Study Abroad
Study Abroad in Korea Information Session 2024-2025
Join us to learn about study abroad options in South Korea during the academic year or summer. Representatives from the Korean Language Program and Global Learning Office, along with student returnees from Yonsei University and Ewha University, will be available to provide information and answer questions.
Date: February 4, 2025
Time: 4pm-5pm
Place: Online - click here to Register
There are a variety of programs in which NU students can participate . Semester and academic year abroad options are available through the NU-affiliated programs at Yonsei University and Ewha Woman’s University. Summer abroad opportunities are also available.
To learn more about Study Abroad programs, please contact Ihnhee Kim or Eunmi Lee. Please note that ALC majors and minors must also consult ALC's Director of Undergraduate Studies to discuss which courses will count towards meeting ALC degree requirements.
You can find additional information at the Global Learning Office’s websites:
NU partner Programs in Korea
Ewha Woman’s University, located in Seoul, South Korea, offers a coeducational international program for Visiting Students. Students in this direct enrollment program can take a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate-level courses, which are taught in English as well as Korean language classes through the University’s Korean Language Center.
Through Yonsei's Office of International Affairs, students in this direct enrollment "visiting student" program have access to over 300 undergraduate courses taught in English per term as well as Korean language classes through the university's Korean Language Institute in Seoul, South Korea. Students with advanced Korean skills are eligible to take regular Yonsei courses taught in Korean in other departments.
For more information on NU's other non-affiliated study abroad programs, application procedures, contact the Global Learning Office.
Scholarships for Studying in South Korea
- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
- Boren Scholarship
- Critical Language Scholarship
- Freeman-Asia Award
- The Fulbright Program
- Northwestern University Undergraduate Language Grants, for summer intensive language study
- Northwestern University Undergraduate Research Grants
- Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Sion Asia-related Research Grants
- Study in Korea