The Jeju Provincial Office of Education signed an agreement earlier this year for exchange programs with Chinese universities, and it is now looking for local students to apply for them. A number of programs and scholarships are available. Mike Laidman reports.
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POE seeking HS graduates to study in China

The Jeju Provincial Office of Education is on the lookout for high school graduates who want to study at universities in China. This comes after an agreement was signed with Beijing education authorities for university exchange programs.

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20 local high school graduates will be chosen for the program, which features a wide range of scholarship opportunities.

Applicants can choose between the Capital Normal University, the Beijing University of Technology, or the Beijing Technology and Business University. These three are among the top 200 of China’s more than 2,000 post-secondary institutions.

The tuition fee for the department of humanities at all three schools is approximately 2,000 yuan, or 5 million won.

Those who are chosen by Jeju’s education office are eligible for scholarships that cover up to one year’s tuition.

For the second year, scholarship amounts will depend on attendance and grades.
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Scholarship beneficiaries to be announced at end of month

High school graduates can apply for the programs starting May 16th. The Jeju Provincial Office of Education will review the candidates and announce the 20 selected students at the end of the month.

Students from low-income families or single parent families will have priority in receiving scholarships. Applicants with good grades or who graduated from rural high schools will be given preferential treatment.

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Gang Dong-wu / Provincial office of education
Students who are chosen will get a one-year scholarship. They can take a language course if they’d like, or they can start on their major right away.
[인터뷰 강동우 / 도교육청 학교교육과장]
"저희가 추천한 학생에게는 1년간 장학혜택이 주어집니다. 어학연수가 필요한 학생은 어학연수를 받을 수 있고 바로 본과에서 공부하고 싶은 학생은 자기 전공을 살려서 공부할 수 있고.. "

With the Beijing program now in place, the Jeju POE announced that it is in talks with Shanghai about a similar program.
Also on the slate are exchange programs with Japan and Hong Kong.

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Gang Dong-wu / Provincial office of education
Moving forward, we’re looking to make other agreements in Asia, like in Japan and Hong Kong, so our students will be able to study there, as well.
[인터뷰 강동우 / 도교육청 학교교육과장]
"앞으로 일본은 물론이고 홍콩 다른 아시아 지역까지 우리 아이들이 해외대학에 진학할 수 있는 폭을 넓혀갈 수 있도록 노력하고 있습니다."

This year, over 30 Jeju high school graduates went abroad to study. The number of students heading overseas has been increasing every year.

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[reporter] Mike Laidman

These new student exchange programs will likely draw attention from both students and the parents of students who are interested in studying abroad.

Mike Laidman, KCTV