# Korea

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Copyright: © Peter Böttges

Korea is one of the countries of focus in RWTH's internationalization strategy. Collaboration with Korean universities and research institutions plays a prominent role.

## Contact

### [Thomas Gries](https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bdfr/contact/aaaaaaaaaaagiin/gguid/PER-XV53AAJ/lidx/1/)

Rector's Delegate for Collaboration with Korea

[Phone: 
+49 241 80-23400](tel:+4924180-23400)\
[Send Email](mailto:thomas.gries@ita.rwth-aachen.de)\

### General Information about Korea

You can get general information about Korea from the following institutions:

- [Korean Embassy in Germany](http://deu.mofa.go.kr/worldlanguage/europe/deu/main/index.jsp)
- [Federal Ministry of Education and Research - Information on Korea (de)](https://www.bmbf.de/de/suedkorea-ein-exzellenter-partner-fuer-die-zukunft-475.html)
- [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea](http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/policy/culture/overview/index.jsp?menu=m_20_150_10)
- [German Embassy in Korea](http://www.seoul.diplo.de/)
- [Federal Foreign Office](http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/DE/Aussenpolitik/Laender/Laenderinfos/01-Nodes_Uebersichtsseiten/KoreaRepublik_node.html)
- [Gate Germany Länderprofil Südkorea](https://www.gate-germany.de/laenderprofil/laenderprofil-suedkorea.html?backUrl=%252Fnc%252Fartikel-studien-publikationen%252Flaenderprofile%252Fregions%252Fasien.html)

### Information about Studies in Korea

These offices, sites and documents provide information about studies in Korea:

- [German Academic Exchange Service DAAD Korea Country Information](https://www.daad.de/laenderinformationen/korea-sued/de/)
- [DAAD Information Center Seoul](http://www.daad.or.kr/de/)
- [DAAD Go out Blog](http://blog.daad.de/go-out/)
- [Study in Korea](http://www.studyinkorea.go.kr/en/main.do)
- [Korea Study Abroad Blog](http://blog.rwth-aachen.de/markus/)
- [Go out – Mit allen Sinnen Südkorea (de)](https://www.rwth-aachen.de/global/show_document.asp?id=aaaaaaaaaamqgfi)

### Internship

Based on past experience, organizing an internship in Korea is not easy, since this is how Korean companies hire new employees. The contacts that your RWTH institute has are the most important source of information.

You can find general tips about internships abroad on the RWTH pages about [internships abroad](https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/ehn/lidx/1). On the [DAAD's](https://www.daad.de/ausland/praktikum/de/) webpages you will also find a detailed overview of allocation and funding possibilities for internships abroad. The [Career Center](https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/buvi/lidx/1) sometimes publishes internships offers for Korea. The DAAD's [RISE worldwide](https://www.daad.de/rise/de/rise-weltweit/) program is a particularly attractive funding option.

Depending on your subject discipline, the organizations [IAESTE](http://www.iaeste.rwth-aachen.de/outgoing.php) and [AIESEC](https://aiesec.de/aachen/) may be able to find you a suitable internship placement.

The German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD for short, has a [DAAD Information Center](http://www.daad.or.kr/de/) in Seoul, where you could find additional tips.

[ADeKO](http://adeko.alumniportal.com/) is the Korean-German Alumni Portal.

The [German-Korean Chamber of Commerce](http://korea.ahk.de/) also allocates internships. Inquiring with [NRW.INVEST Korea](https://www.nrwinvest.com/en/about-us/foreign-representative-offices/) can also be helpful.

The [KOPRA internet platform](http://www.kopra.org/?site_id=9) offers a database of internship offers in East Asia.

### Research

- [KAIST Visiting Student Researcher (VSR) Program](https://io.kaist.ac.kr/menu/io.do?mguid=D4CD2D0A-21E5-E511-940C-2C44FD7DF8B9)
- [DGIST Research Internship for Undergraduate Students](https://www.dgist.ac.kr/en/html/sub05/050202.html)

### Research Funding Organizations

- [Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft – Countries and Regions](http://www.dfg.de/foerderung/internationale_zusammenarbeit/foerderung_international/laender_regionen/index.html)

### RWTH Aachen Exchange Programs

Here you can find an overview of RWTH Aachen's Korean [partner universities](https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bfsdci/lidx/1). Please get more information about the faculty partnership from your faculty's study abroad coordinator.

