With a mission to nurture talented students from developing countries, KOICA invites high-caliber students from developing countries and helps them gain professional and systematic knowledge that will play a key role in their home country’s development.
To accomplish this mission, KOICA has been operating master’s degree courses with leading Korean universities in the fields of economics, trade, women’s empowerment, rural development, etc.
In particular, this program has significantly strengthened the relationships between Korea and the students’ home countries. Students, who have been given an opportunity to see Korea’s experience in poverty reduction and socio-economic development, will gain a deeper understanding of Korea and contribute to the future social, political and economic ties between the two nations.
Program Title: Master’s Degree Program in International Development
Duration: February 16, 2012 ~ February 28, 2013 (13 months)
Objectives :
-To develop human resources that will contribute to the socio-economic advancement of developing countries
-To train experts (in the fields of International Development and Trade) needed by the developing countries
Training Institute: Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University (http://gsis.korea.ac.kr)
Number of Participants: 20 persons
Language: English
Accommodations: International Cooperation Center and at the Dormitory of Korea University (CJ I House)
Eligibility
Government officials or researchers working in his/her home country with a
Bachelor’s Degree or higher, and who should:
- Be under the age of 40
- Be nominated by her Government
- Have sufficient command of spoken and written English;
- Be in good health, both physically and mentally, to undergo the course;
- Not have had experience in any of KOICA's training courses within the past three years in the same field.
Application Procedure
a. Admission Decision Procedure
I Round 1: Evaluation of Application Package
I Round 2: Interview by phone
*Note: An interview will be conducted only for those applicants who have passed
Round1. The phone interview will be conducted strictly in English and the
applicants’ educational objectives and development potential will primarily be
evaluated.
Application & Registration Timetable
- Application Submission Due: ~ December 6, 2011
- Application Document Review by KUGSIS committee: December 7, 2011 ~ December 13, 2011
- Telephone interview by KUGSIS committee: December 14, 2011 ~ December 15, 2011
- Final Admission Decision by KOICA Committee: December 16, 2011 ~ December 23, 2011
- Admission Announcement: December 27, 2011
- Release of Letter of Admission & Visa Document: ~ January 9, 2012
- Arrival in Korea: February 16, 2012
- Preliminary Session: 4th week of February, 2012
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