Dear Prospective Applicants of KDI School,

 

Starting from 2022 Fall admission, KDI School will ONLY accept "Apostilled" or "Consular certified" documents in the application process.

This notice is to provide prospective applicants with an appropriate time to prepare the requirement documents since it may take some time to have the documents authenticated.

The application guidelines for 2022 Fall Admission is expected to be released in February or early March. Please refer to the previous application guidelines for the time being.

 

[Apostille Procedure]

The Apostille is used when public documents are being transferred between countries that are a party to the Hague Apostille Convention (1961). Documents issued in signatory country should be Apostilled to ensure the validity.

* Please check the updated signatory country list and information

https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/status-table/?cid=41

 

1. Documents issued in signatory country

- Submit Apostilled Required Documents.

- All documents must be in English. (Non-English based documents must be accompanied with authenticated translation)

- Scanned copies of Apostilled documents are not accepted.

 

2. Documents issued in non-signatory country

- Submit Required Documents authenticated from the Korean Embassy.

- All documents must be in English. (Non-English based documents must be accompanied with authenticated translation.)

- The requirements for Consular authentication vary by Embassy. Please contact the Embassy for further information.

 

3. Documents issued in China

- Submit academic related documents issued by the China Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC) or China higher Education Student Information and Career Center (CHESICC/CHSI).

- Other Required documents should be authenticated from the Korean Embassy.

 

4. Documents issued in Korea

- Documents issued by a Korean institution does not need to be Apostilled or authenticated by the Consular

- Please submit documents with authentication code that can be verified for academic related documents

 

[Holiday Announcement]

The Admission Office will be closed on January 31(Mon) ~ February 2(Wed) (KST) due to national holiday in Korea(New Year's Holiday). Please note that the response to emails may get delayed.

Regular office hours resume on Feb 3(Thu) 2022.