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2013 Admission Guideline for International Students
The Global Leading Institute in Nuclear Power Plant Technology, KINGS
Copyright ⓒ 2012. KEPCO International Graduate School. All Rights Reserved.
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I. Introduction
II. Program Information
III. Admission Guideline
IV. Financial Details
V. Scholarship
VI. Campus Life
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I. INTRODUCTION
Background KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School (KINGS) is an educational institute established to
cultivate leadership-level professionals in planning, design, construction, operation and management
of nuclear power plants (NPPs). Programs, curriculum, teaching method of KINGS are uniquely and
innovatively designed to educate and train international nuclear professionals who will contribute to
enhance nuclear safety and technology.
KINGS aims to be a worldwide provider of the best qualified NPP professionals through a new type
of programs which include learning lifecycle issues and associated technologies of NPP and
practicing hands-on experience at Kori NPP complex located at the southern sea shore of the Korean
peninsula.
Features
Strong International Alliance
A. 50:50 mix of Koreans and internationals
B. Worldwide organizational network
(GMU, IAEA, INPO, WANO, etc.)
Education Program Bases
A. Hands-on experience
B. On-site training
C. Design projects
D. Learning by doing & thinking
Action-oriented Curriculum
A. Planning
B. Design
C. Construction
D. Operation
E. Maintenance
F. Management
Interdisciplinary Approach
A. Systems Engineering
B. Mechanical Engineering
C. Electronic Engineering
D. Electrical Engineering
E. Nuclear Engineering
F. Material Engineering
G. Chemical Engineering
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International Network
A promise to cultivate global nuclear leaders with KINGS Network
KINGS is developing cooperative exchange programs to produce NPP professionals in association
with international nuclear organizations such as IAEA, INPO, WANO, WEC, etc.
The objectives of these programs are;
Building up international network among NPP professionals.
Establishing worldwide leadership-level human resource development network with KINGS, and
Contributing to improve global nuclear safety, operational efficiency, functional management and
technological innovation through providing personnel education for those countries planning to
build NPPs, have NPPs under construction and in operation.
Education center for international nuclear professionals
Develop cooperative exchange programs for producing nuclear professionals in association
with international nuclear organizations such as IAEA, INPO, WANO, etc.
Build up international human networks among nuclear professionals
Contribute to secure global nuclear safety via personnel education for NPP importing or of
operating countries
Reciprocal cooperative exchange programs with Virginia (USA)
Nuclear Power Education and Research Consortium (VNPERC)
Members of VNPERC
- Professional colleges in nuclear power such as George Mason University, Virginia Tech University,
William & Mary College, University of Virginia
- Private Organization such as WEC
Establish worldwide leadership-level human resource development network with K-INGS
Student exchange program with George Mason University (GMU)
Learning opportunities in GMU renowned in Systems Engineering
English lecture programs to develop global senses
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II. PROGRAM INFORMATION
Pioneering Programs in KINGS Curriculum
Classification Course Duration Content
1st Trimester
(1st year)
NPP
Engineering
Fundamentals
12 weeks
- Preparatory compulsory & elective courses to
obtain basic knowledge on NPP engineering
required for main courses at KINGS
- Lectures and e-Education Systems
NPP Systems
and Safety
- Providing fundamental explanation for NPP
basic systems and safety
- Lectures and tour of nuclear power plants
2nd Trimester
Systems Engineering
12 weeks
- Special course to acquire core knowledge of
systems engineering
- Lectures and technical tours
National Energy
Policies & 1
st NPP
Deployment
- - Explanation for NPP planning and national
energy policies for 1st NPP deployment,
infrastructure and project management
- - Lectures
3rd Trimester
NPP Engineering & Management
12 weeks
- Comprehensive course to obtain in-depth
knowledge on NPP engineering and
management
- Lectures and team building activities
1st-3
rd
Trimester
(2nd year)
Specialization
Course
Master Engineer Degree Awarded
12 months
- Intensive and comprehensive course to
produce nuclear professionals with expertise in
respective fields, including technology, systems
and project engineering programs
- Choose one of 2 tracks (NPP Engineering,
NPP Management)
Note : During each trimesters of the 1st year, progressively structured elective courses are offered for the
students to obtain the theoretical & managerial insights along with analytical skills necessary to carry out
NPP engineering and analyses tasks in a cumulative manner such as thermodynamics & heat transfer-NSSS
TH Design-Power Train System Design, safety analysis 1,2,3, Solid Mechanics- NSSS CD-Pressure Vessel
& Reactor Design.
