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Introduction of IEQAS

International Education Quality Assurance System

International Education Quality Assurance System (IEQAS)

1. Purpose

Assessment to certify universities with a certain level of international capacity with the aim to manage the quality of universities and attract outstanding international students.

2. Note

Assessment is held to universities(including community colleges and graduate universities) that request to be certified.
* Mean universities, industrial universities and technical universities
※ Except for universities that have branch campuses (each campus submit each data- Konkuk University, Korea University, Dongguk University, Yonsei University, Hanyang University), universities must submit all data in a combined form

< Restrictions in requesting for certification >
① Universities that have did not receive assessment or have uncertified assessment results from higher education
institutions.
② Universities with the lower rate illegal immigrant rate (Rate less than 10%)
③ Universities with less than a certain number of international students (Universities: 20 students, community college &
graduate universities: 10 students)
④ College of education, correspondence College, cyber universities
*Assessed by the Ministry of Justice

3. Target for assessment

Target for assessment
Institutions	Course
Compulsory criteria	Undergraduate degree + Language course + Graduate degree
Colleges for associate degree	Undergraduate degree + Language course
Graduate schools	Graduate degree + Language course

4. Compulsory criteria and key conditional criteria

Compulsory criteria and key conditional criteria
Classification	Criteria
Compulsory criteria	Illegal immigrant rate
Compulsory criteria	Student wastage rate
Key conditional criteria	International student's tuition burden ratio
	Health insurance purchase rate
	Linguistic ability(Kor. /Eng.)
	Rate of dormitories provided to freshmen
Criteria of International Support Index	International vision and characterization
	Support for international student's life adaptation
	Support for international student's study
	Academic achievement of international student

5. Valid period of certification

3 years * Even during valid period of certification, in case of any data that is incorrect or does not meet the standards, the certification can be deferred or canceled.

6. List of IEQAS Universities

4-year university (88)

4-year university(88)
Classification (Number of universities)	IEQAS Universities
4-year university (88)	AJOU UNIVERSITY ASIA UNITED THEOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY BUSAN UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES CHEONGJU UNIVERSITY CHONBUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CHUNG-ANG UNIVERSITY CHUNGBUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY(CNU) CHUNGWOON UNIVERSITY DAEGU CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY DAEGU HAANY UNIVERSITY DAEGU UNIVERSITY DAEJEON UNIVERSITY DAEJIN UNIVERSITY DANKOOK UNIVERSITY DONG-A UNIVERSITY DONGSEO UNIVERSITY DUKSUNG WOMENS UNIVERSITY EWHA WOMANS UNIVERSITY GACHON UNIVERSITY GANGNEUNG-WONJU NATIONAL UNIVERSITY GWANGJU UNIVERSITY HANBAT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HANDONG GLOBAL UNIVERSITY HANKUK UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES HANKYONG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HANNAM UNIVERSITY HANSEI UNIVERSITY HANSEO UNIVERSITY HANSHIN UNIVERSITY HANSUNG UNIVERSITY HANYANG UNIVERSITY HANYANG UNIVERSITY(CAMPUS) HONAM UNIVERSITY HONG-IK UNIVERSITY HOSEO UNIVERSITY HOWON UNIVERSITY INHA UNIVERSITY INJE UNIVERSITY JEJU NATIONAL UNIVERSITY JEONJU UNIVERSITY KANGWON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY KONKUK UNIVERSITY KONYANG UNIVERSITY KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY KOREA AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY KOREA MARITIME AND OCEAN UNIVERSITY KOREA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORTATION KOREA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY KOREA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY KOREA UNIVERSITY KOREA UNIVERSITY(SEJONG) KOREATECH KOSIN UNIVERSITY KWANG JU WOMENS UNIVERSITY KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY KYUNGDONG UNIVERSITY KYUNGNAM UNIVERSITY KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY MOKWON UNIVERSITY MYONGJI UNIVERSITY(SEOUL, YONGIN) PAI CHAI UNIVERSITY POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (POSTECH) PUKYONG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SEHAN UNIVESITY SEJONG UNIVERSITY SEMYUNG UNIVERSITY SEOKYEONG UNIVERSITY SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SEOUL THEOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY SILLA UNIVERSITY SOGANG UNIVERSITY SOOKMYUNG WOMEN`S UNIVERSITY SOONCHUNHYANG UNIVERSITY SOONGSIL UNIVERSITY SUNCHON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY (SKKU) SUNGSHIN UNIVERSITY SUNMOON UNIVERSITY THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (UNIST) UNIVERSITY OF SEOUL WOOSONG UNIVERSITY YEUNGNAM UNIVERSITY YONSEI UNIVERSITY YONSEI UNIVERSITY(WONJU)

