There are more than 200 universities in Korea. In 2023, the number of international students studying at universities and colleges in South Korea was about 180,000. The Korean government announced its Study Korea 300K plan to attract 300,000 foreign students by 2027. In other words, it aims to become one of the top 10 destinations for studying abroad by student count by 2027.

Statistics

Number of students

The International enrolments in South Korea have reached 207,125 as of June 2023. The number of international students in Korea is 181,842. In 2023,

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announced its five-year plan to attract 300,000 international students. Its main content is to lift the

Korean language Korean ( South Korean: , ''hangugeo''; North Korean: , ''chosŏnmal'') is the native language for about 80 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the official and national language of both North Korea and South Korea (geographic ...

reguirement for college admission, expand internship and employment opportunities, and establish a quick

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system.

Demographics

Program

The department of the National Institute For International Education under the Ministry of Education supports foreigners who came to study in South Korea. The Korean government scholarship program is named Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) and includes seven programs, including a full scholarship program and a study tour program: * Korean Government Support Program for Foreign Exchange Students The exchange student support program provides financial support from the government to international exchange students selected from cooperative Universities in South Korea, and the period is four months. * Korean Government Scholarship Program The Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) is an academic scholarship funded and managed by the National Institute for International Education (NIIED), a branch of the Ministry of Education in South Korea. This scholarship provides non-Korean scholars (or overseas Koreans who fulfil certain criteria) with the funding and opportunity to conduct undergraduate or postgraduate level studies in South Korea after completing one year of intensive

studies. Since its conception in 1967, over 3,000 students from 148 countries have successfully completed the scholarship program.

University

Seoul

Daejon

Korean language

University-level education includes: *

Yonsei University Korean Language Institute The Yonsei University Korean Language Institute (Hangul: 한국어학당, Hanja:) provides instruction in Korean as a foreign language for international students and businesspeople in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Established in 1959, over 62,000 studen ...

* Myongji University Korean Language Institute * Seoul National University Korean Language Education Center *

Sogang University Korean Language Education Center The Sogang University Korean Language Education Center (Hangul: 한국어교육원) provides instruction in Korean language to foreigners in Korea in Mapo-gu, Seoul. The Sogang program is one of the three Korean language programs approved by the ...

Busan University of Foreign Studies Busan University of Foreign Studies (), often shortened to 부산외대 and BUFS, romanized as Pusan University of Foreign Studies before 2011, is a private university in Busan, South Korea, which specializes in foreign languages. History Busan ...

*Language Education Institute of

Pusan National University Pusan National University (PNU), also called Busan National University, is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities in South Korea and second highest public universities in South Korea. Located mainly in Busan (or Pusan), the universi ...

References

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