[Scholarship] in Korea

Korea: Masters and PhD Scholarships for IT Technology Program, Information and Communications University (ICU)

Since the IT industry has become a key asset for the competitiveness of a nation, developing human resources is of great importance for a nation. The Republic of Korea, as one of the leading countries in the IT industry, seeks to play a more active role to meet this demand of
the time.


One of the efforts to meet this challenge is IT Technology Program(ITTP) newly offered at the Information and Communications University(ICU) with an aim to build global network of IT leaders
around the world.

ITTP, sponsored by the Korean government, offers a customized master’s and doctoral degree program for government officials, employees of public institutions or senior-level researchers at national research centers working in the IT fields of foreign countries. All the students will receive scholarships, up to 2 years for master degree students and up to 3 years for doctoral degree students.

This program focuses on transferring advanced technologies and business strategies of Korea to the next generation global IT leaders. After the education at ICU, a distinguished IT university, the ITTP students will acquire not only all the accumulated know-hows of the IT industry of Korea but also the creative abilities to apply learned knowledges and skills to their own countries. The graduates of the program will receive updates of current developments in the IT fields of Korea through annual or biannual newsletters, and remain networked through regularly scheduled seminars.

Important Dates for Application and Admission for 2007 Fall
- June 8th, 2007: Application Deadline
- July 6th, 2007: Acceptance Notification
- August 28th, 2007: Start of Semester

Contact person & Enquiries:

Coordinator, Administration Office of ITTP
Information and Communications University (ICU)
119 Munji-ro Yuseong-gu Daejeon
Republic of Korea, 305-732
Telephone: 82 42 866 6845
Fax: 82 42 866 6858
Email: ittp@icu.ac.kr
Homepage: http://ittp.icu.ac.kr