List of colleges(17) and graduate universities (11)

List of colleges(17) and graduate universities (11)
Classification (Number of universities)	IEQAS Universities
Colleges(17)	BUCHEON UNIVERSITY CHEJU HALLA UNIVERSITY DAEGU TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY DONG-AH INSTITUTE OF MEDIA AND ARTS DONGWON ISTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HANYANG WOMEN`S UNIVERSITY HOSANUNIVERSITY INHA TECHNICAL COLLEGE JEONJU KIJEON COLLEGE KEIMYUNG COLLEGE KOJE COLLEGE KYUNGBOK UNIVERSITY SEOUL INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS VISION UNIVERSITY OF JEONJU WOOSONG INFORMATION COLLEGE YEUNGJIN COLLEGE YEUNGNAM COLLEGE OF SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
Graduate colleges (11)	DONGBANG UNIVERSITY OF GRADUATE SCHOOL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF CANCER SCIENCE AND POLICY KDI SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AND MANAGEMENT KEPCO INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR GRADUATE SCHOOL SEOUL SCHOOL OF INTEGRATED SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGIES SEOUL UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES SUNHAK UNIVERSAL PEACE GRADUATE UNIVERSITY THE ACADEMY OF KOREAN STUDIES TLBU GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LAW IN SEOUL TORCH TRINITY GRADUATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KOREA(UST)

Survey of attracting and managing international students

1. Purpose

Minimum quality management for attracting and managing international students at Korean universities

2. Target

Universities, Colleges for associate degree, Graduate schools that enrolled with at least one international students * Mean universities, industrial universities and technical universities

Target for assessment
Institutions	Course
University	Undergraduate degree + Language course + Graduate degree
Colleges for associate degree	Undergraduate degree + Language course
Graduate schools	Graduate degree + Language course

※ Except for universities that have branch campuses (Konkuk University, Korea University, Dongguk University, Yonsei University, Hanyang University), universities must conduct in a combined survey

< Restrictions in survey >

Teachers' colleges, evening schools, open universities (including correspondence colleges, cyber universities), other schools, corporate universities, polytechnic universities, a major university

3. Survey index

Survey index
Classification	Criteria
Compulsory criteria	① Illegal immigrant rate
Key conditional criteria	② International student's tuition burden ratio
	③ Health insurance purchase rate
	④ Linguistic ability

4. Term

The lower ranking university will be automatically released after a year's maintenance without a separate suspension and will be a target for survey following year.

5. Lists of uversities for restricted from visa issuance (53)

Lists of uversities for restricted from visa issuance (53)
Classification(Number of universities)	Universities
Restricted of visa issuance (53)	ANDONG SCIENCE COLLEGE ANSAN UNIVERSITY BUSAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CALVIN UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC KWANDONG UNIVERSITY CHOSUN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CHUNNAM TECHNO UNIVERSITY DAEHAN THEOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY DAEKYEUNG UNIVERSITY DAESHIN UNIVERSITY DONGGUK UNIVERSITY(GYEONGJU CAMPUS) DONG-PUSAN COLLEGE DONGSHIN UNIVERSITY DONGYANG MIRAE UNIVERSITY DOOWON TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY GANGNEUNG YEONGDONG COLLEGE GIMHAE COLLEGE GYEONGJU UNIVERSITY HALLYM POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY HALLYM UNIVERSITY HANIL UNIVERSITY&PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINA HYUPSUNG UNIVERSITY INDUK UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGLISH KONKUK UNIVERSITY GLOCAL CAMPUS KOOKJE COLLEGE KOREA GOLF UNIVERSITY KOREA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION KOREA UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES KWANGSHIN UNIVERSITY KYUNGMIN COLLEGE KYUNGSUNG UNIVERSITY KOGURYEO COLLEGE MOKPO NATIONAL MARITIME UNIVERSITY MOKPO SCIENCE COLLEGE POHANG COLLEGE REFORMED GRADUATE UNIVERSITY SAHMYOOK HEALTH UNIVERSITY SANGJI UNIVERSITY SEOIL UNIVERSITY SEOUL BIBLE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY SEOUL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY SEOUL HANYOUNG UNIVERSITY SEOUL SOCIAL WELFARE GRADUATE UNIVERSITY SUNG SAN HYO GRADUATE SCHOOL SUNGDUK C.UNIVERSITY SUNLIN COLLEGE TONGMYONG UNIVERSITY TONGWON COLLEGE ULSAN COLLEGE YEOJU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY YEONSUNG UNIVERSITY YONG-IN SONGDAM COLLEGE

Last modified : 2020-02-17