Honam University, 100% Quota Filled in 2022 Early Admission Recruitment

From the 10th to 14th, all 1,651 applicants selected, scholarship system greatly expanded

New AI Big Data Department established, increased enrollment in promising majors like eSports and Manhwa Animation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Honam University (President Park Sang-chul) announced on the 5th that it will select all 1,651 students in the 2022 academic year early admission from the 10th to the 14th.

This early admission general student screening reflects 60% of the school record and 40% of the interview. However, the Department of Nursing and the Department of Physical Therapy conduct a stepwise screening, selecting five times the number of recruits in the first stage with 100% school record, followed by an interview.

Other general departments conduct a unified screening where all applicants undergo interviews. The biggest feature of the interview screening is that there is no minimum CSAT grade requirement. To broaden the choices for examinees, overlapping applications between the interview-centered screening and the school record-centered screening are allowed, and the general administrative fee of the screening fee is discounted for overlapping applications.

Following the establishment of the Department of Clinical Pathology (Department Head Seo Sang-wan) in the 2021 academic year, Honam University newly established the Department of AI Big Data (Department Head Baek Ran) in the 2022 admissions to nurture AI big data experts leading core technologies of the 4th Industrial Revolution era, selecting 25 freshmen.

The Department of AI Big Data is fully prepared to intensively nurture professionals in two tracks: artificial intelligence and big data fields.

In particular, it plans to continuously expand intensive education on new technologies based on AI big data promoted by the AI Big Data Research Institute and the IT Square Project Group.

Increasing department quotas reflecting manpower demand trends due to future social changes and student preferences are also notable. The Department of eSports Industry (Department Head Jung Yeon-cheol) will select 30 freshmen, an increase of 9 from last year.

Also, the Department of Cartoon Animation (Department Head Gu Man-chae), established to nurture practical cartoon animation experts leading the global content market, will recruit 35 students, an increase of 5 to meet rising demand. In addition, the Department of Police Administration (Department Head Kim Jung-gyu) and the Department of Fire Administration (Department Head Noh Seon-gyun) will each increase by 5 students, recruiting 45 and 40 students respectively.

Honam University will greatly expand its scholarship system in the 2022 early admission to open the 'Zero Tuition Era for Freshmen.'

Following the recent government announcement to expand national scholarships by 3.5 million KRW for students in income brackets 7 to 8, Honam University additionally established the Hope Scholarship, a school scholarship, to effectively enable full tuition exemption for freshmen by expanding and reorganizing the scholarship system.

To attract outstanding students, those with a CSAT percentile score of 350 points or higher will receive a full tuition waiver for four years (eight semesters) and an additional academic encouragement grant of 3.6 million KRW, paid monthly at 300,000 KRW for one year.

Also, a considerable number of students will be able to receive an additional study scholarship of up to 3.6 million KRW annually.

Continuing from last year, freshmen who register after initial acceptance in this year's early admission will receive the AI Talent Scholarship, which can be used to purchase various smart devices such as an iPad worth approximately 715,000 KRW.

Those who register after being admitted through early admission waitlist will receive a scholarship to purchase an iPad worth approximately 419,000 KRW. This scholarship benefit applies only to early admission successful applicants and does not apply to regular or additional admissions.

Honam University will conduct early admission interviews online and non-face-to-face to ensure COVID-19 prevention and convenience for students from distant locations. The non-face-to-face interview allows examinees to answer questions via video using smartphones or PCs in a safe space free from time and spatial constraints.

President Park Sang-chul stated, “Along with the rapid development of new technologies, universities must go beyond being places of academic learning to actively engage in AI convergence education to nurture AI convergence talents who can play leading roles in future society and provide platforms for future technologies.” He added, “Being selected for the 'National Service Award' in the AI specialization category for two consecutive years is the result of Honam University, the only 'AI Specialized University' in Korea, successfully pursuing its educational vision. We will continue to do our best to nurture the 'Next Champions' who will lead future new growth engine industries.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.