Deadline:
May 17, 2024
Program Starts: June 28, 2024
Program Ends: July 26, 2024
Location(s)
Korea, South
291 Daehak-ro Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141
Overview
Since its establishment in 2007, KAIST International Summer School (KISS) has worked faithfully to serve as a hub for cultural and academic exchange between students from all over the world. Throughout the past eight years, KISS has evolved to be become an integral part of the summer experience at KAIST and unique opportunity for students, from Korea and abroad, to interlace a tapestry of academic exchange through creative teaching and learning.
We invite you to come and experience innovative teaching and the blending of cultures at KAIST this summer at the KAIST International Summer School Program. This experience will most-definitely broaden your cultural understanding, deepen your intellectual capacity, and expand your network of friendships. We believe that KISS program will provide a wonderful environment and program that will serve as a catalyst in formulating new friendships and pleasant memories that can be shared around the world.
Details
The mission of KAIST International Summer School (KISS) is:
- to invite excellent students from around the world and enjoy summer
- to broaden participants’ cultural perspectives and intellectual horizon.
- to build lifelong relationships with students from different backgrounds
2024 Track 1: Course-oriented Program
Students may select up two courses from the list. Medium of instruction is English for all courses. This year, we are offering 5 courses that are based on Education 4.0 courses/materials that are different from traditional courses in that the class time will consist of interactive activities and discussions instead of lectures.
Description of Education 4.0 Courses
The Process
No formal lectures. The professor in charge assigns the topic each week. The professor provides pre-recorded lectures and reference materials via Internet. Students learn by listening to pre-recorded lectures delivered by the KAIST Education 4.0 professors, from reference materials available on the Internet, and by performing simple experiments.
Students communicate with the Education 4.0 Consulting Professors in other countries through the Internet and Skype when they have questions on the lecture materials. Students consult with the local KAIST faculty when they have questions after listening the pre-recorded lectures. Students formally get together with the faculty advisor and fellow students once a week to review what they have done.
2024 Track 2: Individual Research Program
Individual Research Program is a 4-week research oriented program only students majoring in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields with our strategic partner universities. We provide the list of available laboratories for Track 2. Students will have the freedom to pick which department and lab they wish to join, and they are responsible for contacting the lab and getting approval from the professor. They are required to fill out the information about the confirmed lab after getting acceptance from the lab.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Track 1: Eligibility Requirements
- Undergraduate & graduate students from partner universities.
*The students must be enrolled in institutions where they have exchange agreement with KAIST. Please email us at summerschool@kaist.ac.kr in case to check the availability. - GPA (Grade Point Average) of 3.0 or better (on a 4.3 point scale)
*Students are to be asked to submit recommendation letter if they cannot prove the GPA - Applicants from institutions where the primary medium of instruction is not English are expected to submit English test score (TOEFL iBT: 80, IELTS: overall band 6.0, TOEIC: 800, CET4:500, CET6: 450).
Track 2: Eligibility Requirements
- Undergraduate (minimum 1 year of full-time study at home university) or graduate students majoring in STEP(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields from partner universities.
*The students must be enrolled in institutions where they have exchange agreement with KAIST. Please email us at summerschool@kaist.ac.kr in case to check the availability. - GPA (Grade Point Average) of 3.0 or better (on a 4.3 point scale)
*Students are to be asked to submit recommendation letter if they cannot prove the GPA - Applicants from institutions where the primary medium of instruction is not English are expected to submit English test score (TOEFL iBT: 80, IELTS: overall band 6.0, TOEIC: 800, CET4:500, CET6: 450).
Dates
Deadline: May 17, 2024
Program starts:
June 28, 2024
Program ends:
July 26, 2024
Program Starts: June 28, 2024
Program Ends: July 26, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
Mandatory Fee
- Application Fee: KRW 100,000
- Program Fee: KRW 900,000
* Includes accommodation, orientation, farewell dinner, field trips, and administrative fee.
Tuition
Track 1: Course-oriented Program
- 3 credits (One 3 credits course) : KRW 1,200,000
- 4 credits (One 3 credits course + One 1 credit course): KRW 1,600,000
- 6 credits (Two 3 credits courses): KRW 2,400,000
* Exemption may be given nominated students as exchange students from partner universities.
* Please confirm with your home university coordinator if you are from our partner universities.
Track 2: Research Program
- 1 credit: KRW 1,500,000
* There is no tuition exemption for Individual Research Program
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