Abolishing 'Vacancy' Limits in Regional University Transfers... More Students to Be Admitted in High-Demand Departments

Within the total number of selectable personnel, autonomous distribution regardless of deficit personnel is possible
Departments with high demand can select more personnel than the deficit
Excludes application to Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Education fields

On the 12th, students are attending a special lecture at the 'Startup Job Fair' held at the Engineering Building of Yonsei University in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Ministry of Education is revising the transfer admission allocation criteria to allow regional universities to admit more transfer students according to demand in response to social changes.

On the 15th, the Ministry of Education announced that it will improve the system to allow autonomous allocation exceeding the deficit number of each recruitment unit within the total number of transfer admissions possible within the regional university quota.

Currently, even within the total number of transfer admissions possible, replenishment is only allowed within the range that does not exceed the deficit number of first- and second-year students of each recruitment unit from the previous year. The total number of transfer admissions possible is calculated by multiplying the deficit number of first- and second-year students from the previous year by the calculation ratio for securing the four major requirements, then adding the carryover number of transfer admissions from unfilled new admissions.

By abolishing the transfer admission deficit limit only for regional universities, departments with high demand will be able to admit more transfer students. However, this does not apply to medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and education colleges.

For example, if the total number of transfer admissions possible at a regional university is 20 or more, and departments A and B each have 10 vacancies, currently only 10 students can be admitted per department, but going forward, department A can admit 15 students and department B 5 students.

This improvement plan will be implemented starting from the 2023 academic year, and based on the analysis of its effects, expansion to universities in the metropolitan area will also be considered.

The number of transfer admissions for regional universities is 26,031 as of this year. With the application of this improvement plan, regional universities will be able to additionally admit transfer students in specialized fields where they have strengths starting next year.

Lee Ju-ho, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, said, "We expect this to help regional universities pursue autonomous specialization and cultivate talented individuals."

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