UGM’s Korea Language and Cultural Study Program got you a Greetings from Kyungpook National University!
KNU is looking forward to welcoming outstanding students to be a part of KNU through the exchange program. And we are processing all incoming applications for the Fall 2026 admission as follows.
Application Requirements
- Online application (link will be announced in a separate email after)
- Letter of nomination from the applicant’s home university
- Official certificate of enrollment from the applicant’s home university (an apostille or notarized by the embassy of Korea is mandatory for non-OECD countries)
- Official transcripts from the applicant’s home university
- Copy of passport (face & data page, must be valid 6 months beyond the day of departure)
- Bank statement with an amount of KRW 8,000,000 (for a semester), KRW 16,000,000 (for two or more semesters)
- Color ID photo (not an ID card but a face photo image file)
Visa (Student Exchange Visa, D-2-6)
Once KNU accepts students, they will receive the certificate of admission, KNU business registration, and acceptance letter by early July 2026.
Once they receive the documents, students must apply for a student visa (D-2-6 for exchange students, D-2-8 for visiting students, D-2-2 for undergraduate double degree students, D-2-3 for master’s double degree) to Korea. Getting a student visa before traveling to Korea is mandatory for all international incoming students. Please do not travel to Korea without the proper visa, and do not apply for the visa in Korea.
When they apply for a visa, their passport must be valid for 6 months + ahead.
Dormitory
Campus dormitory applications will be announced after acceptance.
How to apply
- send your full application document by E-mail with subject
[Apply_Exchange_Kyungpook Fall 2026_Name]
to studikoreafib@ugm.ac.id (cc: desiar@ugm.ac.id and suray@ugm.ac.id) - Deadline: April 10, 2026
Course list in 2025: spring 2025 courses, fall 2025 courses (the new course list for fall 2026 will be updated in the mid-July 2026)
Fall 2026 semester dates: September 1, 2026, to December 18, 2026 (expected)