Mission Oriented Track : Specialization Course
Track Objective
NPP Engineering
Track
Cultivate technical experts who have expertise and technique to draw out
problems and potential problem-solving options.
NPP Management
Track
Cultivate leader-level project managers who manage the NPP life-cycle business
efficiently and effectively from the planning phase to the closing phase.
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III. ADMISSION GUIDELINE
Admission Policy Applications up to 200% of the entrance quota with national recommendation will be received and
undergo the following processes on the first-come-first-served basis.
Successful applicants who pass the documentation review and interview will be awarded an admission in
the following order ;
1. Applicant with national or organizational scholarship*
2. Applicant with outstanding research capability
3. Applicant with outstanding scholarly/engineering capability
Note: These shall be evidenced by an appropriate documentation such as a list of publications and
scholastic awards to be submitted as optional documentations.
Note * : Applicants’ government and/or organization may choose to support in Type I or II below
and which shall be explicitly described in the article 5 of the “Letter of Recommendation from the
Applicant’s Organization” (Form 4 of the application document).
Type I : Full financial support (covers the entirety of “Entrance Fee, Registration and Tuition”
and “Living and Housings” of the article IV Financial Details.)
Type II : Partial financial support (covers only the “Living and Housings” of the article IV
Financial Details.)
Type II support may be necessary when the applicant wants to choose an off-campus
housing with his or her family.
Successful applicants will be notified of “the conditions of entrance” and shall submit a written consent
on the given conditions within 10 working days. Failure to submit will cause automatic cancellation of
admission.
Successful applicants who submitted above said written consent and who revoke afterward will be
deprived of the right to application to KINGS for 10 years.
Process % of quota*
1. Document review 150%
2. Interview (and on-line aptitude test) 120%
3. Notification of “the Conditions of Entrance (COE)” 105%
4. Applicants’ submittal of consent on “the COE” and physical examination report 100%
5. Admission award 100%
Note * “% of quota” is the percentage of applications to the quota selected after the designated processes.
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Timelines
Classification Date* Site Note
Announcement of
Application
From the Middle of June, 2012
KINGS website [www.kings.ac.kr]
Download application forms at www.kings.ac.kr
Submission of
Documents
By
Sep.30, 2012 See the Mailing Address
below
Required documents should be submitted via registered mail, courier service or in person
Document Review and Interview**
By
Nov.30, 2012 Designated
International applicants may be interviewed via video-, tele-
conferencing
Admission Decision
By
12.31, 2012 Notification letters
mailed and posted online
** This timeline may be subjected to changes.
** Document Review and Interview will be arranged on a first-come-first-served basis. Announcement
on Admission Award may be prior to the date when the entrance quota is filled.
Mailing Address:
KINGS Student Affairs team
Room#208 main bldg., 1456-1 Shinam-ri,
Seosaeng-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 689-882, Republic of Korea
Entrance Quota KINGS plans to admit 100 students per year and the quota will be 50 Koreans and 50 Internationals.
Korean students will be recommended by the KEPCO Group or other corporations in the NPP industry.
International students will be admitted among those recommended by the referee organization
designated by the KINGS or by the countries which are planning, building and operating NPPs.
Qualifications for Application
To apply to KINGS, applicants should have earned a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in natural
sciences and engineering. This, however, does not discourage bachelor’s degree holder of other
areas with working experiences in policy making for national energy supply or nuclear energy
applications.
The eligibility for application such as age, GPA score, proof of English language proficiency and
professional experience are described in the following table.
Applicants for whom English is their native or official language do not need to submit their score
of English language proficiency test. Also, applicants who have studied more than two years at a
university where the primary language of instruction is English can replace the proof by an
attestation issued by the institution authority.
Element Requirement
Age Under 40 years old
Working experience 3 years or more*
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Letter of recommendation From applicant’s organization or government
GPA in university Minimum 3.0 (on a 4.5 scale)
Proof of English language proficiency
Minimum TOEFL score of PBT:550, CBT:213, IBT:84
Minimum IELTS score of 5.5 or equivalent
Note * Cumulative experiences of 3+ years in energy related professional positions is acceptable.
