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Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Web page for the Korean language Center
General Info
Total 101
Doctorate 50
Master’s 35
Combined Master's and Doctorate 0
Bachelor's 0
Etc. 0
Total 489
Professor/ Associate professor 229
Assistant professor/ Full-time lecturer 58
Adjunct professor/ Visiting professor 0
Part-time lecturer 0
Etc. 202
Total 3,217
Doctorate 322
Master's 390
Combined Master's and Doctorate 1153
Bachelor's 1352
Etc. 0
International Student Support Program
Applying.Possible Language Courses
Korean Language Program
Qualifications
All International students
Capacity
15
Period
during semester
Tuition fee per semester($)
Cost (Semester/ $)
Last Modified Date : 2021-05-11
Scholarship Support
[Undergraduate] Tuition Waiver
Qualifications
Scholarship Benefits
5,580,000KRW/year
Personal Support Amount
5,580,000KRW/year
Department in charge
Admissions(Undergraduate)
Staff in charge
Yeon Jin, Kim
Staff email
Last Modified Date : 2025-06-04
[Undergraduate] Arrival Scholarship
Qualifications
Scholarship Benefits
Actual Cost
Personal Support Amount
Actual Cost
Department in charge
Admissions(Undergraduate)
Staff in charge
Yeon Jin, Kim
Staff email
Last Modified Date : 2025-06-04
[Undergraduate] Living Allowance
Qualifications
Scholarship Benefits
500,000KRW/month
Personal Support Amount
500,000KRW/month
Department in charge
Admissions(Undergraduate)
Staff in charge
Yeon Jin, Kim
Staff email
Last Modified Date : 2025-06-04
[Undergraduate] Digital Scholarship
Qualifications
Scholarship Benefits
Personal Support Amount
Department in charge
Admissions(Undergraduate)
Staff in charge
Yeon Jin, Kim
Staff email
Last Modified Date : 2025-06-04
[Undergraduate] Pathfinder Voucher
Qualifications
Scholarship Benefits
10,000,000KRW
Personal Support Amount
10,000,000KRW
Department in charge
Admissions(Undergraduate)
Staff in charge
Yeon Jin, Kim
Staff email
Last Modified Date : 2025-06-04
Settlement Allowance for Internationals students
Qualifications
Scholarship Benefits
1,500,000 KRW +
Personal Support Amount
1,500,000 KRW +
Department in charge
Admissions(Graduate)
Staff in charge
Dong Yee, Ahn
Staff email
Last Modified Date : 2024-04-25
TA/RA scholarship
Qualifications
PHD : Minimum 2,000,000 KRW/per month
Scholarship Benefits
100%
Personal Support Amount
MS : 1,500,000 KRW/month
Department in charge
Office of International Relations
Staff in charge
Yoon Jeong, Woo
Staff email
Last Modified Date : 2024-04-25
Dormitory Support
Dormitory
Dormitory capacity
0
Etc.
Double : $ 0 (per month)
Triple : $ 0 (per month)
Room for 4 : $ 0 (per month)
Student Cafeteria
Average cost per meal
3.0[$]
Breakfast
Yes
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Dormitory 1
Dormitory Eligibility
Dormitory capacity
Etc.
Department in charge
Office of International Relations
Department in charge
Yoon Jeong, Woo
Staff email
Last Modified Date : 2024-04-25
Dormitory 2
Dormitory Eligibility
Dormitory capacity
Etc.
Department in charge
Office of International Relations
Department in charge
Yoon Jeong, Woo
Staff email
Last Modified Date : 2024-04-25
Dormitory 3
Dormitory Eligibility
Dormitory capacity
Etc.
Department in charge
Office of International Relations
Department in charge
Yoon Jeong, Woo
Staff email
Last Modified Date : 2024-04-25
Dormitory 4
Dormitory Eligibility
Dormitory capacity
Etc.
Department in charge
Office of International Relations
Department in charge
Yoon Jeong, Woo
Staff email
Last Modified Date : 2024-04-25
Dormitory 5
Dormitory Eligibility
All Undergraduate Students
Dormitory capacity
3341
Etc.
Department in charge
Admissions(Undergraduate)
Department in charge
Yeon Jin, Kim
Staff email
Last Modified Date : 2025-06-12
Field of Special Courses & Courses in English
Field of Special Course
English is the medium of instruction in POSTECH graduate school.
100% of core subjects at each department are taught in English POSTECH undergraduate school.
Courses in English
English is the medium of instruction in POSTECH graduate school.
100% of core subjects at each department are taught in English POSTECH undergraduate school.
* Percentage of Courses in English(100%)
Courses in other Foreign Languages
English is the medium of instruction in POSTECH graduate school.
100% of core subjects at each department are taught in English POSTECH undergraduate school.
Last Modified Date : 2024-08-29
School facilities
Facilities
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-LIBRARY
The Tae-Joon Park Digital Library covers over 25,000 square meters of floor space and provides 1,150 seats. This new state-of- the-art facility features seminar rooms for meetings and lectures, 50 group study rooms, reading tables and browsing sofas. Shelved accordingly to the Library of Congress Classification Number System (LCCN), the reference materials, book collections, and academic journals are located on the second, the third, and the fourth floor of the library, respectively.
-STUDENT UNION BUILDING (SUB)
The Student Union Building contains a cafeteria, a cafe, a clinic, a bookstore, and a bank. This is also a place where a number of student activities and student organized events, such as exhibitions and performances, take place.
-POSCO INTERNATIONAL CENTER
POSCO International Center has conference rooms to accommodate conferences and symposiums. The building also contains guest rooms and restaurants. A Chinese restaurant, Phoenix, is located on the fifth floor, and a buffet, D°Ømedley, is on the second floor. Please contact the front desk if you would like to make a reservation (+82-54-279-8501).
