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Higher Education
On the website, we have collected a brief overview of education
in South Korea
Education Levels
Levels
of Education
The Korean system has some distinctive features, with the learning process organized in the following sequence
Education in Korea is divided into multiple stages
6 years
Primary school
01
3 years
Secondary school
Compulsory
02
3 years
High school
03
Compulsory
2 years
College
04
4 years
University
05
6 years
Primary school
01
3 years
Secondary school
Compulsory
02
3 years
High school
03
Compulsory
2 years
College
04
4 years
University
05
The academic year is usually
divided into two semesters
The first lasts from March to August, the second — from September to February.
Vacations take place twice a year: from July to August and from December to February.
Vacations take place twice a year: from July to August and from December to February.
Higher
education
created and managed by the central government; there are 58 such universities in Korea
8 universities created by local authorities
379 universities created by private non-profit educational foundations
There are more than 445 universities in South Korea, which are divided into three types
National
State
Private
According to study programs,
Korean universities are divided into
study duration 2 to 4 years
Vocational colleges
[ 01 ]
study duration 4 years and above
Universities
[ 02 ]
study duration 2 years
Educational institutions with master's and doctoral programs
[ 03 ]
The list of universities that have passed international accreditation is annually updated on the websites of Korean embassies.
Universities are divided
into certified
and non-certified
We only work with accredited universities, which allows us to provide our students with quality education that is internationally recognized.
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