About Kangwon National University
Kangwon National University is making its best efforts to meet the rapidly-changing educational ecosystem by being faithful to the fundamentals while at the same time employing future-oriented educational strategy. Furthermore, we are shaping our university to play an exemplary role, in which local community and the university would advance together, by actively opening our university to the local community and industries so that the ideas and resources would be concentrated to our university and the university would maximize their values to contribute to the local community.
By realizing the Open Campus Plan, Kangwon National University has exceeded its role as the national university leading the development of Gangwon-do and Korea, and is now raising its honor and status as a prestigious university with world-class education, research, industry-academy cooperation, and employment capabilities.
Prospective foreign students of Kangwon National University!
Kangwon National University is opening its doors wide for foreign students as well. As one of the 10 core Korean national universities in Korea, we maintain a high level of quality in education and research, while offering almost all of the various majors desired by the students a comprehensive university. Our dormitory capacity is among the highest in Korea, and KNU is located at the beautiful lakeside city Chuncheon, which is only 1 hour away from the capital city of Seoul, the center of politics, economy, and culture in Korea, meaning that you can enjoy a wide variety of cultural activities. Furthermore, our safe and clean living environments and inexpensive living cost will surely help foreign students studying abroad to live in comfortably.
Please come to Kangwon National University and realize your dreams. I, as well as the faculties and staffs of Kangwon National University, will give best support so that the foreign students could realize their dreams.
Thank you.
About Kangwon National University
Kangwon National University is making its best efforts to meet the rapidly-changing educational ecosystem by being faithful to the fundamentals while at the same time employing future-oriented educational strategy. Furthermore, we are shaping our university to play an exemplary role, in which local community and the university would advance together, by actively opening our university to the local community and industries so that the ideas and resources would be concentrated to our university and the university would maximize their values to contribute to the local community.
By realizing the Open Campus Plan, Kangwon National University has exceeded its role as the national university leading the development of Gangwon-do and Korea, and is now raising its honor and status as a prestigious university with world-class education, research, industry-academy cooperation, and employment capabilities.
Prospective foreign students of Kangwon National University!
Kangwon National University is opening its doors wide for foreign students as well. As one of the 10 core Korean national universities in Korea, we maintain a high level of quality in education and research, while offering almost all of the various majors desired by the students a comprehensive university. Our dormitory capacity is among the highest in Korea, and KNU is located at the beautiful lakeside city Chuncheon, which is only 1 hour away from the capital city of Seoul, the center of politics, economy, and culture in Korea, meaning that you can enjoy a wide variety of cultural activities. Furthermore, our safe and clean living environments and inexpensive living cost will surely help foreign students studying abroad to live in comfortably.
Please come to Kangwon National University and realize your dreams. I, as well as the faculties and staffs of Kangwon National University, will give best support so that the foreign students could realize their dreams.
Thank you.
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Rankings & Ratings
Kangwon National University is one of the top Public universities in , South Korea. It is ranked #1001-1200 in QS World University Rankings 2026.
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Visit the KNU English Website (https://www.kangwon.ac.kr/english)
→ Click 「 Admissions 」 on the Top Menu → Click 「 Admission Notice 」 or 「 Admission Guide 」
※ Information related to undergraduate and graduate school admission is available for download in Korean, Chinese, and English.
① Visit the KNU Korean Website 「 https://www.kangwon.ac.kr 」 → Click 「 대학 · 대학원 」
② Visit the KNU English Website 「 https://www.kangwon.ac.kr/english/ 」
→ Click 「 Admissions 」 → Click 「 Admission Notice 」
→ Click Article Number 63 「 The Contact Information on Professors at KNU (Including Research Areas) 」 to obtain details such as department introductions, research fields, and professor's contact information.
① Visit the KNU Korean Website 「 https://www.kangwon.ac.kr 」
→ Click 「 학사 안내 」 → Click 「 학사 일정 」
② Visit the KNU English Website 「 https://www.kangwon.ac.kr/english/ 」
→ Click 「 Academics 」 → Click 「 Academic Information 」
→ Click 「 Academic Calender 」 to view the annual academic schedule of KNU.
Freshmen can apply for on-campus housing for the first semester of admission by selecting the 'On-Campus Housing' option on the school entrance application form.
Enrolled students can personally apply for dormitory accommodation from the second semester through the website 「 http://knudorm.kangwon.ac.kr 」
To apply for a Residency Card, you can visit the Office of International Affairs (OIA) at the beginning of the semester (March and September). Fill out the application form for the registration card, and the OIA will submit the application to the Chuncheon Immigration Office on your behalf.
※ However, to apply for a residency card other than the indicated registration period, you must visit the immigration office personally and submit the required documents.
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