Yonsei International Summer School

Yonsei International Summer School is a non-degree, English-taught summer program at Yonsei University in Seodaemun-gu, South Korea. The program runs for six weeks, with the term typically beginning in the last week of June, and further details on courses, faculty, and application schedules are available through the program's dedicated summer school website. Summer school programs of this kind at Korean universities commonly draw visiting students from around the world to take short-term coursework in areas such as business, social sciences, humanities, and Korean studies, often alongside language classes and cultural activities that introduce participants to life in Seoul. Annual tuition is listed at 2400 USD. Because the program is taught in English, students can follow lectures, complete assignments, and take part in class discussions without needing existing Korean language skills, though many participants use the six-week term as an opportunity to begin picking up conversational Korean through daily interaction on campus and in the surrounding city. Programs structured around a compact summer term are frequently used by university students seeking transferable academic credit during a break from their home institution, and by high school seniors who have already secured a place at a university and want to experience college-level coursework before their studies formally begin. The combination of academic coursework, cultural exposure, and a shorter time commitment than a full semester makes this kind of program a common entry point for students weighing a longer period of study in Korea in the future, while still allowing them to explore specific subject areas of interest during the summer months.