included in the application form (No.7)
5) (Optional) Certificate(s) to prove Korean language proficiency
- TOPIK(Korean Proficiency Test) Score Report (Level 3 or higher) or - Certificate of a Korean language program
❗️All documents should be written in Korean or English. If not, translation of the document into Korean or English should be submitted as well.
▶️ Application Period
January 29 (Mon) [10AM] ~ February 23 (Fri) [4PM], 2024
❗️Korea Standard Time
❗️Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
▶️ Application Method
Apply through here ▶️ https://www.aks.ac.kr/cop/bbs/selectBoardArticle.do?nttId=320170&bbsId=BBSMSTR_000000000082&menuNo=4010110000
▶️ Notification of the Acceptance
◦ The result will be announced individually via e-mail on March 29 (Fri), 2024.
📍Contacts:
Ms. Yaelim Han (Program Coordinator) - Phone: +82-31-739-9714
- E-mail: aksculture@aks.ac.kr