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Nambu University (남부대학교)
◎ Gwangju (Gwangsan) · Gwangju / Jeolla
Who is it for?
For students starting their Korea journey in Gwangju (Gwangsan) — a broad range of majors to choose from.
- You want campus housing — the dorm has room for about 40.6% of students.
Getting around & student life
Around Gwangju-Songjeong KTX station — Seoul in 1 hr 40 min
Quick facts
Location
Gwangju (Gwangsan) · Gwangju / Jeolla
Type
Private
Tuition
≈ KRW 6.6M / year (official average)
Dormitory
Yes — capacity ~40.6% of students
GKS scholarship
Not confirmed
English track
Not confirmed
Programs & study options
Fields of study
Engineering · Arts & Sports · Humanities & Social Sciences · Natural Sciences
Departments & majors
20 listed in the official disclosure
Korean language program
Language Education Center operates with four intakes per year (Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter), full 2026 calendar published. Tuition 1,200,000 KRW/semester (4,800,000 KRW/year); dormitory 605,000 KRW/semester (minimum 6-month commitment). Contact: [email protected] / +82-62-970-0354 / +82-10-5696-7897.
Admissions details
- (unverified) Official international-office board lists a March-entry 2026 recruitment plan and a September-entry 2026 recruitment guideline as separate postings, plus general ‘2026 ‘ (posted 2025-10-17), ‘2026 9 admissions guideline’ (posted 2026-05-11), and ‘2026 9 ‘ (posted 2026-06-04).
- Exact day-by-day application dates are inside attached PDF files on global.nambu.ac.kr that could not be extracted via automated fetch (the board uses a JavaScript-only goLink file-download mechanism, not a direct URL) — recommend opening the live board post or contacting the office to confirm exact dates.
- Korean Language Institute 2026 intake schedule IS confirmed: Spring doc. submission 2025.12.22–2026.01.02 (results 2026.01.14)
- Summer doc. submission 2026.03.30–04.05 (results 2026.04.10)
- Fall doc. submission 2026.06.22–07.03 (results 2026.07.15)
- Winter doc. submission 2026.09.21–10.02 (results 2026.10.15).
- Foreign Student Special Admission, separate from the domestic track and administered by the /International Cooperation Office, not the general.
- Three-stage process: (1) Document review — self-introduction statement, academic transcripts, bank statements for the last 6 months proving financial support, financial support commitment letter
- (2) Academic ability assessment — TOPIK Level 3+ OR Nambu’s own Korean ability exam (pass mark 70/100), plus a native-language and mathematics subject test (pass mark 60/100)
- (3) Interview — verifies document authenticity, financial capacity, and academic/language readiness.
- Explicit note: ‘ ‘ (admission denied if study financing is uncertain).
- TOPIK Level 3+ OR Nambu’s own Korean ability exam (pass mark 70/100), plus a subject test in the applicant’s native language and mathematics based on home-country high-school curriculum (pass mark 60/100).
- No English-test-score pathway found for the degree track itself.
- 5 : 1 for Korean applicants (general track, 2025 disclosure) — the foreign track is screened separately
- Freshman quota 617
Data from official sources · last updated 2026-07-02
Contact & location
- International Cooperation Office /: Tel +82-62-970-0391~7 (general line)
- Chinese-language line 062-970-0391 / 0396
- Vietnamese-language line 062-970-0373
- Fax 062-970-0399
- Email [email protected]. (An English-language line 062-970-0394 appeared in one unverified search snippet and was not independently re-confirmed on an official page.)
- / International Cooperation Division, Nambu University, 1 Nambudae-gil (Wolgye-dong), Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju 62271.
- Tel +82-62-970-0391~7, Fax 062-970-0399, Email [email protected].
- Language Institute-specific contact: [email protected] / +82-62-970-0354 / +82-10-5696-7897.
Contacts come from the latest official admissions materials — offices occasionally change numbers between intakes.
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