The Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) is pleased to announce the "32nd & 33rd AKS Summer Program for International Students." As an important part of our mission is to cultivate young leaders, who can contribute to the development of Korean studies, the academy has organized an intensive summer program for international undergraduate students in Korean studies. This program is composed of various components, such as special lectures on Korea, intensive Korean language course, field trips, excursions, and traditional cultural activities. Since its starting in 1993, we held the program for 31 times and 908 students from over 70 countries attended the program.

In 2021, in light of the COVID-19 situation, real-time Korean language classes and special lectures on Korean studies were conducted online and received positive comments from participants. The COVID-19 situation is expected to continue in 2022; thus, the program will be conducted in the same way (online) as 2021.

If you want to participate in a AKS Summer Program for International Students that will be held twice online during summer vacation, please refer to the following and apply.

(* Please choose one that is more convenient for you. You CANNOT select both.)

▣ Program Period
- The 32nd : July 4 (Mon) – July 22 (Fri), 2022, 3 weeks https://han.gl/MqSIg

- The 33rd : August 8 (Mon) – August 26 (Fri), 2022, 3 weeks https://han.gl/RinYn

▣ Language of the Program : Korean
* All programs will be in Korean. Therefore the participants are recommended to possess basic Korean language skills.

▣ Eligibility and Required Documents
1. Eligibility
Undergraduate students of second year or above from universities abroad who are majoring or minoring in Korean Studies and/or those who took Korea related courses from their universities.
* Those who are in graduate school or hold Korean nationality are not eligible for this program.
* For those who took Korea-related courses, the course names should be specified in the transcript.
* If applicant’s university does not offer Korean Studies major or Korea-related courses, Korean language institute certificate can be substituted for university transcript .

2. Required Documents
1) Application form
2) Certificate of Enrollment
3) Official University Transcripts
4) “Korean Proficiency Evaluation Sheet” included in the application form (No.7)
5) (Optional) One Certificate related to Korean language education
TOPIK(Korean Proficiency Test) Score Report, Level 3 or higher
OR a Certificate of Completion of a Korean language educational program
* All documents should be written in Korean or English. If not, translation of the document into Korean or English should be submitted as well.

▣ Application Period : February 7 (Mon) – March 4 (Fri), 2022, 5PM (Korea Standard Time)
* Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

▣ Application Method : Through the official website of Academy of Korean Studies
- The 32nd : https://han.gl/MqSIg

- The 33rd : https://han.gl/RinYn

▣ Notification of the Acceptance
The result will be announced individually via e-mail on April 1 (Fri), 2022.

▣ Contacts : The Center for International Affairs of the Academy of Korean Studies
- Phone: +82-31-739-9715, 9714
- E-mail: aksculture@aks.ac.kr