South Korea is a country situated in East Asia in the Korean Peninsula. With its population of close to 51 million people it ranks 27th globally. The capital city is Seoul and the official language is Korean. South Korea is member of UN, G-20 and many more international organisations.
South Korea has a well-developed market economy, which places it on the 11th spot for GDP per capita in the world. The country is one of the Four Asian Tigers (Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan). Its economy is focused on exporting high-tech products, (mostly automobiles and electronics). The country is 5th in the world by exports and 8th by imports.
In South Korea there are 370 higher education institutions in total, which are split into public and private ones.
Bachelor degree – 4 years
Master degree – 2-3
The Medicine, Dental Medicine and Oriental Medicine programmes are 6 years long.
South Korea is one of the most preferred destinations for international students – there are 130 000 students studying now, with the tendency to grow up to 200 000 in 2023.
South Korea attracts international students with:
In order to study in South Korea you need to have a D-2 student visa, if you are studying an engineering programme, then you can get the D-2-7 visa, which allows you to stay in the country after you graduate to find a job.
One of South Korea’s best strategies for attracting international students is to offer a big range of programmes taught in English – more than 1100 programmes taught in English, they are in the fields of technologies, engineering, and business.
Some popular programmes are: Linguistics, Civil Engineering, Business Administration, International Business, etc.
5 of the South Korean universities place in the top 100, according to the QS World University Rankings. Below is a list:
