"Calling All Science Gifted Students" ... Changwon National University Recruiting Gifted Education Candidates for 2026

Changwon National University is recruiting new gifted education candidates for the 2026 academic year.

The Science Gifted Education Center at Changwon National University announced on October 17 that it will introduce the 2026 admissions process for gifted education candidates (new students) through an online admissions briefing session scheduled for October 28.

In September, the center pre-selected 18 students through the "Education First, Selection Later" process. Following this, it plans to recruit additional students through the Gifted Observation Track, the Gifted Completion and General Student Special Track.

Applications will be accepted from November 4 to November 6, and successful candidates will be announced on December 23.

The Gifted Observation Track will select final candidates without an in-depth interview, based on the results of the first document screening and evaluation of the entire advanced curriculum.

For the Gifted Completion and General Student Special Track, twice the number of available spots will be selected through the first document screening, and then the final gifted education candidates will be chosen via in-depth interviews on December 13 and 14.

Those selected as gifted education candidates will receive gifted education in the following areas: ▲ Three fields in the 2026 advanced curriculum (5th grade level) - mathematics, science, and information ▲ Five fields in the major exploration curriculum (6th grade level) - mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and information ▲ Six fields in the middle school curriculum (1st-2nd year level) - mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, information, and convergence.

The Science Gifted Education Center at Changwon National University aims to discover and nurture outstanding local science talents under the educational goal of "fostering core science and technology professionals and strengthening national competitiveness through early identification and systematic support of science-gifted students."

Based on the Gifted Education Promotion Act, the center is supported by the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity, Changwon City, and Gimhae City, with funding from the government’s science and technology fund and lottery fund.

For more detailed information regarding the selection of gifted education candidates, please visit the website of the Science Gifted Education Center at Changwon National University or contact the center by phone.

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