Korea-Japan Joint Higher Education Student Exchange Program
Purpose
To cultivate advanced human resources to lead future-oriented relations and promote friendship through exchange of higher education students between Korea and Japan
Program Overview
| Category | Master's and Doctoral degree | Undergraduate one year course | Undergraduate short-term program | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea → Japan | Japan → Korea | Korea → Japan | Japan → Korea | Korea → Japan | Japan → Korea | |
| Field | science and engineering | all academic areas | Japanese language and culture | all academic areas | all academic areas | all academic areas |
| Number of students | 15 students a year | 15 students a year | 25 students a year | 25 students a year | 160 students a year | 160 students a year |
| Support Period | 3 years of master's program,4 years of doctoral program(including one year of preparatory education) | 1 year | 1 year | within 2 weeks | 2~5 weeks (Depending on the program period by the designated universities) | |
| Eligibility | under 35 years old | under 40 years old | under 18~30 years old | under 18~30 years old | ||
| Master's program: college graduate (expected) Doctoral program: master's degree (expected) | sophomore or higher undergraduate students from the partner countries | undergraduate students from the partner countries | ||||
| (Korea → Japan) Korean nationality, (Japan → Korea) Japanese nationality ※ Multiple nationality support is not available | ||||||
- Refer to the guidelines of Korea and Japan for each process
Selection Procedure
- Selected from the host country
| Category | Master's and Doctoral degree | Undergraduate one year course | Undergraduate short-term program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korean students | Recruitment at the Embassy of Japan in Korea → Recommended by the Japan Student Support Organization → Selection of Japanese universities | Recruitment at the Embassy of Japan in Korea → Recommended by the Japan Student Support Organization → Selection of Japanese universities | Recruiting Japanese university ※ Offered by the Japan Student Service Organization through the Overseas Study Support System |
| Japanese students | Recruit and recommended by Korean universities → Selection of National Institute for International Education ※ Select the designated universities from NIIED | Recruit and recommended by Korean universities → Selection of National Institute for International Education ※ Select the designated universities from NIIED | Recruit and recommended by Korean universities ※ Select the designated universities from NIIED |
Scholarship Support Details
- Full payment from the host country
- Korean Students’ Scholarship: Supported according to the Japanese Government Scholarship Program (Embassy recommendation) and overseas study support system
- Japanese Student Scholarship
| Course | Master's and Doctoral degrees | Undergraduate one year course | Undergraduate short-term program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support benefits | tuition, living expenses (KRW 1000,000 / month),round-trip airfare, medical insurance (KRW 20,000 / month), settlement fee (KRW 200,000), thesis and dissertation printing costs | tuition, living expenses (KRW 900,000 / month),round-trip airfare, medical insurance (KRW 20,000 / month), settlement fee (KRW 20,000) | Fully-funded including round-trip airfare |
