Chosun University Freezes Undergraduate Tuition Next Year, Expands Scholarships and Welfare Benefits

Additional 7 Billion Won in Scholarship Support Over Three Years
Tuition for New Admissions Units to Be Set Separately Next Year

Chosun University has decided to freeze undergraduate tuition for the coming academic year to ease the financial burden on households and ensure a stable educational environment for students.

Chosun University President Kim Chunseong announced on November 10 that the university had finalized and approved a freeze on undergraduate tuition for the 2027 academic year at its recently held seventh Tuition Review Committee meeting.

A view of Chosun University.

The university said it reached the decision to ease the financial burden on students and their parents amid a prolonged period of high inflation. However, tuition for newly established admissions units in the 2027 academic year will be set separately at a later date, in accordance with the university’s academic regulations and relevant procedures.

Chosun University will not only keep tuition unchanged but also substantially expand practical scholarship and welfare benefits that students can experience firsthand.

Key scholarship programs include the “Glocal Scholarship,” which provides up to 1.5 million won per student, with awards varying according to participation in various programs and evaluation results to strengthen interdisciplinary capabilities in specialized fields under the 2027 Autonomous Major Selection System (undeclared major/no department); the “Glocal Employment Competency Certification Scholarship,” which awards 500,000 to 1 million won to students certified as having employment competencies in specialized fields; and the “Well-Aging Graduate School Scholarship,” which provides up to 5 million won per student after an evaluation during the semester following enrollment in graduate school.

To support these initiatives, the university plans to allocate a total scholarship budget of approximately 7 billion won in stages over the next three years, from the 2027 through 2029 academic years.

Measures to develop talent who can establish roots in the region and prevent outstanding students from leaving are also set to gain momentum. Starting in the 2027 academic year, Chosun University will launch its “Outstanding Talent Intensive Development Program,” which will identify promising research talent as early as their fourth year of undergraduate study and help them build careers in the region. The university aims to create a strong research pipeline from undergraduate to graduate studies and nurture participants into key regional talent.

A Chosun University official said, “Along with freezing tuition, we have substantially expanded customized scholarships and infrastructure for talent development in close connection with the Glocal University project. We will continue investing in education and research to build a virtuous cycle in which outstanding talent can grow and settle in the region.”

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