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Bicheondang(丕闡堂) and 600th Anniversary Hall at Humanities and Social Science Campus. Completed in 1988(restored) and 1999(newly constructed after demolishing the College of Confucian Studies building).

Seoul and Suwon · South Korea · Research university

Sungkyunkwan University

Seoul and Suwon university dating from 1398; six English-track degrees take international freshmen in the fall without a Korean test.

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In English
6 programmes
City
Seoul and Suwon
Apply via
SKKU international admission site, documents by post
Founded
1398

Deadlines

Not published yetWatch admission-global.skku.edu

Every date in South Korea

What you could study here

Human Science and Society

Bachelor's degree · 4 yrs

English-track unit: an English test is part of the application unless you are exempt as a national of an English-speaking country.

Social sciences

What it asks of IB students

IB results are accepted as an academic reference with your transcript; no minimum IB score is published. English Track units ask for an English test (TOEFL, IELTS) unless you are from an English-speaking country.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

Fall 2027 dates are not out: the 2027 guide marks these six units open for the Fall semester, and the 2026 Fall guide appeared in January 2026.

All 3 notes
  • Fall 2027 dates are not out: the 2027 guide marks these six units open for the Fall semester, and the 2026 Fall guide appeared in January 2026.
  • Global Business Administration, Global Economics and Biomedical Engineering take English Track students for the Spring (March) 2027 semester only, not the Fall.
  • English Track students need no Korean test (TOPIK) for major placement, major courses or graduation; Korean Track units need TOPIK level 4 and level 5 to graduate.

Sources
  1. SKKU — 2027 Spring undergraduate freshmen admission guide for international students (PDF) — checked 2026-10-07
  2. SKKU — 2026 Fall undergraduate freshmen admission guide (schedule, English Track units) — checked 2026-10-07
  3. SKKU — International admission notices (undergraduate) — checked 2026-10-07
  4. SKKU College of Social Sciences — Human Science and Society — checked 2026-10-07
  5. SKKU College of Engineering — Chemical Engineering — checked 2026-10-07
  6. SKKU College of Engineering — Advanced Materials Science and Engineering — checked 2026-10-07
  7. SKKU College of Engineering — Mechanical Engineering — checked 2026-10-07
  8. SKKU Department of Nano Engineering — About — checked 2026-10-07
  9. SKKU College of Computing and Informatics — Computer Science and Engineering — checked 2026-10-07