DESIGNATED STUDENTS - DON'T SIGN!

Dear Designated Scholarship Students of Kyung Hee,

As you know, we have received an email from IIE office that we have to sign a paper and return it back till 3rd April. The text which says '상기인은 2009학년도 위탁 대학원 진학을 위하여 제1지망-제5지망까지 대학원을 선택하여 지원하는 바, 지원한 대학원에 합격하지 못할 경우 본인의 전공을 고려하여 해당하는 위탁 대학원에 진학할 수 있도록 조치하여 주시기 바라며 이에 동의서를 제출합니다.' means if you sign this you will get into a trouble. Why?
Because when I applied for this program, they offered me one-year Korean Language Course followed by master's degree program. Of course I have been told that I am supposed to give a proficiency test, which is going to be held in summer. Then I came here. After a while they changed the rules. They change the rules every week, sometimes every day. Have a look;

*If you fail to enter all the universities, you will have a talk with NIIED and they will choose a university referring to your major, but if you do not want to enter it and finally give up, you will be deprived of government scholarship and should go back

I have received that information long time ago from IIE office, and now we have to sign a paper which says if we fail entering to a university among our 5 choices, we have to study at the university which is going to be choosen by NIIED. We don't have a chance to quit the program. Let's say those are my 5 choices;

1 - Yonsei University
2 - Kyung Hee University
3 - Inha University
4 - Kookmin University
5 - KDI

If Yonsei doesn't admit me, other universities won't admit either. Because if someone wrote Kyung Hee as a first choice Kyung Hee will admit him, even if he has a lower academic background than me which means we have only one chance to enter to a university, not 5.
I was O.K with that because in case I fail I had a chance to return to my country after quitting the program. Now they want to take this chance from us.

I don't know what you are going to do. But in my case, I am not going to sign this paper; besides I am not going to tell them my choices till I get my KLPT and TOEFL exam results. We can all boycott that regulation, at least I will. Or you can stay silent till they send you to Daejeon or somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

Best Wishes,

Javanshir Safarov

Preference

Dear Government Scholarship Students in IIE,

Hello!
It is Sang Im Kim from IIE office.

We really appreciate you have been studying hard and we are happy to see your Korean improved.

You will have the result of KLPT April, 13th(Mon). For the students who get below level 5, you might have a re-test so that even though you finished Korean exam, we hope you keep studying Korean hard.

1. About application for Graduate school,
we have given you the documents which NIIED sent me but if you have the lastest or new documents(especially recommendation from professors), you should use it. Secondly, you should prepare application forms, new study plans, new self-introductions.

In order to know which universities you will apply for, we attach the file(including two sheets). After you fill and print it out, please submit it to me with your signature until April, 3th(Wed).
For unrestricted students, you only send me the preference sheet.

2. For designated students,
NIIED said they assume if universities which are located in Seoul mostly made up their quota on the first preference(because many students prefer universities in Seoul), it would be risky for the students who applied for 5 universities only in Seoul when they fail to get a permission on their first preference. Therefore, they recommend you apply for 5 universities by regional groups for the safe application.

3. For the students who apply for MBA,
we heard that some of universities are not allowed you to apply for MBA. We want you to inquire it exactly.

If you have a question, please visit or email me.

Thank you so much.

Best regards,
Sang Im Kim

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Inha

Dear Designated students of KGSP(Korean Government Scholarship Program),

Greetings from Inha University.

I'm Ji-hee Kim in charge of admission work at Graduate School Office.

I think you were exhausted due to the KLPT test on last Saturday.

I hope that all of you will get good scores from the KLPT test and enter the university where you want to study.

I'd like to give you some information about Inha University and admission of Graduate School.

Please, open the attached file and check it carefully.

I'll attach the fixed forms of resume, personal statement, study plan, and letter of consent

for preparing application documents for Inha University.

* Homepage of Graduate School of Inha University.

http://grad.inha.ac.kr/

* Master's and Doctoral Program

http://grad.inha.ac.kr/english/academics/MastersDoctoralProgram.asp

After clicking the name of each department

you can get specific information like introduction, contact information of professors, and course list.

If you want to contact a certain professor, you can send an e-mail about introducing yourself and your study plan to him or her directly or ask me to pass your e-mail to a certain department.

* Admission Documents

http://grad.inha.ac.kr/english/admission/AdmissionDocuments.asp

- You can download the fixed forms of resume, study plan, personal statement, and letter of consent.

- If you'd like to submit your application documents directly during the fair in April 16th and 17th in Busan, prepare and bring them, please.

* Schedule about admission process for fall semester in 2009.

1) On-line application : April 14th 10:00 ~ 21st 17:00

2) Off-line application : April 16th 14:00 ~ 23rd 16:00.

▶ All applicants should do both on-line and off-line application.

