Gyeongsang National University, 114 International Students Enrolled in First Semester

Holding Freshman Orientation and Providing Academic Guidance and Information

Gyeongsang National University announced on the 29th that a total of 114 international students will be admitted in the first semester of this year, including 63 undergraduate students and 51 graduate students.

Among the undergraduates, there are 9 self-funded international students, 42 exchange students, 5 Campus-Asia AIMS exchange students, and 7 government-sponsored foreign scholarship degree students (GKS: Global Korea Scholarship). Among the graduate students, there are 25 master's students, 23 doctoral students, 1 exchange student, 1 integrated master's and doctoral student, and 1 GKS government-sponsored scholarship student.

Separately, 17 students enrolled this year in the Korean language training program operated by the Gyeongsang National University International Language Institute, bringing the total number of students enrolled to 74.

Group photo of international students orientation at Gyeongsang National University.

The Office of External Cooperation at Gyeongsang National University held an orientation for new international students on the 29th at the Pioneer Auditorium of the International Language Institute to provide academic guidance and useful information for daily life, supporting early settlement and adaptation to student life.

About 150 people attended the orientation, including Vice President for Research Kim Gon-seop, staff from the Office of External Cooperation, international students, and GNU buddies.

The orientation included crime prevention education, academic system guidance, dormitory regulations briefing, visa registration and health check explanations, introduction to the International Student Association (ISA), and a campus tour with international student helpers (GNU Buddy).

Gyeongsang National University was selected as a certified university under the Ministry of Education’s ‘2023 International Education Quality Assurance System (IEQAS),’ receiving benefits such as relaxed and simplified visa issuance review criteria for international students, unlimited quotas for special graduate admissions for foreigners, and preferential treatment when applying for the GKS program.

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