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Kumoh National Institute of Technology (국립금오공과대학교)
◎ Gumi · Daegu / Gyeongbuk
Who is it for?
For students starting their Korea journey in Gumi — national-university tuition (~KRW 3.8M/yr) · GKS scholarship partner · English-track options.
- You want classes taught in English — this university has an English-taught track.
- You are aiming for the GKS scholarship — this is a GKS partner university.
- You are watching your budget — public-university tuition, ≈ KRW 3.8M / year.
- You want campus housing — the dorm has room for about 39.5% of students.
Getting around & student life
An electronics-industry city, 1 hr 40 min to Seoul via Gimcheon-Gumi KTX
Campus photos
Quick facts
Location
Gumi · Daegu / Gyeongbuk
Type
National
Tuition
≈ KRW 3.8M / year (official average)
Dormitory
Yes — capacity ~39.5% of students
GKS scholarship
Partner university (confirmed)
English track
Available (see below)
Programs & study options
Fields of study
Engineering · Humanities & Social Sciences
Departments & majors
20 listed in the official disclosure
Korean language program
non-degree Korean Language Program (summer/winter sessions) run by the International Programs & Language Education Center; tuition 2,200,000 KRW; TOPIK Level 1+ preferred.
Admissions details
- Fall semester intake.
- Graduate 2024 Fall application period was May 7 – June 21, 2024 (results Jul 22, 2024) per official notice
- exact 2026/2027 dates not confirmed on the English site at time of crawl (unverified for current cycle).
- Graduate: minimum one of — Master's: TOPIK Level 3 / TOEFL PBT 450 / iBT 54 / IELTS 4.5 / TOEIC 500 / TEPS 217
- Doctoral: TOPIK Level 3 / TOEFL PBT 470 / iBT 58 / IELTS 4.5 / TOEIC 550 / TEPS 244.
- Undergraduate: TOPIK Level 3 (or pass the university's in-house test) at application
- admitted students recommended to reach TOPIK Level 4+ before graduation.
- Partial (unverified) — Graduate applicants may qualify via English test scores (TOEFL/IELTS/TOEIC/TEPS) instead of TOPIK, and native English speakers (US, Canada, England, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) may be exempt from English tests, indicating some English-medium coursework
- no dedicated fully-English degree track is explicitly stated on the official English site.
- 5 : 1 for Korean applicants (general track, 2025 disclosure) — the foreign track is screened separately
- Freshman quota 1245
Data from official sources · last updated 2026-07-03
Contact & location
- International Programs & Language Education Center, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61 Daehak-ro, Gumi, Gyeongbuk 39177, Korea.
- Tel: +82-54-478-7221
- Email: [email protected] (Eugene Park).
- Application fee: free.
- International Programs & Language Education Center.
- Tel: +82-54-478-7221
- Fax: +82-54-478-7222
- Email: [email protected].
- Korean Language Program contact: Nam Yong Lee, +82-54-478-7216, [email protected].
- International Programs & Language Education Center, Tel: +82-54-478-7220
- Fax: +82-54-478-7222
- 61 Daehak-ro (Yangho-dong), Gumi, Gyeongbuk 39177, Korea.
Contacts come from the latest official admissions materials — offices occasionally change numbers between intakes.
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