Admission Schedule
There may be some changes to this schedule according to the NIIED Schedule.

Notification of the application guidelines and Request of the recommendation : from January 26, 2012 to January 27, 2012
Application and Recommendation(The 1st Selection Organization) : from January 30, 2012 to April 13, 2012
The 2nd Selection : from April 23, 2012 to April 25, 2012
Announcement for the Results of the 2nd Selection : April 30, 2012
Admission Process for Overseas Korean Embassies Candidates : from May 7, 2012 to May 31, 2012
Announcement for Final Grantees : June 11, 2012
The issuance of the VISA and Notify of Entry Schedule : from July 2, 2012 to July 31, 2012
Entry into Korea : from August 27, 2012 to August 29, 2012
Orientation : International Language Institute of this school hold an Orientation meeting from August 30, 2012 to August 31, 2012
Korean language course : September 3, 2012

Eligibility for Application

Both applicant and his/her parents must be citizens of the foreign country. Applicants cannot have Korean citizenship.
Applicants should be in good health, both mentally and physically, to stay in Korea for a long period of time.
First : Applicants must submit “Personal Medical Assessment”
Next : Applicants must submit “Official Medical Assessment” from hospital when they pass.
Final : Enrollment will be canceled if they have HIV, drug, serious disease or mental disease before their entry.
Should be under 40 years of age as of September 1, 2012
Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree as of August 31, 2012
For Master’s program: students who hold a Bachelor’s degree or a diploma that is equivalent to or higher than Bachelor’s degree
For Doctoral program: students who hold a Master’s degree or a diploma that is equivalent to or higher than Master’s degree.
Applicants who are enrolling or have already enrolled in the same academic program in Korea as the one they are applying for will not be admitted. ?Applicants who are expecting the adequate diploma should present their diploma by August 29, 2012 before entry.
Should have a grade point average (G.P.A.) at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or grades/marks/score of 80% or higher from the previous attended institution
If the grade is difficult to convert to percentage, official explanatory documents from the attended university are required.
The Applicant who submitted the certificate of TOPIK, TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS score will get advantage in Documents Screening.
Applicants in Engineering Area will have priority over other applicants when they are the equal qualification or point.

Special Notes

Dual recommendation by more than one organization is not acceptable.
Submitted documents will not be returned to the candidates.
Documents should be presented in the original form. Documents not in English or Korean must be accompanied by a complete and accurate English or Korean translation certified by the issuing institution.
If the details on the application form are not true or the documents are not properly made out, the admission will be canceled.
In case of submitting copied documents inevitably, applicants must submit the original to the Korean Embassy (Consulate) and have the two documents collated.(Collated documents need to be submitted behind the original documents)
Applicants must accurately fill out the health checklist based on truth. All successful applicants must take a medical exam in Korea (including an HIV and TBPE drug test) in accordance with the requirements of the Korea Immigration Service and the KGSP program.
Applicants may submit the copies of published papers, if available.
Applicants may submit the copies of awards, if available.
No Student is allowed to transfer school during the entire period of program once he/ she enters the school and no student is allowed to change the department after application.

Application Procedure (Screen Process)
Documentary screening. All documents including the transcript, self introduction, study plan, language proficiency (Korean and English), recommendation, papers, awards, etc.

Campus Life (Residence Hall)

University dormitory. Priority will be given to foreign students. Two students share one room, which has desks, beds and closets. Internet is available in the room.
Dormitory Fee: ~ USD$800 for six months(meals not included)
Library. You can check out books from the university library after you get your university ID card.
the maximum number of books a graduate student can borrow: 20 books
the period for borrowing books: 4 weeks
KIMCHI(Korean International Members’ Club at HongIk) KIMCHI members help foreign students adjust to the life at Hongik University by providing a variety of voluntary services such as providing an airport pickup or acting as a buddy.

Important Notes

“KGSP Guidelines for the Year 2012″ will be notified at the website of NIIED in last January of 2012. Then this graduate school will inform the confirmed application guidelines at the website of this school.
Submitted documents will not be returned.
If the details on the application form are not true or the documents are not properly made out, the admission will be canceled.
In case of submitting copied documents inevitably, applicants must submit the original to the Korean Embassy (Consulate) and have the two documents collated.(Collated documents need to be submitted behind the original documents)

Contact Us

Contact Point( International Center)
Ms. Jeong Seon Yoo, International Center in Hongik University
+82-2-320-1043/1044
E-mail. jsyoo@hongik.ac.kr
International Center Homepage: http://icenter.hongik.ac.kr/

General Graduate School Office
Hong-Mun Building 5th Floor, R521
Address: 94 Wausan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 121-791 Korea
+82-2-320-1282(Apply),1273(Selection),1297(Management),1278(Entry)
Fax : +82-2-320-1251
E-mail. gsapply@hongik.ac.kr
General Graduate School Website : http://www.hongik.edu/grad/p2_2.html
Board for Foreigners Only(Including KGSP) http://classnet.hongik.ac.kr/~home/hbbs/list.php?table_id=237

Int’l Design School for Advanced Studies(IDAS) Office
Ms. Soojung Crystal Kang
Hong-Mun Building 12th Floor, R1205
Address: 94 Wausan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 121-791 Korea
Tel. +82-2-744-7700(ext.123)
E-mail. crystal@idas.ac.kr
Int’l Design School for Advanced Studies Website : http://www.idas.ac.kr

Hongik University
Address: 94 Wausan-ro , Mapo-gu , Seoul, 121-791, KOREA
Website: http://www.hongik.edu/grad/p2_2.html

For more information on scholarships, please read: Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) for International Graduate Students