Korean education systern

Universities and Colleges Offer the following courses

Summer winter program

Universities run summer and winter programs offering regular courses and Korean language courses

• Degree program
• Foreign students can join a degree program offered during the regular semesters with Korean students. Degree programs are taught either in Korean or English, After completion, a degree is awarded.

Exchange Student Program

• Most higher educational offer student exchange programs based on academic agreements with universities overseas.

Courses taught in English

As many Korean universities are keen on international, approximately 30 percent of courses are taught in English, some universities have a department of international studies, which teaches all the courses in English

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Seoul National University

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Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is considered the most prestigious university in South Korea. The university has three campuses: the main campus in Gwanak-gu and two additional campuses in Daehangno and PyeongChang. The university comprises sixteen colleges, one graduate school and nine professional schools

Admissions to Seoul National University is extremely competitive. From 1981 to 1987, when an applicant could apply only to one university at a time, more than 80% of the top 0.5% scorers in the annual government-administered scholastic achievement test applied to SNU and many of them were unsuccessful

Seoul national university

Reputation

• A KEDI study found that the university's name-value translates into wages that are on average about 12 percent higher than that of any other Korean university. SNU graduates dominate South Korea's academics, government, politics and business. Approximately one in four Korean university presidents obtained their undergraduate degree at Seoul National University. Between 2003 and 2009, more students who graduated from science high schools and received presidential scholarships matriculated at Seoul National University than at eight other leading universities combined. The chiefs of the College Scholastic Ability Test conducted by the government of the Republic of Korea are mainly Seoul National University, and graduates are widely studied in academia, politics and business circles in Korea.