Deadline: Spring 2025: June 01, 2024

Agreement level: BSc, BEng and MSc

GPA : 9.5

Academic Calendar
Fall: Late August - Middle December
Spring: Late February - Late July

Min. GPA

Our experience with this partner is that they are not able to accept students with a GPA below 8.4 (Danish grading scale) . If your GPA does not meet this requirement, you will therefore not be able to be selected for this partner. For a more realistic GPA cut, we refer to the min. expected GPA above.

Course Restrictions

NB: Please be aware that Seoul campus departments are not open to exchange students.

1. Please note that the Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering is NOT open to exchange students.
2. Moreover, students must have completed a minimum of 1 year of university studies before coming to KAIST.
3. Students can apply for 1 or maximum of 2 semesters (1 year) for the exchange program, but students who first apply for only 1 semester, but then wish to extend their stay later on, MUST propose their intention for the extension to KAIST no later than 1 month prior to their exchange semester ends. Proposals received later than that will not be accepted.
4. Please make sure that 50% of the courses you take at KAIST are of the discipline your are majoring in.
5. Students are not allowed to register for courses from different levels of degree program. Bachelor students should only take courses for Bachelors and vice versa for Master students. The courses are classified by the course code/number. Course No. of 1xx~4xx is for Bachelors, 3xx~8xx is for Masters. (ex. MS211 = Bachelor course, BiS752 = Master course). However, students can apply for courses cross degrees if they get a permission from professor in charge on the course add/drop paper form during course add/drop period at KAIST. This can only be done when students are physically there at KAIST and meet the professors in person to get an approval signature or stamp. Students will not be able to do this through our online portal system. A course list for each semester is uploaded 2 months prior to the starting date of a semester.
6. More information about course registration will be provided be e-mail once students have been accepted.

Brief Description
KAIST was established in 1971 to model a research focused university and to foster elite human resources in science and technology needed by the nation. The main campus is located in the city of Daejeon, South Korea, 150 km south of the capital Seoul.

Academic Strengths
From the outset, KAIST has emphasized the importance of both basic and applied sciences. As Korea's foremost institution, KAIST undertakes mid- to long-term strategic R&D projects in order to promote technological innovation that will benefit humanity and industrial society. KAIST has set itself a new model for research universities in Korea and established its reputation for pioneering research throughout the world. Despite its relatively short history, KAIST is highly ranked ranked, and is considered one of Asia's most innovative universities.

Student Life
The ISSS at KAIST provides the large variety of services for new and current international students. For more information on services, program and events please visit http://io.kaist.ac.kr/campus/campuslife.do

Housing
KAIST will apply for on-campus accommodation for all exchange students based on their application form. The assigned dormitories (room type: double or triple occupancy) for exchange students are furnished with beds, closets, desks and chairs for each room. KAIST will lend you one pillow and one blanket. Shared facilities include restrooms, showers, washing machines, clothes dryer, and a lobby on each floor. Read more on: http://www.kaist.edu/html/en/campus/campus_0501.html

Programmes and Courses
DTU students have access to the different KAIST colleges (incl. College of Natural Sciences; College of Life Science and Bioengineering; College of Engineering, etc.), and DTU studentsare allowed to enroll in courses from across the different departments (50% of the courses must be taken within the host department).

Additional Information
Website for KAIST International Office: https://io.kaist.ac.kr/index.do

Students Initiative
Former DTU students, who have been on exchange at KAIST or completed a dual degree, has created a wiki with practical information for future DTU students, who are going to KAIST on exchange. The information on this wiki is solely provided by students, and not by the international offices at DTU and KAIST. https://github.com/mfaerevaag/kaist-intl-wiki/wiki