Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) 2013 in South Korea

The Department of Computer Engineering of Chosun University has an opening for the Korean Government Scholarship Program for international students. The department of computer engineering at the Chosun University is a dynamic group of researchers, consisting of 18 full-time faculty members and more than 50 postdoctoral researchers, PhD and MS students. It is international, with over ten nationalities in the group. There are vacancies in the research teams of Prof. Inkyu Moon with the following areas of focus: 1. Digital image processing, signal processing, optical signal processing or Fourier optics 2. Computer vision and machine learning To qualify for this highly competitive scholarship, applicants must meet the following requirements: 1. Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree as of September 1, 2013. 2. For Master’s program (or Integrated Master’s & Doctoral program): students should hold a Bachelor’s degree or a diploma that is equivalent to or higher than Bachelor’s degree. 3. For Doctoral program: students should hold a Master’s degree or a diploma that is equivalent to or higher than Master’s degree. 4. Important Requirements: Official English Score should be over 80 in TOEFL or 6.0 in IELTS. Listed below are some features of this research assistantship and the expected benefits of the program for successful applicants: 1. Tuition fees for study period 2. A round-trip economy class ticket to and from Korea 3. Monthly Allowance of 900,000 won(KRW) 4. Basic Medical Insurance 5. Extra allowances based on research performance Duration: Direct MSc- 3years, PhD- 4years (these include Korean language training for cultural exchange and to assist students properly integrate while in Korea. However, lectures and research activity will be in English) Application Procedure: 1) Send your study plan (clearly stating the research topics you are interested in) Interested applicants should send this to Prof. Inkyu Moon (ikmoon1333@gmail.com) by March 20, Korean time (GMT + 9): 2) Academic transcripts 3) Brief summary of most recent thesis and the status (eg accepted, in progress, submitted, etc) 4) CV (to include names, birth date, nationality, sex, contact details, education, work experience, publications) 5) Copy of official English score (TOEFL or IELTS score should be submitted) Only electronic applications are accepted. Items (1), (2), and (3) should be merged as one pdf file with the name Familyname_Firstname_Chosun_App2013.pdf. Item (4) should be saved as a pdf with the name Familyname_Firstname_CV.pdf. Both pdf files must be sent by the stated date and should have “2013 Application for Research Assistant-ship at Chosun University” as the e-mail subject. For any further questions about the KGSP, please go to website below or email niied@mest.go.kr.