Application Procedure
Connect to KINGS homepage (http://www.kings.ac.kr).
Download forms for application from the website. Fill out the forms and send their hard copy with
the other documents required to, except a letter of recommendation to the mailing address above.
Once submitted, no document can be modified or corrected, so please check your documents carefully
before submission.
Required Documents
Documents Note
1. Application for admission (form 1)
2. Personal Statement (form 2)
3. Statement of purpose (form 3)
4. Letter of recommendation (form 4)
5. KINGS pledge (form 5)
6. Original certificates of all undergraduate and graduate
level degrees
7. Official transcripts of college/university
8. Original certificate of TOEFL or IELTS score A score taken within the last
two years from Sep. 30,2012
9. Copy of an applicant’s current passport Photo ID page is required
10. Personal medical assessment (form 6)
11. Original records of entries into and departures from Korea Overseas Koreans only
12. Original certificate of health authorized by a M.D Applicants who successfully
pass the admission procedure
Application Fee
All applicants are exempted from application fee.
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Notes for Documents Preparation
Submitted documents will not be returned in any case. Please check your documents carefully
and keep a copy of completed form in case the materials get lost in the mail.
All the documents should be completed or translated in English. The translated copy should be
notarized.
Applicants whose submitted documents are incomplete or unsatisfactory will be disqualified from
the admission process.
If an applicant gained admission in an illegal manner, such as forgery or alteration of documents
or through translation errors on the documents, and this fact was found while at school (or after
graduation), the admission shall be cancelled (or all the academic records shall be erased).
Furthermore, if criminal case is suspected, the student will be reported to the authorities in both
countries in complying with the law.
For more information, visit the KINGS Homepage (http://www.kings.ac.kr).
IV. FINANTIAL DETAILS1,2
ENTRANCE FEE, REGISTRATION AND TUITION
Entrance Fee
The entrance fee is 1 Million Korean Won (MKRW) (≒$870) in academic year 2012.
Registration Fee and Tuition The registration fee and tuition is 53.45 MKRW (≒$48,000) per academic year in 2012. Tuition
covers lectures, lecture materials, access to library and various facilities for academic and school
supported extra-curricular activities.
LIVING AND HOUSING
Dormitory School provides single occupancy dormitory rooms for the students equipped with cafeteria providing
international meals. Dormitory fee with meals is 12.36 MKRW (≒$10,750) per year.
Rental Housings Off-campus rental housings are available around the campus at commutable distances. There are two
different rental options of “lease on a deposit basis (LOD)” and “lease on a monthly rental basis
(LOM)” are available. In any case, the lease contract shall be made between the lessor and lessee
through a registered real estate agent.
1 All fees and costs are based on year 2012 and are subjected to change for 2013.
2 Values in parentheses are in US Dollars based on the exchange rate of 1,150 KRW/USD.
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The LOD requires a lump sum of deposit ranging from 50~75% of the price of the housing (the
price of an apartment of 100 m2 ranges about $ 150,000~$350,000). The deposit, normally, will
be fully refunded at the termination of the lease contract if no damage to the housing is claimed.
The following table depicts the range of deposit and rental for off-campus housing within 45
minutes to an hour distance by public transportation (20~25 minutes by car).
Area Type Size (m2)
Deposit/Monthly
Rent Remarks
Jeonggwan-myeon
Busan
Apartment 105.6 $8,800/ 800+ 3 rooms, 2 baths
Apartment 79.2 $8,800/ 600+ 2~3 rooms, 1~2 baths
Apartment 40 $870/ 390+ 2rooms, 1 bath, Furnished
Gijang-eup, Busan Apartment 105.6 $8,800/ 520+ 3 rooms, 2 baths
Apartment 40 $4,350/ 260+ 2rooms, 1 bath, Furnished
Seosaeng-myeon,
Ulsan Apartment 40~46.2 $2,600/ 435+ 2rooms, 1 bath, Furnished
Note: Jeonggwan-myeon is a recently established bed town of Busan metropolitan city. Gijang-eup
has international kindergarten, elementary & high schools, traditional markets and a public
health center and provides relatively convenient public transportations to KINGS. Seosaeng-
myeon is a small garden-city, the closest living area from KINGS. 15~20 minutes bicycle riding
along the sea side road could lead to KINGS.
