[URGENT] A Semester Exchange at Hanyang University, ERICA South Korea Spring 2024

Hanyang University, ERICA, South Korea  would like to inform you that the registration for semester exchange application for Spring semester 2024 (March 2 – June 21, 2024) is open.  The tuition fee for this program is waived. The accepted students are responsible for their learning materials, dorms, independent quarantine, visa fees and living expenses in Korea including Roundtrip Flight Ticket & Insurance.

This program is open for ITS students Bachelor level (D4/S1) batch  2021.

We offer around 500~600 courses in English (Major: 70%, Elective: 30%) per year over various departments. Exchange students are allowed to take courses from different departments upon availability. The most up-to-date course list becomes available a month prior to the beginning of semester. Until then, students should refer to the previous year’s course list. (e.g. 2023 Spring semester applicant should refer to 2023 Spring semester course list). But note course list may differ every year. The previous English-taught course list (https://bit.ly/3RFP7os or here) can be found as linked.
*We accept graduate students, but they are highly required to take undergraduate level (3rd – 4 th year) courses, and the number of graduate courses to take can be highly limited.

Course registration system in Hanyang University works on “first-come, first-served” basis. Students must be aware that it may be very difficult to register for some courses and their preferred choices of courses are NOT GUARANTEED. We ask exchange students to be flexible with their course preferences. If students have any essential courses required for graduation, we suggest them to take it at their home university.

Credits and Study Load
1 HYU credit consists of 15 contact hours. (In most cases the conversion to ECTS is “1 Hanyang credit equals 2 ECTS”.) Regular student’s study load at Hanyang is 15~18 credits per semester while maximum credits are 20. Exchange students must take at least one regular course to maintain their visa

Course Registration
Before coming to Korea, students will have a chance to register courses online. There are different phases for course registration categorized by their major & year and it works on “first-come, first-served” basis. The specific dates will be sent to students directly through email and uploaded to our website: Academic Calendar (as of 2023)

Housing
Students can apply for on-campus dormitory and the application will be done separately approximately two (2) months before the semester begins. Housing information can be found from website (available only in Korean). On-campus dormitory will NOT be guaranteed if students do NOT complete housing application or housing fee payment within deadline. .
Buddy Program
Buddies are current Hanyang students who volunteer to support new students for their smooth settlement and adjustment into the life and culture in Korea. Representing Korea as a cultural delegation, buddies will interact with new exchange/visiting students throughout the semester and provide them assistance in various areas.
* Application instructions will be shared before the semester starts.

Cost of Living (estimate)
Housing: Dorm: 300,000 KRW; Off-campus: Above 450,000 KRW
Food: 400,000 KRW
Personal Expenses: 250,000 KRW
Total (per month): 950,000~1,100,000 KRW

National Health Insurance
The Korean government is mandating all long-term sojourn foreigners to be registered for the National Health Insurance (NHI) since March 2021. Exchange students will be subject to the registration after applying for the Foreign Registration Card. The monthly amount of the NHI will be approximately 72,000 KRW from March 2023. Please note that the individual health insurance will be still required, as the NHI will not be valid until the foreign registration card is issued, and it may not cover some unexpected matters related to international students, such
as hospitalization and etc. Note those eligible for NHI Registration Exemption can apply for exemption on their own, and further information will be shared later.

Important links:
http://www.hanyang.ac.kr (main)
http://global.hanyang.ac.kr (Office of Int’l Affairs, ERICA Campus)
http://ericaexchange.hanyang.ac.kr/ (exchange & visiting program)

Here are the required documents that you need to prepare:

1. Color ID Photo: Colored copy, Face only, JPEG format, 20KB or less
2. Official Academic Transcript: English Version with University logo and stamp, Show all semesters an applicant has completed
3. Scanned of ID Students
4. Certificate of Enrollment in English: Verified through Apostille certification or Consular authentication from the Embassy of Korea
5. Language Proficiency Form
6. Health Insurance Certificate: ✓ Written in English, ✓ Indicate applicant as a beneficiary, ✓ Valid during the entire trip in Korea, ✓ Cover int’l travel and medical expenses in Korea Indicate coverage and insure amount
7. Financial Affidavit *Proof of funds is required
8. Scanned Passport with validity minimum one year from March 2023
9. English Proficiency Test Score. TOEFL/EFL (min 477) or you can use IELTS/IBT. You can use TOEFL Prediction. However, screenshoot from web UPT Bahasa is not acceptable.
10. Statement Letter & Learning Agreement. You may give the approval communication from your Head of Dept for replacement of statement letter. Please download the file at http://bit.ly/its-student-exchange  
11. Valid Korean Proficiency Test Score (if any)
12. ITS Students must consult with their parents for the financial aspects and please kindly provide the statement letter from your parents (in Bahasa) that your parents are support you (all financial & mental) to join this program. (No format required)
13. Certificate of GCW Non Degree, GCW IUP Basic/Advance (minimum C) or Result Test GCW Non Degree min 80 (please kindly note that this documents is required for this program) 

Incomplete requirements will not processed by Mobility Team.

For ITS Students who interested to join this program please kindly submit your application through this form https://its.id/studyabroadITS . All of your documents must be in PDF and collected in 1 (one) .zip/.rar file. If you have finished and submitted your Study Abroad Application form, YOU HAVE TO SEND email to studyabroad@its.ac.id confirming that you have filled out the Study Abroad Application Form and submit it. Please use this subject: “Confirmation Study Abroad Application_ExchangeHUERICA_NAME_NRP”. The submission deadline until 10 October 2023 ( 09.00 WIB). The Interview Session will be held on 12 October 2023 (13.30).

If you have questions about this program, please send an email to Mr. Ade at studyabroad@its.ac.id with subject : ASK_HUERICA