We recommend attending our [group advising sessions](http://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/cfmm/lidx/1).

Furthermore, you can also find information about different exchange and study programs at Japanese universities on the corresponding webpages.

Here you can find information about language and technical [Summer Schools](http://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/ehp/lidx/1) and [Winter Schools](http://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/eoen/lidx/1).

### Funding Possibilities

RWTH Aachen offers the following scholarship programs for exchanges with Korea:

- [MOGAM](https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bfpf/lidx/1)
- [PROMOS](https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bgjo/lidx/1)

You can find comprehensive information about different scholarship programs on the following websites:

- [DAAD Scholarship Database](https://www.daad.de/ausland/studieren/stipendium/de/70-stipendien-finden-und-bewerben/)
- [NRF Scholarship of the DAAD](https://www.daad.de/ausland/studieren/stipendium/de/70-stipendien-finden-und-bewerben/?status=3&target=&subjectGrps=&daad=&q=&page=4&detail=50015437)
- [Study in Korea Global Scholarship Program](http://www.studyinkorea.go.kr/en/sub/gks/gks_introduce.do)
- [DAAD RISE worldwide](https://www.daad.de/rise/de/rise-weltweit/)

You can find general information about scholarships and funding on our [scholarship page](https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/ehg/lidx/1).

#### Global Korea Scholarship Program

This program, organized by the Korean government, offers a full scholarship for a three years of studies - a one-year language course and two years for a Master's - at one of 60 designated universities in Korea.

- The application is submitted directly to the university.
- The application deadline is in March every year. The exact date depends on the university. Studies begin in September.

Additional information is available on the [National Institute for International Education, NIIED](http://www.niied.go.kr/eng/index.do) webpages.

### Learning Korean

The RWTH [Language Center](http://www.sz.rwth-aachen.de/cms/sz/Fremdsprachen/Sprachen/~inyq/Koreanisch/) offers language courses for different learning levels.

RWTH students may pay a reduced fee for the [Summer Schools](http://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/ehp/lidx/1) at partner universities.

Here you can find a summer school [experience report](http://www.rwth-aachen.de/global/show_document.asp?id=aaaaaaaaaajzkdp).

The Intercultural Center of Aachen Students [INCAS](http://www.incas.rwth-aachen.de/newsite/) facilitates language tandems.

The Landespracheninstitut at Ruhr University of Bochum also offers a [Korean course program](http://www.lsi-bochum.de/sprachen-kurse/koreanisch.html).

Additional links for learning Korean:

- [KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) Word Let’s Learn Korean](http://rki.kbs.co.kr/learn_korean/lessons/g_index.htm)
- [King Sejong Institute](http://www.sejonghakdang.org/sjcu/home/main.do)
- [SNU (Seoul National University) Korean Language Education Center](http://lei.snu.ac.kr/site/en/klec/click-korean/index.jsp)
- [Sogang University Sogang Korean Program](http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/)
- [Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Korean Talking](http://www.cufs.ac.kr/clf/aca/clfaca_koreantalking.jsp)
- [The Cyber University of Korea Quick Korean](http://korean.cuk.edu/en/)
- [Talk to me in Korean](http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/)

Through the [BeBuddy Program](http://www.rwth-aachen.de/bebuddy) you have the possibility of meeting Korean exchange students.

Copyright: © Peter Böttges

### The Mogam Building

Korean alumnus and honorary senator [Dr. Young-sup Huh](http://www.mogam.de/Alumni_Nr34_Januar%202003_1.pdf) donated the funds to building the [Mogam](http://arch.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/clvd/file/2007-10-21) learning center in 2007, which is used as a study space. The Korean term "mo-gam" means "making the Earth usable and making it blossom".

### Networks and Korean RWTH Alumni

[Han-III Yoo (Seoul National University)](http://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/dbbw)

[ADeKO](http://adeko.alumniportal.com/) is the Korean-German Alumni Portal.

### Korea and Korean Culture in Germany

[MOFA Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Bonn Liaison Office](http://deu-bonn.mofa.go.kr/worldlanguage/europe/deu-bonn/main/index.jsp)

[Deutsch-Koreanische Gesellschaft e.V.](http://www.korea-dkg.de/)

[Korean Culture Center](http://www.kulturkorea.org/de/)

[Korean Student Association in Aachen](http://www.ksvaachen.de/sitemap/)

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