Insurances Students must have insurances that cover health care, injury and indemnity and those who owns a car
shall have liability and indemnity insurances.
The premium for health and indemnity insurances provided by KINGS is 260,360 KRW (≒$232)
per person per year in 2012.
The car insurance premium depends largely on the insured price of a car, range of coverage and
age of the driver. The premium could be calculated at the insurance company web sites such as
http://www.chartis.co.kr , http://www.myAnycar.com, http://www.meritzfire.com etc.
Students may choose to have insurances of students own organization. In such case, the coverage shall
be, as a minimum, equivalent to that of the insurances provided by KINGS and a valid insurance
certificate shall be submitted to KINGS at arrival.
Living Expenses The living expenses depend on the personal needs and the way of living. Students who live in the
dormitory may need about 300,000 KRW, (≒$260) per month per person. Students who live in off-
campus housings may require additional 250,000 ~ 300,000 KRW (≒$220 ~ 260) per month per
person for public transportation and utility fees for rental housing.
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PROJECTED BUDGET
Upon Registration (per year, based on dormitory residence) Entrance Fee : $ 870 (first year only)
Registration Fee & Tuition : $ 48,000
Dormitory & meals : $10,750
Health and Indemnity Insurances : $ 232
Personal expenses : $ 3,120
Total : $ 62,972
Additional Yearly Expenses Anticipated for Off-Campus LOM Residence Refundable Deposit : $ 870 ~ 8,800
Rental Fee : $ 3,120 ~ 9,600
Transportation & Utility Fees : $ 2,640 ~ 3,120
Total : $ 870 ~ 8,800 (Refundable) + $ 5,760 ~ 12,720
Married Students with Family For married students with children shall further consider the living expenses including meals and
transportation for the family as well as education for the children. The Busan International Foreign
School located in Gijang-eup of Busan metropolitan city provides international quality education for
kindergarten, elementary and high school. Detailed information can be obtained from
http://www.bifskorea.org/.
V. SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarships Most of competent international students who meet certain level of academic and professional
performance record may receive academic scholarships which are endowed by the Korean nuclear
industry, government or the student’s own government for a maximum of six trimesters of full-time
study. The scholarship may cover entrance and registration fees, tuition and dormitory with meals
with a total amount of $59,620.
Assistantships Teaching (TA), Research (RA) and Administrative (AA) Assistantships are available for eligible
international students. For entry level students, AA is the most common type of assistantship. The
monthly assistantship payment depends on the actual hours of services of the month, with a limit of
30 hours per month, provided by the student. The average administrative assistantship payment is
about $ 260 per month.
VI. CAMPUS LIFE
State-of-the-art Educational and Research Environment
Most of research activities, on-the-job training and education in KINGS will be carried out at Kori
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nuclear site where NPPs are in operation and under construction.
Student may enjoy smart life in combination with science and nature in ubiquitous campus: e-
Education and e-Library, environment friendly and high efficiency campus by using renewable
energy.
Optimal Residential Surroundings
KINGS provides a dormitory equipped with 200 rooms for single occupancy which accepts
cultural diversity of domestic and foreign students: Cafeteria and prayer rooms.
School facilities for leisure activities are available such as basketball courts, a soccer field, and a
fitness center.
Various Cultural Programs
KINGS provides non-credit Cross Culture and Korean Language Programs to reduce cultural
adaptation stresses of international students. Cross Culture Program (CCP) is designed for sharing
global cultures among students from various countries. The program is basically a fun-oriented
program giving students opportunities of associating with entire class of the year to have a feeling
like close siblings with each other. CCP package includes student seminars to share the cultures of
students’ own countries, talks to compare do’s and do-not’s in different cultures, lectures to share
the ordeals and glories in Korean history including the endeavors of national economic
development to modern Korea from the ashes after the Korean war. Tours from the breathtaking
UNESCO natural and diverse cultural heritages, cultural, historical, industrial sites in Korea and to
the Demilitarized Zone where South and North Korea are divided and confronted with each other
will make students to experience the fancies and the realities of Korea.
Various social and club activities are also available. Hiking to the beautiful mountains, joining
local festivals and sports events will add joys to the campus life. The soccer club is one of the most
active clubs at KINGS.