3) Evaluation by professors of the board of department : May 1st ~ 14th.

4) Announcement of Admitted Students : around May 27th. (not fixed yet)

If you have question after checking the homepage,

don't hesitate to contact me, please.

It will be helpful for me to let me take the message from you,

if Inha University will be the first choice of you.

I think that we can have a chance to meet during the fair in April 16th and 17th in Busan.

If you'd like to apply for admission for Inha University,

give me a message about it before the fair by e-mail, please.

Also, please, do on-line application before the fair

and bring the application form paper which you can get right after on-line application

for off-line application in the fair.

See you soon.

Sincerely yours,

Ji-hee Kim.

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For Designated Students

Dear Government Scholarship students in IIE,

Hello!
It is Sang Im Kim from IIE office.

Spring has become. I hope you can enjoy beautiful campus very soon.

We really appreciate you have been studying for KLPT test very hard.

As you know, we are going to Busan(Pukyong National University) for the exhibition of 35 universities April, 16th~17th. In order to join it, you need to sign at the office until March, 13th(Fri). NIIED is going to support everything so I hope all of you will join.
If you are out of Korea at the moment, you can let us know whether you can join it or not by email.

When you participate in the exhibition, you take the application forms which you want to apply for(each university has their own form).

We will send you the information in detail as soon as possible.

p.s We attach the procedure to apply for Graduated school and quota of 35 universities.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Sang Im Kim

35 Universities

The Procedure

Jeju-do Trip

Dear NIIED and IIE,

I want to express my gratitude for the Jeju-do trip.

First of all, thanks to the NIIED for keeping their promise and giving us that chance during the economic crisis.

Secondly, I want to show my appreciation to the IIE office and the teachers who came with us. I think we have been supported by everything during the trip and the teachers were really kind and warm to us.

Finally, thanks to all scholarship students for being such kind and friendly people...

My KDI School Experience

Juan Carlos Testa (2006 MBA, Mexico) "Reasons to Choose Korea, and the KDI School - Best Faculty and Students Services" I have to admit that I am a big admirer of Korea's rapid economic growth and progress. I wanted to know more about the country that managed to transform itself from a receiver to a provider of the international aids in less than 40 years. The KDI School had one of the best faculty and curricula in Korea and all the supports from the Korea Development Institute. From the academic point of view, the professors were exceptional. Not only did they have impressive academic backgrounds but they were also able and eager to share their knowledge with us. Last but not the least, during our time at the KDI School, we were made to feel at home. When you live in a foreign country, you find yourself in many challenging circumstances. The support I received from the KDI School made it far more easier to overcome those challenges.

Hongmei Cui (2006 MBA, China) "The KDI School, the Little International Community within Korea" The courses were helpful, of course, but what I remember the most are the stories and experiences that my professors and classmates shared with me. I became more open-minded after making friends from different cultural backgrounds. I consider such personal networks to be my greatest asset. I also fondly remember going on many visits to Korean corporations and one field- trip to Gyeongju. Even though we were from different cultural backgrounds, we were able to bond while learning the Korean culture. I was offered a position at Daewoo Securities when I was about to graduate. I mainly deal with bonds which is especially relevant to my major. The Korean customs and culture that I got familiar with at the KDI School came in extremely handy while working in a Korean company alongside my Korean colleagues.

Hoai An Phan (2003 MPP, Vietnam) "Practical Curricula Improved My Career" I am currently working for Ministry of Finance in Vietnam as a Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department. I am in charge of the FTA negotiations such as the ASEAN-China, ASEAN-India and ASEAN-Korea negotiations. In April 2007, I had a chance to visit Korea again to attend the 17th meeting of the ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Negotiating Committee (AKTNC). I was the representative for my ministry and my main responsibility was not only tariff-related issues but also negotiating financial services as well. When I started my study at the KDI School in 2003, I did not have much understanding of the WTO and FTAs, nor did I have any work experience related to those fields. Courses such as Understanding the World Trade System, Comparative Economic Systems and Understanding the World Economy were especially interesting, useful and valuable to me. I have applied such knowledge to my work.

KDI School of Public Policy and Management
87 Hoegiro, Dongdaemun Gu, Seoul, 130-868 KOREA
Tel: 82-2-3299-1281 Fax: 82-2-3299-1223
Homepage:http://www.kdischool.ac.kr

Information for Graduate School at Kongju National University

Dear NIIED Scholarship members,

I'm writing to inform you of our Graduate School. I've attached a file including the course list KNU offers for your reference. You can also find the courses taught in English on this file. If you need any futher information regarding majors or professors, please visit the Department's Homepage.

KNU provides various programs for the NIIED Scholarship members such as buddy programs, tutoring, excursion and so on.

If you have any question or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Best regards,

Youngsook Kong

Team Manager

Office of International Affairs

Kongju National University

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