Visa Information:

To study in Seoul you need to apply for a D2 student visa. As soon as you received the official acceptance letter of HUFS you can apply for your visa.

Why should you come and study with us?

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is the perfect university for you if you:
- want to start an international career
- are keen to meet students and future friends from all over the world
- want to study at the most international university in Korea
- are ready to improve your English skills and intercultural communication skills
- are excited to live in Seoul, one of the most modern and developed citites in East Asia.

Study opportunities:

Business, economics, engineering, history, international relations and politics, languages, law, natural sciences, philosophy, social sciences and much more. All available courses cane be found here: https://wis.hufs.ac.kr/src08/jsp/lecture/LECTURE2020L.jsp

Bachelor students who are coming for a semester abroad to HUFS can choose courses from different faculties as long as their total worth does not exceed 18 local credits/ 30 ECTS.

Scholarship possibilities for international students:

Undergraduate Degree Student Scholarships
- Scholarship for Outstanding New International Students
- GPA-based International Students Scholarship
- Topik Scholarship
- Organization Activities Scholarship (Student Organization)

Internships:

Graduate students at HUFS have a chance to do their internship at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Application requirements:

Visiting students must have:
- completed at least one semester at their home university at the time of participation;
- a minimum GPA score of 2.5 out of a 4.0 scale

For enrollment in English delivered courses, students must have one of the following,
IELTS - overall band score of at least 6.0
TOEFL/TOEFL ITP - 550 or higher ➔computer-based 213 or higher ➔internet-based 80 or higher
TOEIC - 750 or higher

Confirmation letter written by a professor from the home university. The professor must be familiar with the expected standards of an English-medium university program and should be able to testify/verify students' ability to perform in an English-medium academic environment.

Orientation:

Orientation generally takes place a couple of days prior the semester start.

Examperiod:

spring semester: 21. - 25.04. mid-term exam 16. - 20.06. final exam fall semester: 20.- 24.10. mid-term exam 15.- 19.12. final exam

Accessibility:

Yes. HUFS has a Support Centre for disabled students. HUFS on-campus housing accommodations are equipped with facilities to cater disabled students' needs.

Working while studying:

not possible