UST Student
Introduction
- Campus of the Graduate School of Science and Technology (UST), which directly educates master's and doctorate students in key research areas of KIER such as renewable energy technology.
- UST, co-founded by a government-funded research institute in the science and technology sector, is a graduate school under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and ICT, and provides practical field research-oriented, student-oriented education.
Admission procedure
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Announcement of
application
guidelines and
application
submission- First period: late Aug.
to early Sep. - Late period: late Feb.
to early Mar.
- First period: late Aug.
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1st round
(Document
screening)- First period:
mid-Oct. - Late period:
mid-Apr.
- First period:
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2nd round
(In-depth interview
with major)- About 30
minutes
presentation and
Q&A for each major
- About 30
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Announcement of
final successful
applicants- First period:
early Dec. - Late period:
early Jun.
- First period:
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Enrollment
- First period:
Early to mid-Dec. - Late period: early to mid-Jun.
- First period:
Eligibility for application (as of the first period of 2022)
Common
- Integrated Master's·Doctoral Program/Master's Program
- Those who have a bachelor's degree or who are expected to acquire a bachelor's degree by February 2022
- Those who are recognized as having a bachelor's degree or higher by law
- Doctoral Program
- Those who have a master's degree or who are expected to acquire a master's degree by February 2022
- Those who are recognized as having a master's degree or higher by law
Regular admission
- Korean citizenship, dual citizenship including Korean nationality
Special admission
Foster student | Military consignment students recommended by the Minister of Defense and workers of other government agencies who have been recommended by relevant ministers |
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North Korean refugees | North Korean defectors who are recognized as having a bachelor's or master's degree by the Minister of Unification |
Foreigner | Foreigners whose parents are both foreign nationals |
Korean national/resident abroad | Children of overseas Koreans who have completed all courses in elementary/secondary/high school/university abroad |
The above statements are subject to change, and for more details, please check the UST website.
Official English test score
Category | TOEFL | TOEIC | New TEPS | IELTS | |
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iBT | PBT(Revised) | ||||
General | 79 | 59 | 730 | 342 | 6 |
Hearing impairment | 20 | 20 | 365 | 137 | 4.5 |
- Exemption from submission of official English test scores
- 1. UST graduate (expected to graduate)
- 2. Those who have studied at a university (graduate school) in a country that uses English as their first language (USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) for more than one year and obtained a degree (including those who are expected to graduate)
- Subject to deferred submission of official English test scores
- 1. Those who have obtained a degree from a university (graduate school) located in the English-speaking countries set by UST (total of 31 countries, refer to the table of ‘Countries subject to deferred submission’) and who prove that all classes completed during the degree course were conducted in English
- 2. Those who apply for special admission as foster students
- Grace period
- The submission of ‘Certified English transcripts’ with a minimum score or higher may be deferred until the thesis submission period specified in Article 16 of the Degree Conferment Regulations.
Countries subject to deferred submission (Alphabetical order)
Belize, Cambodia, Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Eritrea, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Kena, Independent states of Papua New Guinea, Kingdom of Bhutan, Kingdom of Lesotho, Kingdom of Swaziland, Myanmar, Nigeria, Philippines, Republic of Cameroon, Republic of Gambia, Republic of Kiribati, Republic of Liberia, Republic of Malawi, Republic of Rwanda, Republic of Sierra Leone, Republic of Sudan, Republic of Tonga, Republic of Uganda, Republic of Vanuatu, Republic of Zambia, Republic of Zimbabwe, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania
Welfare
- For the general common welfare system, see the SCHOOL LIFE-welfare system guide.
- New students odyssey
In order to strengthen the adaptability of new students to UST's differentiated education system, group training is conducted for about 4 weeks before admission.
- Consists of science, technology, and R&D capacity reinforcement programs
Completion of preliminary education is a graduation requirement in accordance with Article 4 of the Degree Conferment Regulations (Requirements for Degree Conferment), Paragraph 1, Item 10
- Consists of science, technology, and R&D capacity reinforcement programs
- Monthly training incentive during the degree period
- Remote residents (except Daejeon and Sejong) dormitory occupancy (lottery among eligible people)
- 4 major insurance coverage and health checkup
- Providing employment competency enhancement education and various educational programs