Dong-A University Selected for Government Scholarship Program 'International Reconstruction Talent Course Mathematics College and Outstanding Exchange Student Project'

“Actively Supporting Undergraduate, Graduate, Korean Language Institute, and Exchange Students to Attract Outstanding Talent from Around the World”

Dong-A University (President Lee Hae-woo) has achieved the remarkable feat of being selected for both the GKS project 'International Reconstruction Talent (Korean Language Training) Program College of Mathematics' and the 'Outstanding Exchange Student' project conducted by the National Institute for International Education.

Dong-A University Bumin Campus.

The newly established 'GKS International Reconstruction Talent Program (Korean Language Training),' created as part of the expansion and reorganization of the Government Scholarship Program for Foreign Students (GKS), operates with the goal of supporting the training of talent for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in line with the 'Ukraine Peace Solidarity Initiative' announced in July last year and the humanitarian ODA (Official Development Assistance) implementation policy.

Along with Dong-A University, four universities nationwide were selected as colleges for the GKS International Reconstruction Talent Program. The selected universities will operate extracurricular programs including Korean language classes (over 780 hours), cultural and special experience activities, and job training.

Accordingly, about 30 Ukrainian talents are expected to study annually at the Dong-A University Korean Language Institute, with an annual academic encouragement scholarship of 12.8 million KRW and an annual Korean language training fee of 5.2 million KRW provided per person.

The 'GKS Outstanding Exchange Student Project' provides scholarships including a monthly living allowance of 630,000 KRW and round-trip airfare to exchange students invited to Dong-A University.

Dong-A University recommended eight students from eight countries including France, Germany, China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia for this project, all of whom were selected as scholarship recipients.

With the selection of these two projects, Dong-A University plans to receive about 600 million KRW in support to attract excellent international students and exchange students to its Korean Language Institute.

Park Hyun-tae, Director of the Office of International Affairs, said, "With the selection for this GKS project, financial support is now possible not only for undergraduate and graduate degree students who have been enrolled so far but also for Korean Language Institute students and invited exchange students," adding, "We will attract talents from around the world to Dong-A University's Korean Language Institute and invited exchange student programs."

In the first semester of 2024, 80 GKS scholarship students are studying in graduate and undergraduate programs at Dong-A University.

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