Hanyang University (Seoul)

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3 per semester

Fall Semester: Early September – end of December
Spring Semester: Early March – mid-June

English (15%) & Korean

The English Course List is available about a month prior to new semester. If you would like some indication of the courses available you can find the course lists for previous years here.

Fall Semester: April 1–15
Spring Semester: October 1–15

A full-time study load at Hanyang is considered 12-20 credits per semester. These credits are comparable to UCU-credits, so you’ll have to do 16 credits to have equivalent of 30 ECTS ( 1 credits = 1,875 ECTS). Courses are usually 2-3 credits.

Hanyang works with the following A-F system:

Both on-campus and off-campus dormitories are available. All exchange students are housed in the Student Residence. In most residences, students share a room with one other student, in a few with three others, and sometimes single rooms are also available. Students can apply tof Hanyang’s housing approximately 2 months before the start of the semester. More information can be found here.

Hanyang University recently opened their brand new Erica campus which may be of interest to students. More information on the campus can be found here.

Spring Semester (4 months): approx. 1,300,000KRW (approx. 980 Euro)
Fall Semester (6 months): approx. 1,950,000KRW (approx. 1,400 Euro)
This is excluding meals. Hanyang indicates the monthly costs at 700,000 KRW (€500). This would include room, food, leisure, transport and health insurance.

You can find housing fees here

There is an Orientation for exchange students at the beginning of the semester, which is 1 – 2 days before the semester starts. Apart from that, there are several activities organised specifically for exchange students: field trips, sports festival, garden parties, etcetera.

Make sure that courses you want to take are indeed taught in English! Enrolment can be competitive so be proactive about it. Students also advise mingling with Korean students: they may be shy but are very willing to show exchange students their culture. The Hanyang new dormitory is fully equipped and nearby the subway station. A mentoring program is available in which Hanyang students help international students settle in and provide assistance with course selection, student cards, local events etc… The application for this is included in the online application for the exchange.

Hanyang University is located in Seoul, a city of nearly 10 million inhabitants and the capital of South Korea. Seoul is a popular tourist destination with many temples and historical sights, as well as modern attractions and nightlife. Find out more here. 

The climate in Seoul is affected by monsoons. This leads to a hot and humid summer with intense rainfall, but winters that are colder than Utrecht’s with much less rain. There are also issues with air pollution. 

Hangyang University has two separate campuses, both of which have student residences, food and grocery stores, sports facilities, and different academic colleges. Hanyang (Seoul) campus is on the edge of Seoul proper. ERICA campus is some 40 km southwest of Seoul. There is the Hanyang Global Student Union (HGSU), which is dedicated to organizing activities and support for international students, and to facilitate mixing between Korean and foreign students.