Greetings from the Admissions Office!

Please refer to the 2023 Fall admission schedule as below for your preparation.

Please find the attachment for 2023 Fall Application Guidelines(Updated/Released on Feb 27, 2023).

The new application guidelines will be released within February on our admissions website.

Please refer to the previous application guidelines for the time being.

1) From 2023 Fall admission, in compliance with the Decree issued by Korean Ministry of Justice, expected graduates from other than Korean or Japanese universities are NOT eligible to apply, and all applicants must fully graduate and hold an official graduation certificate as of March 31, 2023 before they apply to KDI School.

2) For international applicants, please have your academic supporting documents(Graduation certificate and Transcripts) authenticated with an Apostille or Consular-confirmed by the Korean embassy before you apply to KDI School. 

3) English Proficiency Tests accepted by KDI School are: 

TOEFL iBT/PBT/ITP, IELTS, PTE Academic, Cambridge English Exams, TOEIC, TOEIC-S, OPIc, TEPS, NEW TEPS, TEPS-S, I-TEPS

※ The tests must have been taken within 2 years of the application deadline.

4) Accepted students are NOT allowed to defer their admission or scholarship under any circumstances.

Since there may be disadvantages for the accepted students who decide not to register or leave the school voluntarily, please consider carefully before you submit your application.

5) Applicants who already benefited from any of Korean government scholarship(including KDI School) on a Master's or Doctoral level are not eligible for the scholarship to pursue another Master's degree at KDI School. In this case, the accepted students must bear full tuition fee and living expenses on their own if they want to register.

Above details are subject to change. Please refer to the final version of application guidelines which will be released soon.

For any inquiries, please contact us as below.

[International Students Admission]

- KDIS Internal Scholarships(GAS, Seoul G20): internationaladmissions@kdis.ac.kr

- Other External Scholarships: internationaladmissions2@kdis.ac.kr