Korean Language Training Course (한국어연수과정), four terms a year
Joongbu University 2026 Korean course guide (Korean, file dated 2026-01-08; English, Vietnamese, Chinese, Uzbek and Mongolian versions on the same page) ↗Checked 30 October 2026
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What you pay
per application · Not published
per term · official
once · official
once · estimate
once · official
once · official
Official figures from the source page on the date checked. Estimates are Waegook's. Unknown is shown as not published, never as zero.
What do I need?
- Application form (school form) with two photos 3 x 4 cm; passport copy valid 2 years or more; parents' passport or home ID copies (notarised translation if an ID copy)
- Birth certificate and family relation certificate (notarised translations); parents' job and income proof (employment and income certificates, or business registration and income certificate), notarised
- Final school (university or high school) graduation (or expected) certificate and transcript, issued within 3 months, notarised translation; apostille or Korean consular confirmation as the guide sets out by country
- As printed for schools in China: a 학력인증센터 report, or the certificate confirmed by the provincial education office (or city bureau) and the Korean consul; vocational schools under the 인적자원사회보장부 need its confirmation and the consul
- Self-introduction and study plan; student pledge (school form); TOPIK, KLAT, King Sejong or Korean education centre certificate if you have one
- Still at university: China and Vietnam, as printed, file the high school papers plus an enrolment certificate (대학 재학 중인 자는 고등학교 서류와 재학증명서 제출); other countries file an enrolment certificate instead (재학증명서로 대체)
- Printed for Vietnamese and other-country applicants: a parents' damage guarantee in case the student absconds (lawyer-notarised) and a home environment survey with photos (school form)
- Printed for Vietnamese applicants: proof of what you did in any gap of 1 year or more after graduation (employment or enrolment certificates, course receipts), notarised translation
- Printed for Mongolian nationals: 사회보장보험 납부내역 (social insurance payment record)
THE BANK BALANCE IS 8,000,000 WON OR MORE. China, as printed: a balance certificate of 8,000,000원 이상 (other currencies at the issue-date rate), original issued within 30 days, at least 30 days of validity left, the deposit kept for the permit period; a parent's name needs a notarised and consul-legalised family certificate.
Vietnam, as printed (1 or 2): a 어학연수생 유학경비 예치확인서 for 1년간 8,000,000원 at a Korean bank's Vietnam subsidiary (우리·신한·하나은행), with the conditional payment stop shown (half withdrawable each 6 months, 1 year stop); or a balance certificate of 8,000,000원 이상 held 3 months or more, issued within 30 days, validity up to 6 months.
Other countries, as printed: 8,000,000원 이상, issued within 1 month, validity up to 6 months, kept for the permit period ("우즈베키스탄-한국 KDB은행 3개월 예치 유지"); a parent's name needs a notarised family certificate.
NO APPLICATION FEE IS PRINTED. Entrance fee 100,000 won once; tuition 1,100,000 won a term.
Dormitory (2027 brochure): Chungcheong campus 4-person room 1,090,000 won for 6 months (2,180,000 a year), common kitchen; Goyang campus 2-person room "4 Months: KRW 1.3 Million", cooking not allowed. The 2026 guide printed 950,000 won and 1,300,000 won plus 14,000 won a night for 6 months.
Under the 2027 dormitory table: "Chungcheong Campus: KRW 250,000 living support allowance, Goyang Campus: KRW 400,000 living support allowance"; who gets it and how often is not printed.
From the official guide. The school decides what it accepts, not Waegook.
All requirements
- High school graduates: within 2 years of graduating. University graduates: aged 31 or under (만 31세 이내). Exceptions are possible by final grades, TOPIK level and interview score
- Able to deposit one year's fees (entrance fee included) plus the dormitory fee: "최소 송금 예치액 1년 학비 + 기숙사비"
- No illegal resident in Korea among your parents, relatives or friends (checked with immigration). Final-school grades 65% or higher (exceptions by language ability or interview)
- Preferred: TOPIK 1 or higher; KLAT 초급 1 or higher; SKA 81 or higher; a King Sejong Institute or Korean education centre level 1 or higher; "IELTS 5.0 이상 지원 가능"
- As printed: "우즈베키스탄 국적 지원자의 경우, 재외공관에서 요청한 어학능력 기준 충족자만 지원 가능". And: "E계열 또는 F계열 체류자격 소지자는 어학연수과정(D-4)으로의 체류자격 변경 불가"
- How it runs: name list 65 days before classes, online or in-person interview 60 days before, scanned papers 55 days before, deposit and originals 50 days before
- Then your own visa application at the Korean embassy or consulate 40 days before classes, and arrival with airport pick-up 3 days before
- 2026 terms: spring from 9 March, summer from 15 June, fall from 7 September, winter from 7 December 2026 (12월 to 2월). Papers were due 19 January, 20 April, 20 July and 19 October 2026
- 2027 terms (2027 English brochure, 14 October 2026): original papers by 24 December 2026 (spring), 9 April 2027 (summer), 9 July 2027 (fall) and 16 October 2027 (winter); 160 hours and 1,100,000 won each. No Korean 2027 guide yet
- Fees: 1,100,000 won a term (160 hours) and 100,000 won entrance fee once; "1년 한국어 연수비: 440만원". Special classes open any time for 15 or more students of one level, priced separately. Pay only from an account in your own name
- Other costs printed (not paid to the school): bedding 60,000 won; private insurance up to 100,000 won for 6 months; National Health Insurance 70,000 to 80,000 won a month after 6 months; alien registration 35,000 won
- Stay extension 60,000 won every 6 months; change of status D-4 to D-2 135,000 won; textbooks 100,000 won for 6 months. Airport pick-up free on the set arrival date (another day: you pay). Alien registration within 2 weeks of arrival
- The school runs the Ministry of Justice KIIP (사회통합프로그램). The guide's F-2 visa line is for KIIP takers only: "해당 프로그램 수강자에 한하여 F-2(거주비자) 계열 비자 자격 변경 혜택"
- Finishing level 3 or higher here meets the Korean rule for a Joongbu bachelor's together with TOPIK 2 (undergraduate guide); the degree scholarships are printed in this guide for reference (PDF pp.9 to 10)
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Where this comes from
- Joongbu University 2026 Korean course guide (Korean, file dated 2026-01-08; English, Vietnamese, Chinese, Uzbek and Mongolian versions on the same page) ↗Checked 30 October 2026
- Korean Language Center page (undated): six language versions of the 2026 guide, staff lines, "주 15시간*10주" ↗Supports: guide files, contacts · Checked 30 October 2026
- 2026 Korean course guide, English version (same date; the Korean text prevails) ↗Supports: English version · Checked 30 October 2026
- 2027 international brochure (English, notice of 2026-10-14): 2027 terms, deadlines, tuition, dormitory, eligibility ↗Supports: 2027 terms, dormitory · Checked 30 October 2026
- 2027 brochure image with the Korean course schedule and dormitory table (English, JPEG) ↗Supports: 2027 terms, dormitory · Checked 30 October 2026
- English brochure 2026 (2025-10-15): older term deadlines, Goyang option, living support line ↗Supports: differences · Checked 30 October 2026
- Campus directory, Chungcheong (undated): 국제교류원(한국어교육) 041-750-6624, 6338; centre head 6293 ↗Supports: contacts · Checked 30 October 2026
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