Korean Studies

Application procedure for a year abroad in South Korea during the B.A.

Application for the Exchange Semester in Korea in the Winter Semester 2026/27

Deadline: by February 15, 2026

Please combine all application documents into a single file.

  • Bachelor’s students should send this file by email to Mr. Myoung Hoon Shin (myoung-hoon.shin@uni-tuebingen.de).

  • Master’s students should send the documents by email to Ms. Birgit Geipel (birgit.geipel@uni-tuebingen.de) and to Mr. Myoung Hoon Shin.

Please do not upload the documents to the SharePoint under “Application” on the TUCKU website. An exception applies only this time.

The letter of recommendation from the supervising professor must also be sent directly by email to Myoung Hoon Shin; for Master’s students, additionally or alternatively to Ms. Birgit Geipel.

You can convert your German grades to a GPA here: https://www.scholaro.com/gpa-calculator

For the Winter Semester 2026, the following number of places are available at the respective partner universities for students who wish to apply for an exchange semester in Korea:

  • Yonsei University: 3 spots

  • Korea University: 7 spots

  • Sungkyunkwan University: 10 spots

  • Sookmyung Women’s University: 8 spots

  • Ewha Womans University: 6 spots

  • Chungnam National University: 6 spots

Application deadlines

All applications for an exchange to a Korean university have to be submitted until August 15th (for the summer semester) and February 15th (for the following winter semester). Applications are to be submitted directly to the department for Korean Studies

Students taking makeup tests for the language courses or completing other required courses later, can submit their application by September 5th.

Please don't hesitate to contact Dr. Myoung Hoon Shin on time and additionally pay attention to information and news published on our website.

Application procedure

1. Here you can find a guide to the application as well as a sample recommendation letter. Please note that we only accept letters from people with a doctorate.
Guideline for the application
Sample recommendation letter
Lecturers please upload the recommendation letters for the applicants, stating the full name of the applicant, here: Sharepoint for recommendation letters 

2. The declaration of consent for download:
Declaration of consent 

3. Upload your documents here: 

For B.A. students: Sharepoint for BA applications

For M.A. students: By email directly to birgit.geipelspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de and myoung-hoon.shinspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de 

 Additional information is given directly by the department of Korean studies (the information brochure also provides more detailed information in German TUCKU Infobroschüre) and at the university's international office Dezernat III - Internationale Angelegenheiten.

Information events

Twice a year the Korean Studies department of Tübingen organizes information events where students get all the required information before applying for their year abroad.

The last information event on the 11th of July 2022 and its powerpoint presentation can be downloaded here. [Download​​​​​​​]

Conversion of ECTS GPA (Excel)     [here]