Seoul National University
This partner university is applicable for students applying for the second exchange.
Application requirement
Korean Category
- At least Second-year master’s student (excluding doctoral students). According to the year of study recorded in the Office of Academic Affairs system at the time of internal selection..
- GPA should be higher than 3.30.
- TOEFL iBT 4.5 (Do not accept Home Edition) or TOEFL iBT 88 (Accept Home Edition) or IELTS 6.0. or
- Korean (TOPIK) at least 5 level.
- Not available to students in the College of Medicine, College of Public Health, College of Management, College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, College of Graduate School of Advanced Technology, Department of Economics, College of Social Sciences, Graduate Institute of Political Science, College of Social Sciences, Department of Global Undergraduate Program in Semiconductors, College of International College, College of International School of Politics and Economics.
Quota
1 student for 1 academic year. (Limited to one student, departing in NTU's first semester for a one-semester or one-academic-year exchange)
⚠️ This university has a rigorous exchange admission review process, and some previously nominated students have been rejected. Students considering this university as an exchange preference should be aware of the potential risk of rejection.
⚠️ This university has a rigorous exchange admission review process, and some previously nominated students have been rejected. Students considering this university as an exchange preference should be aware of the potential risk of rejection.
Academic Calendar
Refer to here for the academic calendar.
Fall Semester: September - December
Spring Semester: March - June
Fall Semester: September - December
Spring Semester: March - June
Registration
Students must register as a full-time student at NTU and are liable for tuition fees at NTU while overseas. Students do not have to pay tuition fees to the host university, but remain liable for miscellaneous, accommodation, living, insurance, transportation and other personal fees.
Academic Information
- The language requirements listed are the minimum standards. Applicants are advised to look into specific departments and courses to ensure they meet all prerequisites and additional language criteria. The host institution reserves the right to deny admission if no suitable departments or courses are available.
- If any information provided in this table conflicts with the latest announcements from the exchange university, country, or region, applicants should follow the most recent official announcements from the respective university, country, or region.
- The exchange admission process at this university is highly competitive, and past exchange students have been denied admission. Students who wish to apply for an exchange at this university must carefully verify that the university offers courses corresponding to their major.
- Exchange students who are selected and recommended by NTU are not allowed, after receiving admission approval from the host university, to request changes to the granted admission conditions, nor may they, if their exchange application is rejected by the host university, request to reapply under different conditions. Any such actions will result in immediate cancellation of their admission eligibility.
- For exchange information, please refer to the website. Students who wish to select this university as a preference must carefully review the "Restriction" section on the university's website and assess for themselves whether they meet the institution's requirements.
- For course information, please refer to the website.
- Refer to here for themlanguage courses.
- 2026.05.15 email:
- Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering(Undergraduate and Graduate), Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering(Undergraduate and Graduate), College of Business Administration(Graduate School), Department of Economics (Graduate School) in the College of Social Sciences, and the Department of Political Science and International Relations (Graduate School) in the College of Social Sciences are not available for application through the exchange student program.
Applicants who wish to study in the discipline of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Music, Fine Arts, and MBA must, in advance, be advised of the program availability by SNU exchange program coordinators. - SNU Language Education Institute (LEI) offers credit-bearing Korean Language Programs (KLP) on a fee-paying, extracurricular basis. For exchange students taking KLP, SNU OIA will provide financial support to encourage international students to learn Korean language and culture.
- Factsheet
Living Cost and Health Insurance
- Health insurance information, please refer to the website.
- Living cost information, please refer to the website.
Accommodation Information
Housing is not guaranteed. For more information, please refer to the website.
Please note: The above information is a translated version from Chinese. The Chinese version shall prevail whenever there is a discrepancy or ambiguity between the Chinese and English versions.