Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) is recruiting new students for the Graduate School for the first semester of the 2013 academic year through a special admissions process.

The admission quota comprises 523 students for master’s degree programs (including six in the Special Faculty Training Program), 281 for doctoral degree programs, and 31 for integrated master’s-doctoral programs. In a separate quota, the Department of BIN Convergence Engineering, established following selection for the WCU project, will admit 30 master’s and five doctoral students.

Applications can be submitted via the website (http://www.jbnu.ac.kr) from October 2 to October 5 until 6:00 PM. Application documents may be submitted and admission tickets collected from October 11 at 9:00 AM.

The oral examination is scheduled to take place at the designated examination venues of the respective colleges (details provided when admission tickets are issued) from October 11 at 10:00 AM. Final results will be announced on the website at 2:00 PM on November 2.

Selection will be based on a combined score of 50 points for document review and 50 points for the oral examination. Additional points will be awarded to applicants with language proficiency, national professional qualifications, or outstanding published papers.

For detailed information on Graduate School admissions, refer to the Office of Admission website (http://www.jbnu.ac.kr / Tel. (063) 270-2116).