Ewha Womans University
Graduate School of International Studies

Ewha Womans University, Graduate School of International Studies in Seoul, South Korea is the top-rated university in the country for international studies and is open to both men and women via the exchange program. Elliott School students can study trade negotiations, international business, development cooperation, and diplomacy and security.

• Curriculum
• Enrollment and Transfer of Credits
• Academic Calendar
• Language of Instruction
• Internships
• Housing
• Tuition and fees
• Location
• Travel Information
• To Apply
• For More Information

Curriculum: The Korean Ministry of Educations ranks Ewha's Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) as the premier international relations school in Korea. GSIS offers a full range of courses in international affairs, with concentrations in trade negotiations, international business, development cooperation, and diplomacy and security. GSIS also has professional training courses for credit, such as the Workshop on International Negotiations designed by the Conflict Management Group. A description of the curriculum is found at http://gsis.ewha.ac.kr/.

Enrollment and Transfer of Credits: All exchange students from the Elliott School are required to be enrolled at Ewha GSIS as full-time students, for the equivalent of 9 or 10 GW credits. Students may transfer up to 10 GW credits from the partner into the Elliott School M.A. programs. Students must earn the equivalent of a B grade or higher in a given course to be eligible for transfer credit. For more details on transfer credit, visit Receiving Credit.

Grade B at Ewha = Grade B at GW
3 credits at Ewha = 3 credits at GW

Academic Calendar:
Fall semester: September to December.
Spring semester: early March to mid-June.
Courses are held during the day.

Language of Instruction: All courses at GSIS are taught in English. Intensive Korean classes are also available. (n.b. Elliott School graduate students cannot earn transfer credit for language courses. Further information about allowable credits is available on-line on the Graduate Student Advising website. Within the GSIS community, students speak English very well and most students at Ewha study English at some level. The Elliott School recommends that students who go to Ewha plan to take at least introductory Korean to help them adjust to life in Seoul

Internships: Seoul provides excellent opportunities to pursue internships in both the public and private sector, including multinational corporations. Short-term internships can be arranged either by the student's own initiative with GSIS approval or by GSIS referral. Past internships have included work at McKinsey & Company, the American Chamber of Commerce, and the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.

Housing: Students may arrange housing on-campus at Ewha at the new International House dormitory. Both foreign students typically stay in Ewha's International Dorm, which is at the very top of campus with a lovely view of Seoul. The dormitory has both traditional Korean style rooms (with a futon on the floor) and Western rooms (with a bed). Some of the rooms have a bathroom inside. The dormitory is secure and only residents and students in the company of residents are allowed inside. The dormitory has a student curfew of 11 p.m. every night. The international dorm is the only hall open to male students.

Tuition and fees: Elliott School graduate tuition and fees are payable directly to GW, and are based upon full-time enrollment for the equivalent of 9 or 10 GW credit hours.

Location: Ewha Womans University is located west of the city center of Seoul, in the Shin Chon area where other prestigious private universities such as Yonsei and Sogang are located. The gated campus is large and scenic with lots of hills. The area around Ewha has many American fast food restaurants (such as Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts) and there is a subway station a short walk from the main gate (Green Line – Ewha Womans University stop)

Travel information: Students are responsible for obtaining appropriate student visas for study at Ewha. The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs compiles information on travel abroad, public announcements, and warnings. Please review the information about South Korea and for any worldwide travel announcements.

To Apply: The Elliott School reviews all applications for study at International Exchange Partners. To apply, students must complete:

1. The Elliott School Exchange Student Application, and
2. The GSIS Application Form for Admission and indicate their exchange student status on the application.

Both applications and all supplementary materials are due to the Elliott School by March 15 for fall enrollment abroad and October 15 for spring enrollment abroad. Once the application has been reviewed and endorsed by the Elliott School review committee, the Elliott School will forward the application materials to the partner for final decision.

For more information about GSIS:

Evaluations written by former participants in the exchange program are available from the Associate Director for International Education, upon request.

Website: Ehwa Womans University
Website: Ewha Graduate School of International Studies
Website: Ewha's International Education Institute

For questions on academic matters please contact the Office of Students and Academic Affairs, Graduate School of International Studies at Ewha Womans University, Daehyun-dong 11-1 Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-750, Korea, Tel: +82 2 3277 3652 Fax: +82 2 365 0942, Email: gsis97@ewha.ac.kr.

Last revised 04/03/09