The Institute of Information Technology Advancement (IITA) is a
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
government organization under the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), working in the fields of
research and development (R&D) and
information technology
Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of Data (computing), data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information te ...
(IT).
Many IT-projects in Korea are funded by the IITA.
IITA Scholarship
IITA also offers the Korean government's "IITA Scholarship Program" to qualified international
graduate students enrolled in Korean universities in majors such as IT,
computer engineering, computer science,
electronics
The field of electronics is a branch of physics and electrical engineering that deals with the emission, behaviour and effects of electrons using electronic devices. Electronics uses active devices to control electron flow by amplification ...
and related fields. Applications are possible twice a year (in spring and fall). Those already enrolled in a Korean university must have an academic advisor. All applications must be made through the participating schools on behalf of the students. The scholarships cover tuition fees and all other expenses for two years (masters) or four years (for a
PhD degree).
External links
Official NIPA websiteOfficial website for ScholarshipNational Institute for International Education Development
(English website)
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Student financial aid
Communications in South Korea
Government agencies of South Korea
Information technology institutes
Scholarships in South Korea
Government agencies established in 1999
1999 establishments in South Korea