-COMPUTING FACILITIES
You will have an access to computers at:
1. Internet Book Cafe (first floor, Student Union Building)
2. Tae-Joon Park Digital Library (computers located on every floor including Cyber Cafe on the sixth floor)
3. Computer labs in individual department buildings
-CLINIC
POSTECH runs a free-of-charge campus clinic on the 2nd floor of the Student Union Building, where a nurse provides primary medical consultations and treatments for faculty, staff, and students. The clinic is only for primary medical treatment. The campus clinic also runs a resting room for those who suffer from extreme physical fatigue related to work or study. University members can use this room as long as they need within the clinic’s operating hours. Please call 279-2620 for more information.
* If you have a high fever within a week from the date of your arrival in Korea, please make sure to visit the clinic.
-POSPLEX
This new facility was completed in August, 2011 and has a convenient store, a cafe, a barber shop and a beauty salon as well. POSTECH cares to help you not simply focus on your studies and researches but also maintain a healthy and active life. POSTECH has a swimming complex/recreation complex and a gymnasium to help you practice a healthy lifestyle.
-Gymnasium
Most of the facilities in the Gymnasium are free of charge for students.
The gym is open every day from 6:30 am to 12:00 midnight, and closed every third Sunday.
-INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
International Relations Office hosts international events and programs throughout the year; it ranges from Korean movie nights to field trips, and many other cultural activities. IRO will send an announcement to all international students before each event, so please keep an eye on your emails.
Following is a provisional schedule for the events that are to take place in 2012. However, some of the events may be rescheduled or replaced by others depending on the weather or other circumstances.
-Sunrise Festival
POSTECH hosts annual Sunrise Festival to celebrate the spirit of unity and harmony of the POSTECH members and the local community.
This festival is financially supported by the university, and is prepared by the entire student body and the POSTECH Student Club
Association. Participants at the festival can enjoy movies, performances, singing contests, quiz shows, as well as traditional
Korean drinks sold at cafes, beer gardens, and food stalls set up by student clubs.
-Science War
The Science War, an annual joint event hosted by POSTECH and KAIST, is also called either POKA War or KAPO War, depending on which school is the host of the event. The very first Science War took place at KAIST in 2002 and representative students
Last Modified Date : 2025-06-12
Tuition
* Fee per Sememter($)Science/Engineering(per year, unit:1000 KRW)
- Bachelor's
- 5,580
- Master's
- 10,344
- Doctorate
- 10,344
- Combined master's and doctorate
- 10,344
- Associate Degree
- 0
- Etc.
- 0
Last Modified Date : 2024-04-18
Contact Information
Graduate Admissions
Staff in charge
Dong Yee, Ahn
Staff email
Undergraduate Admissions
Staff in charge
Yeon Jin, Kim
Staff email
Undergraduate Admissions
Staff in charge
Hyeji, Jang
Staff email
POSTECH Graduate School
Staff in charge
Yoon Jeong, Woo
Staff email
Last Modified Date : 2025-06-12
Bachelor’s Degree
Admission information
Enrollment period
End of August(Fall 2026 intake)
Application period
September 2025
Period of study
coursework 4 years
Note
The first admission round for international undergraduate students will begin in year 2026. * From year 2027, both Spring intake and Fall intake is available.
The first admission round for international undergraduate students will begin in year 2026. * From year 2027, both Spring intake and Fall intake is available.
Information of department
University name | Affiliation(Department) | Department/Major | English course | Etc | ||
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Ratio | Proficiency Requirements | URL | ||||
공과대학 | 공학 | IT융합공학과 | Above 90% | |||
공과대학 | 공학 | 기계공학과 | Above 90% | |||
공과대학 | 공학 | 단일계열 | Above 90% | |||
공과대학 | 자연과학 | 물리학과 | Above 90% | |||
공과대학 | 공학 | 산업경영공학과 | Above 90% | |||
공과대학 | 자연과학 | 생명과학과 | Above 90% | |||
공과대학 | 자연과학 | 수학과 | Above 90% | |||
공과대학 | 공학 | 신소재공학과 | Above 90% | |||
공과대학 | 인문ㆍ사회 | 인문사회학부 | This is not an available major; it is open for Art&humanities courses | |||
공과대학 | 공학 | 전자전기공학과 | Above 90% | |||
공과대학 | 공학 | 컴퓨터공학과 | Above 90% | |||
공과대학 | 공학 | 화학공학과 | Above 90% | |||
공과대학 | 자연과학 | 화학과 | Above 90% |
Last Modified Date : 2023-02-04
Master’s Degree
Admission information
Enrollment period
the middle of February / the beginning of September
Application period
every April/September
Period of study
coursework 2 years
Information of department
Last Modified Date : 2024-08-23
Doctorate Degree
Admission information
Enrollment period
the middle of February / the beginning of September
Application period
every April/September
Period of study
coursework 2 years
Information of department
Last Modified Date : 2024-08-23
Combined Master’s and Doctorate Degree
Admission information
Enrollment period
the middle of February / the beginning of September
Application period
every April/September
Period of study
coursework 4 years
Information of department
Last Modified Date : 2024-08-23
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Contact Information
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Graduate Admissions
Dong Yee, Ahndyahn@postech.ac.kr -
Undergraduate Admissions
Yeon Jin, Kimpostech-iuadmission@postech.ac.kr -
Undergraduate Admissions
Hyeji, Jangpostech-iuadmission@postech.ac.kr -
POSTECH Graduate School
Yoon Jeong, Wooyjw13@postech.ac.kr
Last Modified Date : 2025-06-12
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