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  Foreign Graduate Students

 

 

Life Sciences graduate program offers the MS-Ph.D. Combined degree program and the Ph.D. program in four major research areas: Structural and Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Plant Sciences. Applicants can apply up to three professors. Applicants should contact the professor(s) of their own research interest to get Evaluation.

 

 

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   Online application -> Submission of the required documents by post->
   Admission decision announcement -> Visa application -> Registration ->
   Arrival at POSTECH -> Orientation -> Semester begin

 

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Application
Deadline

April 27

July 20

Oct. 26

Dec. 26

Admission Deadline
Announcement

May 27

Aug. 5

Nov. 25

Jan. 25, 2012

Enrollment

Aug. 26-29

Sept. 1, 2011

Matriculation

Jan. 27-31, 2002

Mar. 2,2012

 

* Complete application package including all required documents must be received
  by Application Deadline.

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   Master’s Program: Non-Korean nationals with a Bachelor’s Degree
   Ms-PhD Integrative Program: Non-Korean nationals with a Bachelor’s Degree or higher
   Doctoral Program: Non-Korean nationals with a Master’s Degree

 

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   Online

  • Completed Online Application
    - Personal statement and research plan must be included.
  • Application Fee of USD 50 or KRW 80,000
    - Payments must be made online via credit card.
    - Waived for students of POSTECH's partner universities
     

   Documents to submit to Postech Graduate Admission by Post

  • Official Academic Transcripts
    - From all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended
    - Transcripts must be enclosed in an envelope, sealed with either the official   security seal or the signature of the registrar or representative.
  • Degree Certificates
    - From all undergraduate and graduate degrees attained
  • Two Letters of Recommendation (form download)
    - Must be mailed directly by the recommenders
  • Official English Proficiency Test Score
    - PBT 550, CBT 213, iBT 79, ITP 550, IELTS 6.0, TOEIC 800, TEPS 680
    - Scores must be sent directly from the administering institution
      (POSTECH institution code for ETS: 0329) and received no later than the
      application deadline.
    - Native English speakers(list of countries) are exempt from submitting a score.
      Non-native speakers from countries where English is used as means of   education (list of countries) may submit Proof of Instruction Language for   exemption.
  • Copy of Passport
  • Degree theses
    - If applicable
     

   In addition to the above following items are highly recommended in the Department
   of Life Science requires:

  • GRE Score (Advanced)
  • Evalution by Advisor-to-be (written up by the professor after individual interview with the applicant either in person or via phone or email) (form-download)

 

 
 

 

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   International Relations Office
   POSTECH
   San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea

   Phone : +82-54-279-3681~6
   Fax : +82-54-279-3590
   Email : iao@postech.ac.kr

 

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   Mr. Taewha Lee
   Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science & Technology
   San 31 Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang, Korea 790-784
   tel : 82-54-279-8180, E-mail : thlee@postech.ac.kr

 

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   - POSTECH
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           Undergraduate Admission
           Graduate Admission
   - POSTECH International Relations Office

 

 


 

 

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